Psych
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 …
Album Review: Steve Kilbey (The Church) and Martin Kennedy (All India Radio) are Kilbey/Kennedy and they combine forces again to weave their aesthetically jaw-dropping sci-fi sonic magic.
Steve Kilbey (The Church) and Martin Kennedy (All India Radio) separately produce some of the most stunning music coming out of Australia in their various guises. Kilbey – so prolific in 2021 – has been relatively quiet recording-wise this year while touring extensively, both solo and with The Church as well as finalising the new …
Say Psych: Album Review: Kill Your Boyfriend – Voodoo
Treviso, Italy, based two piece Kill Your Boyfriend are back with a phrenetic new album, Voodoo. The fourth from the duo is out now via Sister 9 Recordings (Europe), Little Cloud Records (North America) and Shyrec (Itay). The new LP follows Killadelica, where Kill Your Boyfriend had refined their debut signature sound, bridging the gap …
Premiere: AstroYeti Give A Taste Of Upcoming Debut Album On New Single ‘You VooDoo Too (Dude?)’
Having burst onto the psych-funk-rock scene with their debut single ‘Long Road’ AstroYeti are now back once again to showcase their unique funky, spacey, tongue-in-cheek, pshychedelic-rock stylings on the new single ‘You WooDoo Too (Dude?)’. Needless to day, we’re very excited to be running the premiere. Taken from their upcoming debut album Gnarly Gumlie’s Voodoo …
Say Psych: Live Review: Float Along Festival, Sheffield, 24.09.2022
This weekend saw Float Along Festival hit the streets of Sheffield for the first time. It spanned four venues, six stages and encompassed the best of psychedelic rock as well as a medley of the best in indie and alternative. I arrive in time to watch local ladies Sister Wives at Record Junkee. The four piece …
Track: Acid Dad drop new single, Get Me High with accompanying ‘otherworldly’ clip.
US psych rockers, Acid Dad (Vaughn Hunt on guitars/vocals, Sean Fahey also on guitars/vocals and Trevor Mustoe on drums) have just released a stunning new song and accompanying clip. The song, Get Me High is about “trying to grasp a breath after unexpectedly losing everything” – something the band experienced when their studio that they …