Music
Say Psych: Album Review, Entranced Earth by The Myrrors
The Myrrors are one of those bands, and actually for me there are not many, whose albums I will happily buy without hearing first. They have behind them a series of releases which in many ways defies description and classification. For me this is because they layer so many different ideas and atmospheres into their music. …
Not Forgotten: Billy Joel – The Stranger
Billy Joel is one of those artists who has divided opinion for much of his career. It’s not difficult to see why either, as some of his output has aged terribly, and one of his best selling albums, 1983’s An Innocent Man, is a well-intended tribute to doo-wop smothered in some of the most horrific …
Track: Quiet Hollers – Broken Guitar
Even before listening to Quiet Hollers, just the name conjures up this image of dusty americana, and sure enough new single Broken Guitar – taken from their eponymous album that dropped back in in October, has that unmistakable indie/americana vibe about it. There’s these almost static organ chords, as the piano adds these little melodic …
Playlist: Backseat Mafia Staff’s Favourite Prince Songs
The world is still in mourning after the loss of one of music’s greatest stars, Prince. At the time of writing this, still little is known as to the cause of his death. But to his fans it seems unimportant. He is gone, and regardless of why it happened, nothing will bring him back. Prince …
News: Black Lips Billed To Headline Fluffer Pit Party
If getting deaf and sweaty at a rock & roll warehouse party isn’t your idea of a great Saturday night out, then read no further. Atlanta’s hottest leather-clad garage rock exports, the Black Lips, are billed to headline Fluffer Records‘s latest Pit Party. In true squat rave style, the secret East London location isn’t revealed until the day of the …
Say Psych: Album Review, Psychic Lemon by Psychic Lemon
Hold the front page…this just in…Psychic Lemon formed a couple of years ago in Cambridge and, from what I can find out, have had a few tracks out and have been building a local following for themselves. Then, blammo, they appear as if from nowhere with a fully formed and with really good debut album …
See: Braids reveal new video for Companion, plus Summer tour dates
Montreal three piece Braids return with a new EP – Companion , written during the sessions for their standout debut LP, Deep in the Iris. Out on May 20th via Arbutus Records, the band have released a new video for the title track, which features singer Raphaelle Standell-Preston performing the song, with a double. The …
News: Pierce The Veil Announce Autumn Tour Plus New Track ‘Circles’
Peirce The Veil have announced an Autumn UK & Ireland tour kicking off November 25th in Cardiff. The tour was announced on the Annie Mac show last week, along with the fabulous new single Circles. This new album will be the bands first since 2012’s ‘Collide With The Sky’, which sold more than 400,000 copies …
Say Psych: Playlist 7/2016
This weeks Psych Insight playlist features a load of new tracks, together with a couple of things from last year that I missed at the time but are really worth catching up with. Enjoy! Brutal Beach by Quetzal Snakes Quetzal Snakes hail from Marseille, France and are just about to embark of an extensive …
Preview: Karma Fest, Leeds 29.05.16
Back for a fourth bite of the acid soaked cherry, Karma Fest 2016 returns to Leeds on the 29th of May. As you’d expect, it’s a day filled with tunes and vibes from the some of the UK’s best psych outfits , but this year see’ a very distinct international flavour been added to the …