Psych
Track: Coalfalls – Coalfalls/Stephenson Street
The challenge that instrumental bands have is being able to evoke images and ideas without words – and bands like Mogwai and (for the older readers) The Durutti Column are prime examples of such bands that have been able to deliver. Coalfalls (from Ipswich near Brisbane, Australia) would appear to be well on track, so …
Video: The Lovetones – Modern Life is Killing Me
We are huge fans of Sydney band The Lovetones and recently published a glowing review of their new album as well as an interview with the enigmatic singer/songwriter Matthew J Tow. In the midst of universal lockdown, The Lovetones have released a trippy psych-infused video for the song ‘Modern Life Is Killing Me’ with its …
Say Psych: Album Review: Mayflower Madame – Prepared for a Nightmare
Oslo’s Mayflower Madame are back with a new album, Prepared for a Nightmare, after a lengthy absence. Following a ten-date tour of the US in May 2018, Premonition was released as a four-track offering of apocalyptic love songs that attracted press attention globally. After a hectic touring schedule, the long-awaited release of their second LP …
Say Psych: Premiere: Servo – I
French three-piece Servo deal in the kind of dark, psychedelic noise-rock that storms with ease between gloomy, hypnotic moments and bouts of powerful, unrelenting noise. With a string of singles, EPs and their 2016 debut The Lair of Gods behind them, the Rouen-based band are today announcing their signing to London-based label Fuzz Club for …
News: King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard announce Film and live album
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard are excited to announce Chunky Shrapnel, a feature-length motion picture that follows King Gizzard’s adrenaline-inducing onstage performances from the perspective of the band. The film is accompanied by a double LP featuring the music from the film, which was recorded throughout the band’s 2019 European tour. The film will premiere on Friday, April 17 via an online …
Say Psych: Album Review: Die Wilde Jagd – Haut
Die Wilde Jagd is the music project of producer and songwriter Sebastian Lee Philipp. With the aid of his coproducer Ralf Beck and various guest musicians, he created a self-titled debut album in 2015 and a highly praised follow-up disc, Uhrwald Orange in 2018. The band’s third album Haut is scheduled for release on Bureau …
Say Psych: Album Review: The Warlocks – The Chain
Los Angeles’ The Warlocks are back with no less than their tenth studio album The Chain, which was released on Los Angeles based label Cleopatra Records on Friday. Describing it as “creamy, dreamy, glass breaking-style storytelling,” frontman Bobby Hecksher sets the scene for what is to come. The Chain was recorded by The Warlocks …
Say Psych: Track: Blanketman – Taking You With Me
Blanketman are a new band who sweat and toil in a city called Manchester. Over the last year or two the band have been spearheading a burgeoning scene locally and have gigged extensively throughout the town performing their original brand of restless-legged post-punk, served with a sharper, more sardonic pop edge than many of their more po-faced peers. So sharp in …
Say Psych: News: Mexicans Sei Still Announce Debut LP on Fuzz Club & Share Video for ‘El Camino’
Though their taut, unrelenting Krautrock inspired music might scream of West Germany, Sei Still are, in fact, a five-piece hailing from Mexico City. Their machine-like sonic experimentations emerging not out acid-fuelled jam sessions in some underground communal space tucked away in this or that German city but, instead, three friends taking a random trip to …
Say Psych: Track: Psychic Ills – Never Learn Not To Love/Cease to Exist
Recently the music world mourned the loss of Psychic Ills founder, front man and songwriter Tres Warren. At the time of his death, Warren was overflowing with creativity, actively writing new songs, and excited about the next phase of the band. He was preparing to go into the studio alongside longtime collaborator Elizabeth Hart and their band mates to record …