Say Psych: Track Review: Bonnacons of Doom – Solus
Liverpool based noise rockers Bonnacons of Doom have this week present the first track to come from their debut LP to be released on Rocket Recordings on 18th May. ‘Solus’ and the rest of the self-titled album was recorded at Suburban Home studios by its owner and Hookworms frontman MJ, this recorded incarnation of Bonnacons’ …
Say Psych: Track Review: Dead Meadow – Nobody Home
Dead Meadow have shared a new track from their forthcoming album, The Nothing They Need which is set of release on Xemu Records on 30th March. The band’s Jason Simon recently said that the track “a song about the joy of being alone in solitary places.” The track is pacey from the offset with a vibrant drum beat …
Say Psych: Album Review: The Noise Figures – Telepath
It’s been two and a half years since The Noise Figures released Aphelion, and their absence has been noted. This week they are back with their third LP Telepath, released on Inner Ear Records. Inspired by the theory of spiritualism and influenced by personal experiences, Telepath is in essence a concept album with intense attention …
Say Psych: News: BOYTOY announce second LP and first track ‘Mary Anne’
Brooklyn quartet BOYTOY has announced that their second LP Night Leaf will arrive in the UK on 27th April, being released via Stolen Body Records. They have put out a taster in the form of single ‘Mary Anne’. Saara Untracht-Oakner and Glenn Michael Van Dyke formed BOYTOY in 2013, sharing a love of surfing, skating and rock & roll. They released …
Say Psych: Video & Tour News: Table Scraps – I’m A Failure
Birmingham’s Table Scraps have unleashed their hilarious video for the brilliant new single ‘I’m A Failure’ from debut LP Autonomy which came out on the 23rd February via Zen Ten. On the inspiration for the tongue-in-cheek visuals, TJ of Table Scraps has said: “Making videos without any budget is more fun. We took some cheap wood and …
Say Psych: Album Review: Suuns – Felt
Suuns (pronounced soons, which translates as zeroes in Thai!) release their latest album, Felt, today on Secretly Canadian. They formed in Montreal in 2007, when singer/guitarist Ben Shemie and guitarist Joe Yarmush got together to work on some demos, soon to be joined by Liam, Ben’s old schoolfriend, on drums and Max Henry on synth. Their …
Say Psych: Interview: Meet the Label – Rocket Recordings
Neo-Psychedelia has become the fastest growing musical trend, and the genre that everyone who wants to be associated with. With that in mind, it’s easy to forget that it is people who make all of this possible and get the music out into the public domain in the first place. Say Psych plans to address …
Say Psych: Introducing: Jo Passed
Vancouver quartet Jo Passed have this week announced that they will be releaseing their debut LP Their Prime on Sub Pop Records on 25th May and to flare interest they have put forward track ‘MDM’. Jo has been part of the DIY music scene since his late teens. Initially it was just him and his …
Say Psych: Album Review: Gwenno – Le Kov
Le Kov (The Place of Memory) is the second solo album by Welsh singer-songwriter and musician, Gwenno Saunders, created in collobartion with producer Rhys Edwards with additional drum engineering by Gorwel Owen (Super Furry Animals) and mixing and additional programming by David Wrench. The LP is set for release on Friday on Heavenly Recordings. Y …
Say Psych: Album Review: The Oscillation – U.E.F.
The Oscillation is one of the many aliases of Demian Castellanos, a multi instrumentalist tour de force who emerged from the London underground in 2006. He has released 4 previous LPs as well a handful of singes and EPs. Castellanos aims to constantly push the boundaries and drags the divisive term psychedelic rock to the …