Psych
Say Psych: Premiere: Autotelia – Floating Island Of The Gods
Autotelia, as originally coined by psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, describes a process by which someone has a purpose in, rather than outside of themselves. Those who are autotelic depend less on external rewards for their satisfaction, being driven instead simply by purpose or curiosity. Such was the genesis of a new project put together by The …
Say Psych: News: L.A. Witch announce new album & share track ‘I Wanna Lose’
Californian trio L.A. Witch are back with their new album Play With Fire. Packed with reverb-heavy, grunge, punk rock’n’roll, the record is set for release on 21 August via Suicide Squeeze Records. Today they’re sharing the first single from the album, ‘I Wanna Lose’. Speaking about the track, Sade Sanchez of L.A. Witch said “‘I Wanna Lose’ is about feeling free and …
Say Psych: News: Slift unleash enthralling new live video ‘Lions, Tigers & Bears’
French space psych trio Slift are about to release their new full-length Ummon across the Atlantic Ocean this June via Vicious Circle. Today, they share a mind-blowing live footage, courtesy of Invisible Oranges. Heaviness, riffs, psychedelic, science-fiction… Slift’s progressive sound is a colourful and legendary journey to the edge of kraut and stoner rock. The live video ‘Lions, Tigers & …
Say Psych: Album Review: Sonic Boom – All Things Being Equal
It’s auspicious that Sonic Boom—the solo project and nom-de-producer of Peter Kember (Spectrum, Spacemen 3) returns in 2020 with its first new LP in three decades. Kember was drawn to the year’s numerological potency, and this intentionality shines into every corner of All Things Being Equal. Released on Carpark Records, it’s a meditative, mathematical record …
See: PRYSM release new video for Watchers
Newcastle alt-rock/psych band have been making waves since their formation in 2015, and they have released a new single ‘Watchers’, recorded in Garage Studios in South Shields. Concernied with manipulation and corruption of the soul, Watchers is this bustling, anthemic slice of indie rock, with winding psychedelic guitar riffs, while the spoken/quasi-rapped vocal line in …
SAY PSYCH: Allah-Las’ man gives solo career a lick of Paint
HAVING cut his teeth as a songwriter and guitarist in LA garage-psych evangelists Allah-Las, Pedrum Siadatian is stepping outside the fold for a second time with recordings under his Paint alias. And as a taster for his second set, Spiritual Vegas, following his self-titled debut in 2018, Pedrum has released the video for “Land Man” …
Track: The Wytches – Cowboy
The Wytches return with rambunctious and grimy psychedelic, noise-rock track Cowboy, with further psychedelically inviting visualiser artwork, courtesy of Samuel Gull. Cowboy commences a reinvigorated era for the band, as the first new release since 2016’s All Your Happy Life, after their drummer’s departure caused questions of the band’s future to arise. Now though, this emboldened energy …
LISTEN: Heavenly unveil cosmic new addition
JEFF BARRETT’S always reliable and inspiring Heavenly Records imprint has added another string to its bow with the signing of Australian four-piece Mildlife – and their first LP for the label is slated for a September 18 release. And a taste of what to expect from down under comes in the shape of “Rare Air” …
Track: All Them Witches – Saturnine & Iron Jaw plus new album news
‘All Them Witches’ will return with new album ‘Nothing as the Ideal’ on September 4th, via New West Records. The 8-song set was recorded at Abbey Road Studios in the legendary Studio Two (home to landmark recordings by The Beatles, Pink Floyd, and more). It was produced by the band and Mikey Allred (producer of their 2015 …
Say Psych: Feature: Italians Do Psych Better, Part Three
I’ve been involved in the world of psychedelia for years now, in many capacities, and certain things start to stick and draw you ever deeper; like Alice and the infamous rabbit hole. One of the things I’ve noticed and indeed gone down said hole with, is the insane quality of psychedelia emerging from Italy, in …