Say Psych: Track Review: Peacock Method – I Don’t Mind
Formed in Manchester during the bleak pandemic period & foreseeing the inevitable nightlife renaissance Peacock Method fuse a passion for colourful indie disco mellow gothic styles & funky synth tones that warrant either a jive or an atmosphere. They recently released their debut single ‘I Don’t Mind’ and it has taken everyone by storm. With …
Say Psych: Track Review: The Third Sound – Your Love is Evol
The Third Sound have recently released their new single ‘Your Love Is Evol’ and announced their fifth album, First Light, set for release 27 August via Fuzz Club Records. Led by The Brian Jonestown Massacre guitarist, the Icelandic musician Hákon Aðalsteinsson, The Third Sound are a Berlin-based band that deal in a hypnotic blend of …
Say Psych: Album Review: Evolfo – Site Out of Mind
If the Brooklyn-based psych rockers Evolfo felt pressured to repeat the successes of their 2017 album Last of the Acid Cowboys they certainly didn’t show it. They are back with the hotly anticipated follow up, Site Out of Mind. One might think a band that racked up 6 million plus streams on their debut record …
Say Psych: Track Review: The Gluts – Eat Acid See God
‘Eat Acid See God’ is the new single from Italy’s finest psychedelic punks The Gluts. It is an early taste of the Milan-based band’s fourth album which they have recently finished recording with producer Bob De Wit (A Place To Bury Strangers, White Hills, The Sonics, Gnod). Not yet announced but pencilled in for release …
Say Psych: Album Review: New Candys – Vyvyd
Known for their relentless touring schedule and DIY work ethic, New Candys are one of the most solid independent bands of recent years and they are back with their forth LP Vyvyd. Vyvyd follows up on the widely acclaimed third album Bleeding Magenta which saw them tour non-stop across Europe, United Kingdom, North America and Australia. …
Say Psych: Album Review: Cult Of Dom Keller – They Carried The Dead In A U.F.O
Cult of Dom Keller have long been at the forefront of the contemporary British psych scene but their notorious reputation extends much further afield. They’ve done several tours around the UK, Europe and US, appeared at festivals like Levitation, The Great Escape and Raw Power and likely featured on the bill of just about any international psych fest you can …
Say Psych: Album Review: Veik – Surrounding Structures
French three-piece Veik released their debut album Surrounding Structures on Friday via Fuzz Club Records. Centred around vintage analogue synths and abrasive instrumentation, the band’s experimental post-punk is rooted in the 70s avant-garde, most notably Krautrock and No Wave. They reel off groups like Implog, Suicide or Indoor Life as inspirations, whilst existing in a similar …
Say Psych: Premiere: Sisters of Your Sunshine Vapour – It’s Good to be Alive
‘It’s Good to be Alive’ is the second single from Detroit’s Sisters of Your Sunshine Vapour forthcoming LP Good Goddamn and Backseat Mafia is pleased to bring you the premiere. The song comes crashing in with pounding drums and fuzzy guitars reminiscent of the band’s hometown heroes, the Stooges. The song effortlessly swings from a …
Say Psych: Album Review: The Lucid Dream – The Deep End
Carlisle’s The Lucid Dream return with the release of their fifth album, The Deep End out now, after some delays, on Holy Are You Recordings. The Lucid Dream’s previous album, Actualisation, was released in 2018 and continued their musical development whilst becoming their most commercially successful record yet. The album made a dent in the physical Official UK album chart as well …
Say Psych: Album Review: Alan Vega – Mutator
Sacred Bones Records have recently released the lost album from Alan Vega, Mutator. Vega’s name is synonymous with unfettered creativity, from the late 1950s, through his years playing in Suicide, and all the way up until his death in 2016, Vega was constantly creating. This process naturally led to a wealth of material that didn’t see the light of day immediately when …