Psych albums
Album Review: The Sly Persuaders – The Sly Persuaders
After building up something of a reputation on the London live music scene, neo-rockabilly upstarts The Sly Persuaders are about to release their debut self-titled album, unleashing their brand of Gun Club / Bad Seeds / Cramps infused psych tinged rockabilly-garage onto an unsuspecting world. Decamping to the Music Complex in Deptford, frontman Chris Blake …
Say Psych: Album Review: Dead Gurus – ACID BENCH
Rating: 9/10 Dead Gurus are a Minneapolis based cosmic outfit proffering some of the finest psychedelic grooves to grace the airwaves in some time. With band members coming from a range of other projects including names such as Magic Castles, Dreamweapon, Wet Hair and Daughters of the Sun, they were never going to disappoint but …
Album Review: The Staches – ‘Placid Faces’
The Staches are two girls and two guys from Geneva, Switzerland. Namely; Lise Sutter (Lead Vocal/Synth), Charlotte Mermoud (Bass/Vocal), Léo Marchand (Guitar) and Martin Burger (Drums). Their lyrics are belted out in English, the riffs are bold and the beat incisive. A primitive impulse makes itself felt through their music, demanding to be heard. Their …
Album Review: Moon Duo – Occult Architecture Vol.1
Moon Duo have had the same mission statement since their first full length LP back in 2011, and they’ve kept to that mission statement. What is it? Simple, find a groove and stick to it. Moon Duo’s sound is all about finding a groove, locking into it, and riding it out for as long as …
Say Psych: Album Review: 10 000 Russos – Fuzz Club Session
Rating: 9/10 Portugal’s finest space psych rockers 10 000 Russos are the latest to join the Fuzz Club Session alumni with the release of the 12” on 30 January 2017. The session encapsulates droning psychedelia at its most industrial and captures the raw energy of their live performances which has made a name for them …
Say Psych: Album Review: The Underground Youth – What Kind of Dystopian Hellhole is This?
What Kind of Dystopian Hellhole is This? is the eighth LP from The Underground Youth, formed in Manchester but they now call Berlin home. Beginning in 2008 when the only way to get their music heard was to hand out CD-Rs, they came to prominence with the release of Mademoiselle in 2010. They went on …
Say Psych: Album Review: Singapore Sling – Kill Kill Kill (Songs About Nothing)
Formed back in 2000 in Iceland, Singapore Sling have become a name synonymous with disjointed psychedelic rock; their influence spreading far and wide from their small home island, touching nearly every fabric of the neo-psych scene. In their 16 years they have brought their renowned brand of nihilistic rock and roll to sell out venues, …
Say Psych: Album Review: Has A Shadow – Sorrow Tomorrow
South America has become the latest melting pot to produce some fantastic neo-psychedelic rock sounds and Has A Shadow from Guadalajara, Mexico, are one of the least known of these bands. However, after a slot on this years Liverpool International Festival of Psychedelia, their exposure has increased exponentially, and with this comes the announcement of …
Say Psych: Album Review, Junkyard Liberty – Chains
Appearing from the French undergrowth, Junkyard Liberty are a a psychedelic folk rock six-piece who draw deeply from the likes of Jefferson Airplane, The Velvet Underground, Bob Dylan and Buddy Holly and are the fifth band thrust forth from Wrong Way Records. With a politically loaded name which will resonate in these times we are …
Say Psych: Album Review, Made in the Machine by Sun Dial
It now seems a very long time ago since I last wrote a Sun Dial review, back at the beginning of January this year. To say that a lot of water, together with all sorts of flotsam and jetsam, has flown since then would be an absolute understatement. Amidst this great uncertainty I think many …