Psych
Meet: Is this all there is? An interview with Steve Kilbey (The Church) on the new album ‘The Hypnogogue’, the US tour, being a stand-up comedian and the temporal nature of existence.
The Church – a veritable and venerated music institution – are about to release their new and much anticipated album ‘The Hypnogogue’. The band celebrated its 40 years as an entity in 2020. I caught up with singer, songwriter, bass player and spiritual leader Steve Kilbey on the eve of the album’s release and on …
Say Psych: Track Review: Golden Hours – Come and Find Me
Based between Berlin and Brussels, Golden Hours is comprised of past and present members of Gang Of Four, The Brian Jonestown Massacre, Tricky, The Fuzztones and The Third Sound, to name just a few. A band with mileage and stories, Golden Hours trade in rock’n’roll missives that are at times dark, tense and hypnotic, at others sweaty, relentless and danceable. Their debut …
Say Psych: Interview: The Third Sound
Living in Manchester is a fortunate state of affairs for any music lover, the city is literally bursting with home grown talent. But on top of that, it also attracts its fair share of out of towners touring their wares. One such on offer tonight at Gullivers, located in the heart of the Northern Quarter …
Track: Legendary band The Church release classic new single ‘C’est La Vie’ on news of release date for their new album ‘The Hypnogogue’, and extensive US tour.
Australian legends, The Church, have announced a release date for their much anticipated new album ‘The Hypnogogue’ – now due out on 24 February 2023 – and to sweeten the wait, they have unveiled new single ‘C’est La Vie’ along with news of an extensive US tour. ‘C’est La Vie’ sparkles with the classic sound …
Say Psych: Album Review: Los Palms – Skeleton Ranch
Arriving following their self-titled debut 7″ released last year, Los Palms have set LP Skeleton Ranch loose on the world via Fuzz Club Records. It serves up an infectiously hedonistic cocktail of jangly surf-rock, 1960s garage and 13th-floor psychedelia. The band describe their sound as “Desert Jangle”, with influences all the way from 60s Peruvian …
Premiere: Italian shoegaze maestros The Backlash exclusively share video for thrilling new track ‘Loosen Up’, ahead of announcement of new album ‘Rise’.
We are honoured to be able to premiere the new track ‘Loosen Up’ for Milan psych/shoegaze maestros The Backlash, along with news of a new album, ‘Rise’, due for release on 24 February 2023 through Dirty Beach Records (Italy) and Shore Dive Records (Brighton UK). The band is amongst a plethora of stunning musicians coming out of Italy that …
Say Psych: Interview: The Dirt
Manchester’s underground has never been short of bands, but recently a new breed are emerging, none of them more exciting than duo The Dirt. Being less than a year into live performances they have clocked up an impressive number of hours so BSM caught up with them recently to find out what makes them tick. …
Soundtrack Of Our Lives: Magna Zero
For many of us who grew up playing in garage bands, we daydream about what life could’ve been like if we continued jamming and made it to the big-time. That very well could’ve been the case for progressive rock outfit Magna Zero, but after a ten year hiatus from growing up playing music together, they …
Say Psych: Album Review: Girls In Synthesis – The Rest Is Distraction
Experimental post-punk outfit Girls In Synthesis recently released their eagerly anticipated follow-up to 2020’s incendiary debut, Now Here’s An Echo From Your Future. The Rest Is Distraction is out now via the band’s own label Own It Records. Formed in 2016, the trio released a double a-sided debut single ‘The Mound’/’Disappear’ in the early part …
Premiere: Seasurfer unveils a mesmerising video for the celestial dream pop classicism of ‘My Own Eyes’.
We are very honoured to premiere the new video for the track ‘My Own Eyes’ by Hamburg artist Seasurfer. Last year’s album ‘Zombies‘ caught our attention for its mélange of goth-tinged electronica and dream pop, and Seasurfer – essentially now the solo work of Dirk Knight – is back with an EP entitled ‘Jump To …