Say Psych: Live Review: The Lucid Dream & Working Men’s Club @ YES 09.02.2019
Opening in The Pink Room to the sell-out crowd are local youngsters Working Men’s Club who have been garnering ever increasing support with each appearance. Their sound is a mixture of the best bits of psychedelia and post punk, with female and male vocals keeping things interesting throughout. Their foot tapping melodies see the crowd …
Say Psych: Live Review: Night Beats, White Flowers & Calvin Love @ Band on the Wall 07.02.2019
Before the main event we have two supports, the first of which is solo singer/songwriter Calvin Love. The Canadian has joined The Night Beats on guitar and at the same time utilises his own talent to provide support. His imposingly tall stature dominates the stage and he woos the crowd for thirty minutes or so …
Say Psych: News: Death Valley Girls announce European Tour & Share video for ‘Street Justice’
After releasing their album Darkness Rains last year via Suicide Squeeze Records, Los Angeles’ Death Valley Girls share a new video for ‘Street Justice’ and announce a European tour. Speaking about the single, Bonnie Bloomgarden said “This country is so messed up politically right now. Everyday we wake up it feels like we are stuck in a fucking haunted house. But we know in …
Say Psych: Album Review: TAU – TAU and The Drones of Praise
TAU are back with their new LP TAU and The Drones of Praise which was released last week. It follows on from 2016’s debut TAU TAU TAU which was released on Fuzz Club Records. TAU are steered by Sean Mulrooney but have an open-door policy for recording which has resulted in the capturing of some of …
Say Psych: Album Review: Nero Kane – Love in a Dying World
Nero Kane is the nickname of Marco Mezzadri, a songwriter and musician already known in the Italian underground scene and aiming to make a mark on the rest of the world with his debut LP Love in a Dying World. Previously, Kane released Lust Soul under the name NERO in 2016 but has changed tacts …
Say Psych: Live Review: SLIFT, DENSE & Farfisa @ Big Hands, Manchester 02.02.2019
Sour Grapes Records, a DIY Manchester label, have put together a stellar little line up in the infamous Big Hands bar tonight with a cocktail of bands that are certain to entertain. Opening proceedings from the heart of Manchester comes electric psychedelic four-piece Farfisa who blend wavy, heavy and fuzzed out riffs with hazy Eastern …
Say Psych: Track Review: The Big Peach – All You Gotta Do Is Ask
The Big Peach are four rock n roll outlaws making Manchester there own 1960’s wild west frontier. First formed in May 2017 and still going strong. They have a self-titled debut album available on Spotify and have this week released new single ‘All You Gotta Do Is Ask’ which has an impossibly catchy countenance and …
Say Psych: Live: Label Mates Festival, London 26.01.2019
Label Mates Festival is back and this year its hosted in Hackney’s finest venues, BSM makes the journey south to see what delights are on offer on Saturday’s line up. We head straight to Oslo early doors, where DIY labels Club AC30, Rocket Recordings and Fuzz Club Records have teamed up to offer forth a …
Say Psych: Album Review: The Janitors – Fuzz Club Session
Conjuring heavy drones and sinister garage-psych freak-outs, Stockholm outfit The Janitors have been a formidable presence on the European underground since they formed way back in 2004. Channelling the free-wheeling spirit of Hawkwind with equal smatterings of Sabbath and Spacemen 3, the band are masters of taking hold of a gnarly fuzzed-out groove and beating …
Say Psych: Album Review: Ouzo Bazooka – Transporter
Ouzo Bazooka, the undisputed champions of the middle eastern psych rock scene return with Transporter, their third album to date which has been released on Stolen Body Records today. After 2 years trotting the globe and playing over 150 live shows they returned to the studio a tight knot radiating with ideas and inspiration to create what …