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Say Psych: EP Review: The Valkarys – Since I Was Fifteen
The Valkarys, formed in Edinburgh, are a psychedelic/garage rock quintet who are thinkers, believers and doers. Their new EP Since I Was Fifteen was released on 28th October on Wrong Way Records, and a live show in Glasgow on the 29th accompanied the release. Having previously had a spell in London before returning to their …
Psych Insight: EP Review, Raw Desire EP by Kill West
Kill West are a band who will be familiar to many regular readers. With two previous releases to its name, a self-titled EP and debut album ‘Smoke Beach‘, the band have already built an strong reputation for blues drenched psych/ surf rock; but ‘Raw Desire’ sees the band develop away from both the smoke and …
Track: Axis : Sova – (Like An) Intruder
Chicago guitar shredder and purveyor of scuzzy, garage-y rock and roll, Axis : Sova(aka Brett Sova), is readying a new album titled Motor Earth to be released on Ty Segall’s GOD? Records on October 14th, 2016(preorder here.) So today we’re premiering lead single “(Like An) Intruder”, a full-on rock and roll banger that sounds like Motorhead covering …
Track: Flamingods – Majesty, plus UK tour dates
Hot on the heels of the release of their album Majesty, which dropped on Soundway records back in June, Psych rockers Flamingods have released the title track and album opener as a new single. Kamal Rasool from the London five piece explains the track as “Majesty is soaked in Eastern Mysticism; the idea that we …
Tracks: Jenny Hval – Period Piece
Norwegian singer-songwriter Jenny Hval continues to plough her left-field approach in the lead up to her new album Blood Bitch, out via Sacred Bones on September 30th, with a new single Period Piece also available through the Adult Swim Singles Program for free download (head over to AdultSwim.com/singles). Period Piece shuffles forward and back, blurring …
EP: The Wands – Faces EP
Hailing from Copenhagen, The Wands are Denmark’s finest psychedelic offering and release their new EP Faces on Fuzz Club Records this week. This composition channels hallucinogenic psych immortalised in the Nuggets series, tinged with eastern inspired acid rock. Created by lifelong friends Christian Skibdal and Mads Gräs, they reached cult like status with the release …
EP: My Invisible Friend – My Invisible friend
My Invisible Friend are the latest addition to the enviable roster belonging to Fuzz Club Records. Based out of Parma, Italy, the noise pop trio are set to release their self-titled EP on 19th September. Opener ‘Eyes’ presents full on fuzz from the get-go with haze laden lyrics drifting to and from the surface. Whilst …
Track: Club Kuru – Tonight
London five piece Club Kuru have been rocking the changes recently with a new line up and a shift in direction. Initially signalled by Radio 1 and 6Music approved single ‘Not for me’, they’ve followed it up with another single, Tonight, which is out on your usual download stores tomorrow (Friday). There’s something of the …
Track: The Orange Kyte – Inside Out n’ Upside Down
Vancouver’s Stevie Moonboots is on a freak-out mission, via his project The Orange Kyte. It’s an umbrella of shifting collaborators from the Canadian psych scene, which since the start of this year, has released a single a month, this being the latest offering. Orange sunshine fuzz guitars and lysergic hammond organs compliment his Dylan-esque rasp, …
Track: Saint Agnes – Sister Electric
The Devil has the greatest tunes, but he relies on his disciples to deliver. Born beneath a lightening strewn sky in a cemetery at midnight (-it’s true. Read this.) Saint Agnes’ offer up a tune more than fitting for the godforsaken roadhouse you’ll find at the crossroads way out in the middle of the Badlands. Let …