Psych
Say Psych: Premiere: Spindrift – Songs from the Ancient Age
Here at BSM we’ve been big fans of Spindrift for some time, so it really is an honour to bring you the premiere of their new album Songs from the Ancient Age, which is to be released on Little Cloud Records next month. Songs from the Ancient Age covers the bands move from East to …
Say Psych: Album Review: Joe Ghatt – Banana Sludge
Australian label Third Eye Stimuli Records have this week ventured across the waters to release the debut LP from New Zealander Joe Ghatt, Banana Sludge. Originally from Nelson on South Island but now residing in Auckland, Ghatt has been performing and collaborating for the last few years with Kiwi psyhc rockers Arthur Ahbez and Kelvin …
Say Psych: News: Thee Oh Sees Announce Re-Issue of Thee Hounds of Foggy Notion
Thee Oh Sees have this week shared previously unavailable HD video of the entire Thee Hounds Of Foggy Notion Film. The reissue of Thee Hounds of Foggy Notion will be out 24 May on Castle Face Records. John Dwyer also did an exclusive interview with All Music and the band have recently announced a run of Fall North American tour dates. “Thee …
Say Psych: Track Review: Is Bliss – ‘All I See Is You’
Portsmouth based psych aficionados Is Bliss are pleased to announce the release of their highly anticipated debut album Strange Communication, released 7 June via Club AC30. Having received critical acclaim for their first two EP’s; ‘Velvet Dreams’ and the follow-up ‘The Honeycomb Explosion’, the south coast trio have been busy in the studio and have …
Say Psych: News: Föllakzoid announce new LP I
The journey began 10 years ago as a trance experience between childhood friends Domingae & Diego from Santiago, Chile. Heavily informed by the heritage of the ancient music of the Andes, the band has learned to integrate their origins with contemporary sounds and technologies of our times, creating a rich yet minimal electronic-organic atmosphere. I will …
Say Psych: Live Review: The Nude Party @ Soup Kitchen, Manchester 20.05.2019
The Nude Party are a six piece from North Carolina, who have drawn attention due to their fusion of neo-psychedelia, folk and country in a heady mixture that leaves fans dancing, in awe and compelled all at the same time. Tonight they grace Manchester’s Soup Kitchen courtesy of local promoters Strange Days who know a …
Track: Thee Oh Sees share Burning Bridges from reissue EP, announce world tour dates
Oh Sees have announced the reissue of their Graveblockers EP, out via Castle Face on June 10th. The band also recently announced a run of Autumn North American tour dates, but more importantly a handful of May dates in the UK. From the EP the band have shared the track Burning Bridges, a wispy, slightly …
Album Review: Dommengang – No Keys
No Keys, the third album from Dommengang, sees the three piece further hone the blues rock of 2018’s Love Jail, while still keeping some of the psych rock stylings that permeated the bands self-titled debut record from four years ago. The result is a rough-hewn hard rock record, with lyrics that address the loss and …
Track: Imperial Daze – People are Animals
Following a brilliant debut last year with one of my favourite singles of last year, ‘Always Settling’, Peckham’s Imperial Daze are back with another fantastic single ‘People are Animals’. Of the release, the band says it “hints at the glaring contradiction that, although we are ever more digitally connected, these digital connections can ultimately be …
Say Psych: Premiere: Diagram – Transmission Response
The Berlin-based musician Hákon Aðalsteinsson, originally hailing from Iceland, can be found fronting neo-psych outfit The Third Sound and gloomy alt-country troupe Gunman & The Holy Ghost, as well as being the live guitarist for The Brian Jonestown Massacre and Anton Newcombe’s ongoing collaborations with Tess Parks. Now, Hákon is also turning his attention to …