Psych
Say Psych: Album Review: Death Valley Girls – Under the Spell of Joy
Los Angeles dystopian punk/occult glam rockers Death Valley Girls will release their new LP Under the Spell of Joy this Friday via Suicide Squeeze Records. While studies have been conducted aiming to understand the science behind music, our inexplicable ability to tap into the emotions of another human being by way of arrangements of sonic frequencies still …
Say Psych: Album Review: The Nude Party – Midnight Manor
The Nude Party return with their second LP Midnight Manor out on Friday via New West Records. The 12-song set was recorded live-to-tape over six days at the Outlier Inn in upstate New York and mixed by John Agnello (Dinosaur Jr., Kurt Vile). Midnight Manor is the follow up to their critically acclaimed self-titled debut which Rolling Stone heralded as …
Say Psych: Track Review: Flying Moon in Space – Ardor
Flying Moon In Space are a seven-piece band from Leipzig, Germany borne out of live improvisations which are known to last hours at a time. Having clocked-up nearly fifty shows in their home-city alone, as well as support slots with The Holydrug Couple, Elephant Stone and The Sweet Release of Death and a couple of …
Say Psych: Track Review: The Spyrals – Same Old Line
‘Same Old Line’ is the second single from the upcoming album of LA’s The Spyrals which is set for release via Fuzz Club Records on 30 October. Taking cues from The Velvet Underground, 13th Floor Elevators and The Stooges by way of Neil Young, Bob Dylan and Muddy Waters, the new album Same Old Line was …
Say Psych: Video Premiere: Modern Stars – Jesus Walks Alone
Modern Stars are Andrea Merolle, Barbara Margani and Andrea Sperduti. Andrea and Andrea played in several bands of the Latium underground scene, while Barbara is a lyric soprano. Their music is instinctive and at the same time flickering, fuzzy, aerial, groovy, bizarre, distorted, harmonious and dissonant. They are heavily influenced by Spacemen 3, Primal Scream, …
ALBUM REVIEW: The Heliocentrics – ‘Telemetric Sounds’: trippy as hell Afro-psych grooves
THE HELIOCENTRICS have been working away on a rarified astral plane of musical fusion for more than a decade and a half now – and frankly, if you’re a crate-digger on any kind of level, whose musical tastes range multifariously, they’re the kind of band whose wax should be sat in that little favoured stack …
See: The spectacular video for $hit & $hine’s ‘Devil’s Backbone’
CRAIG CLOUSE, the artist behind the $hit & $hine name, has partnered with Teeth of the Sea’s Mike Bourne to create an enthralling, pummeling visual miasma for his latest single, “Devil’s Backbone”: you can watch it, below. Witness the visual spectacle of a roughly hewn flood of distorted footage, all bathed in a violent and …
Album Review: Mildlife – ‘Automatic’
Phase, the debut album by Australian band Mildlife, was a bonafide word of mouth discovery upon its release in early 2018. It’s mellow combination of groove propelled psychedelic jazz and disco, performed with a nod to Kosmische, Balearic, Scandinavian and Adriatic favours, caught a wave with a snowballing swell of support that united various scenes’ …
Tracks: Cherry Parke Share ‘Captain Bullseye’ & ‘All Around the Moon’ The Perfect Soundtrack For The Seaside Holiday
Seemingly heavily inspired by the sound of the 60’s and recorded by Kevin Basko (Foxygen, The Lemon Twigs), Cherry Parke the moniker of Will Wiggins hailing from New Jersey has dropped ‘Captain Bullseye’ and b-side ‘All Around the Moon’. ‘Captain Bullseye’ itself is a baroque pop, psychedelic-pop carnival reminiscent of Brian Wilson, Margo Guryan and …
Say Psych: Album Review: The Asteroid No. 4 – Northern Songs
Psychedelic rock legends The Asteroid No.4 will release their new album Northern Songs this Friday through a partnership with UK-based Cardinal Fuzz Records and Portland’s Little Cloud Records. Stalwarts of the modern ‘psych’ genre, they are known for their prolific discography of reverb-drenched recordings and liquid-projected live performances. With a sound all their own and neo-psychedelic / shoegaze leanings, they are often compared to acts …