Psych
Say Psych: Track Review: October and The Eyes – Playing God
New Zealand-born, London-based singer & songwriter October and the Eyes is sharing her new single & video ‘Playing God’ which is taken from her upcoming debut EP Dogs and Gods, scheduled for 20 November via KRO Records. Speaking about the new single, October explained “‘Playing God’ is about the innate human desire for power and control but also our ability …
Say Psych: Album Review: Nero Kane – Tales of Faith and Lunacy
Tales of Faith and Lunacy is the new album by Italian songwriter Nero Kane, a visionary story with a cinematic flavour, a timeless journey conceived in a personal vision of faith between spirituality and passion. The album unfolds in a desert landscape where medieval European mystical influences blend with the flavour of the American West …
Say Psych: Track Review: The Vacant Lots – Departure (Robert Levon Been Remix)
Arriving off the back of their recent Interzone LP, Brooklyn electro post-punk duo The Vacant Lots have shared a remixed song, ‘Departure’, which has been produced by Black Rebel Motorcycle Club’s Robert Levon Been. A long-standing crowd-favourite, the track is now set for a release for the very first time and is bolstered by the …
Say Psych: News: King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard announce new album K.G.
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard have today announced their return with new album, K.G. To be released on KGLW via Caroline on 20 November, the ten track album is their 16th since forming in 2010 and features previously shared tracks ‘Straws In The Wind’, ‘Honey’ and ‘Some Of Us’. The band have also shared details of a further album track ‘Automation’ which they will …
Say Psych: Track Review: Gustaf – Mine
‘Mine’ is the debut single from Brooklyn art-punks Gustaf, who have just signed to Royal Mountain Records (US Girls, Wolf Parade, Pottery). It’s a chaotic, aggressive, and a compelling look at those people that have a false sense of entitlement. Formed in 2018, Gustaf have built a kind of buzz that feels like it …
Track: The Besnard Lakes – Raindrops plus album news
The new single from Canadian band The Besnard Lakes is nothing short of magnificent. It has all the euphoria and pulse-racing joy you find in the works of bands like Sigur Ros, with Beach Boys/The Mamas and the Papas harmonies and a dream-like psychedelic shimmer reminiscent of The Verve or The Cocteau Twins. According to …
Say Psych: Video Premiere: Helicon – Bardo Thodol
HAPPY HEL-OWEEN! Never a band to rest on their laurels, Helicon have been busy bastards during lockdown despite having UK and European tours cancelled and no live gigs to play. BSM are delighted to premiere their Halloween themed video for latest single ‘Bardo Thodol’ from the LP This Can Only Lead To Chaos, released in Jan 2020 on Fuzz …
ALBUM REVIEW: Magik Markers – ‘2020’: New England noiseniks’ filthy return
New England noiseniks’ full-length return after a six-year absence is filthy, trippy and even, at points, damn pretty. Righteous and cathartic, be glad they’re back
EP Review: Fuzz Lightyear share new EP Fuzz II
Photo credit Sam Joyce South London based trio Fuzz Lightyear are set to release their debut EP ‘Fuzz II’ on 23rd October. Influenced by shoegaze, lo-fi and psych the band were formed in 2019 and recorded the EP in a weekend in Peckham at the end of last year. A rumbling start from first track …
Track: Mdou Moctar release new track, ‘Chismiten’; announce new album
In more ways than one Mdou Moctar has come along way since 2008, when his raw emotional guitar music first began to spread beyond Niger across west Africa via the DIY network of traded cellphone memory cards. Picked up by Chris Kirkley of Sahel Sounds who sent Mdou a much needed left handed Strat, then …