Psych
News: The Beasts are on the prowl and you can catch them live this weekend with new video for ‘Shoot Me’ unleashed.
The prowling blistering Beasts of Bourbon ruled supreme in the eighties – a sort of supergroup of legends that seemed steeped in swampy indulgence and bacchanalia in the vibrant music scene in the inner city of Sydney. This was an almost mythical time when virtually everyday of the week you could catch bands like The Scientists, The …
Live Review & Gallery: The Prodigy Ignite Sydney: A Rave Resurrection at Hordern Pavilion 13.02.2025
Maximum Chaos at the Hordern Pavilion with the Prodigy
Track: Floral Image release new single Burning 305 alongside debut album news
Norwich-based psych outfit Floral Image are set to release their long-awaited debut album, Gone Down Meadowland, on 25th April 2025 via the ever-reliable Fuzz Club. To mark the announcement, the band have unveiled a new single, ‘Burning 305’, a fitting preview of the album’s rich, psychedelic textures and infectious energy. Built around driving rhythms, fuzzy …
Live Review & Gallery: Aurora at the Hordern Pavilion, Sydney 08.02.2025
AURORA Takes Sydney on an Ethereal Journey at the Hordern Pavilion
Live Review & Gallery: Flaming Lips Deliver Full-Throttle Psychedelia as They Perform Yoshimi in Full at the Hordern Pavilion, Sydney 02.02.2025
Euphoria Unleashed: The Flaming Lips Remind Sydney Why They’re Still the Kings of Live Psychedelia
News: The Lovetones surprise with a compilation album ‘The Song Is My Friend’, filled with luscious jingle jangle pop.
The glorious The Lovetones have take everyone by surprise by issuing a shimmering compilation album entitled ‘The Song Is My Friend’. Songwriter Matthew J. Tow describes the compilation as a very personal collection: You’ll find some familiar tracks, along with some rare and deep cuts in there too. Curated in a way that gives those …
Premiere: Kim Salmon’s Smoked Salmon call out ‘Hey Hey Narcissus’ – a sinuous, slinky smooth delight.
Is this song about me? We are inordinately proud to premiere the new single ‘Hey, Hey Narcissus’ from the living legend Kim Salmon‘s new project, Smoked Salmon, and it’s a blast of fresh air as vocal duties are wrested from Salmon by Claire Birchall. It’s a sinuous, slinky smooth track that’s as enchanting as the …
News: Duo Cari Cari sign to Australian label Civilians and announce album ‘One More Trip Around The Sun’ with the ethereal title track unveiled as a taster.
The new single ‘One More Trip Around The Sun’ from Australian duo Cari Cari is an ethereal, hypnotic sonic kaleidoscope that floats in the ether like a delicate silken veil. There is a clattering percussive bed over which dreamy vocals and instruments create a psychedelic hue that is mesmerising and luscious. The song deals with …
Track: Rising Star Morgan Saint Reflects on Youth and Tragedy in 15 Forever
Morgan Saint’s 15 Forever Is a Tribute to Friendship, Youth, and Unimaginable Loss
Album Review: Re-release of nineties underground band Sex Industrie’s album ‘Sex’ll Sell Anything’ reveals a thrilling gem
In a year when one of Sydney’s more iconic underground eighties band, The Crystal Set, is reforming with a series of gigs with fellow jingle jangle exponents Ups & Downs (see news piece here) as well as a series of headlining gigs later in the year, it is fitting that a rather obscure related band …