Say Psych: Album Review: Maquina – PRATA

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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As part of their 20th Anniversary celebrations, Sister 9 Recordings present High On Low Fidelity — The M.A.D. Sessions, an intriguing insight into the roots of the label, the Parlour 9 era. It tells a fantastical story that has never been told before, and BSM is honoured to premiere it in full. In the early …

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Italians The Gluts last month released their latest LP, Bang!, and its taken me that long to find the words to do credit to such an amazing offering, which even by their high standards, is impeccable. Released on Fuzz Club Records, it follows 2021’s Ungrateful Heart LP, a punk masterpiece that left them with big …

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Berlin psych/post-punk band The Third Sound have recently released their sixth studio album Most Perfect Solitude. It is the follow up to 2022’s First Light and has been eagerly anticipated for some time. The LP marks a new chapter, not just in sound but personnel, for the band led by Icelandic musician and author Hakon …

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On 18 May, independent Manchester promoters Sour Grapes Records hosted Meltchester, a one day festival of all things psych, garage-rock and punk. As with the previous editions it will be hosted by Projekts Skatepark, a unique venue for a unique day. The event offered up live bands, DJ sets, food, drinks and of course free skating. BSM …

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When London based independent label Fuzz Club announced they were once again hosting a two day festival in Eindhoven, fans of psychedelia worldwide gave out a collective cheer. Flights, hotels and tickets were booked in haste, with no-one waiting to find out who would be on the bill – it goes without saying it was going to …

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9/10 After two critically acclaimed albums (2020’s Now Here’s An Echo From Your Future and 2022’s The Rest Is Distraction), and numerous mini-album, EP and single releases, London based innovators Girls In Synthesis are back with LP3, Sublimination, and it is without doubt their most poignant and visceral yet. Without doubt pushing themselves to new …

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