Say Psych: Album Review: Cosmic Room 99 – Cosmic Room 99
Italian psych band Cosmic Room 99 recently released their debut self-titled album on Sister 9 Recordings (UK), Little Cloud Records (US) and Shyrec (Italy). The band’s name was inspired by a documentary called ‘The Cosmic Room’, which tells the story of NATO employee Bob Cohen accidentally discovering a top-secret plan to eradicate part of the …
Say Psych: News: Manchester Psych Fest announce first names for 2025
Manchester Psych Fest, the UK’s premier psych music and cultural festival has today announced the first acts for another huge edition of the one-day event, scheduled to return to Manchester on Saturday 30th August 2025. Building on the success of MPF 2024, with its acclaimed first outdoor stage at Projekts Skate Park, Manchester Psych Fest 2025 …
Video Premiere: Dolium – Get Off on My Machine
Get Off On My Machine’ is the first single to be taken from Dolium’s previously unreleased third album, Brother Transistor, now to be released on 18 October. BSM is honoured to bring you the premiere of the video. 2024 marks the 20th Anniversary of Sister 9 Recordings, and to celebrate, the label are releasing a …
Say Psych: Preview: Jarred Up Festival, Sheffield
The first ever Jarred Up Festival will take place at Sheffield’s Sidney & Matilda venue this Saturday across all three rooms. The line up is crammed to the rafters with amazing talent, from headliners DZ Deathrays, to London’s disco groovers Baba Ali, local ladies Sister Wives and Mancunian powerhouses Duvet. There is also something for …
Say Psych: Live Review: Float Along Festival, Sheffield 28.09.2024
Float Along Festival was back again this year, with its biggest and most adventurous programme to date. Taking place across several venues across the heart of the Sheffield city centre and promised another encompassing mix of post-punk and psychedelic rock, as well as the best in indie and alternative music. And it sure delivered. Having …
Say Psych: Live Review: A Place to Bury Strangers @ Deaf Institute, Manchester 26.09.2024
A Place to Bury Strangers are infamous for the furosity of their live shows. To celebrate the forthcoming release of Synthesizer, the band are on back on the road. Formed in 2002, in New York City, they specialise in a wall of pulsating sound which uniquely blends noise rock, shoegaze and space rock, with just …
Say Psych: Video Premiere: JuJu – Wild Life
BSM is pleased to bring you the premiere of the new video from Italian psych band JuJu. Led by Gioele Valenti, ‘Wild Life’ is the third single taken from JUJU’s latest album, Apocalypse Is God’s Spoiler, released on March 15th 2024 via Sister 9 Recordings. ‘Wild Life’ talks about the mass disinformation carried out by …
Video Premiere: Bones Shake – Let Go
Bones Shake are a scuzzy, fuzz enthused garage rock trio from Manchester. Today they announce their third LP Purge, set for release on Sister9 Recordings on 4 October, and to accompany the news BSM is pleased to bring you the premiere of the video for ‘Let Go.’ Bones Shake play everything to the extreme; violent …
Say Psych: Premiere: Sisters of Your Sunshine Vapour – Zapalski
Sisters of Your Sunshine Vapor are a band synonymous with moody, electrifying psych rock. They released their sixth studio album Nocturnal Train to Mars earlier this year. ‘Zapalski’ is their second single from the album and BSM is proud to bring you the video premiere. Hailing from Detroit, Michigan, Sisters of Your Sunshine Vapor have …
Say Psych: Introducing: Cosmic Room 99
An exciting prospect has emerged on the scene, under the name of Cosmic Room 99. The band’s name was inspired by a documentary called ‘The Cosmic Room’, which tells the story of NATO employee Bob Cohen accidentally discovering a top-secret plan to eradicate part of the world’s population to maintain Earth’s sustainability. The number 99 …