Psych
Track: Mellow Gang – Temps, plus UK tour dates
Paych-pop quartet Mellow Gang have followed up their debut Play EP with a new single, Temps. On the track, vocalist Harriet Joseph says “We’ve actually tried to steer away from writing on personal relationships before” she explains, “but with ‘Temps’ for the first time it was a subject too relevant and intoxicating to discard with …
Album Review: Japan Suicide – Santa Sangre
We recently reviewed an Italian band called Unruly Girls and noted that the Italian rock scene was both healthy and creative. And no better sign of this good health is Japan Suicide, whose new album, ‘Santa Sangre’ was released on Valentine’s Day last week. Citing eighties post-punk new wave influences like The Cure and Joy …
Say Psych: Track: VED – DDTT
Rocket Recordings continue to bring some of the finest new psychedelia to the forefront, this time its VED emerging from Sweden. With three previous albums and two EPs under this belt, their latest release is a two track EEP which will be released on 17th March, a week after they perform at Rocket 20; a …
Say Psych: Interview – Dead Meadow
Los Angeles based Dead Meadow have recently confirmed they will be releasing a new album, The Nothing They Need on Xemu Records on 30th March. BSM recently caught up with the bands own Jason Simon to find out more about what makes the band tick and what to expect from the new LP. Q – …
Say Psych: Premiere: New Candys – Bleeding Magenta & Australian Tour News
Italians New Candys have fast become a fan favourite in the psychedelic scene. Last year they released third LP Bleeding Magenta on Fuzz Club Records. To coincide with the announcement an extensive Australian tour, BSM is honoured to present you with the international premiere of the lead track ‘Bleeding Magenta’. For fans down under, you …
Say Psych: Album Review: Mint Field – Pasar De Las Luces
Rating: 7/10 Tijuana is a border town with a storied history – sometimes a history of union, sometimes of violence, that allows it to have a hybrid culture with many vibrant scenes and artists that have defied their borders. Mint Field believe their roots are in the city but are not defined by it. Amor …
Track: Maff – Desfile
Chilean shoegazers Maff have released a brilliant new single entitled Desfile off their forthcoming EP ‘Melaniña’ due out in April. Buzzsaw guitars and a distant almost disembodied vocal create a dreamy sea scape that crashes and recedes like waves upon cliffs. An air of mystery is compounded by the Spanish lyrics imbued with a sense …
Say Psych: Track: Boy Azooga – Loner Boogie
Cardiff’s Boy Azooga are a musical mystery tour comprised of Davey Newington, Daf Davies, Dylan Morgan and Sam Barnes. This week they announced details of the release of their debut LP 1,2 Kung Fu! on Heavenly Recordings on 8th June 2018 and alongside they have thrust forth the video to ‘Loner Boogie’, an infectious swampy-fuzz …
Say Psych: Video: Moaning – Tired
LA’s Moaning have released new video for track ‘Tired’ from their forthcoming self titled debut album released on Sub Pop Records on 2nd March. Director of the video Ambar Navarro had this to say; “”Behind closed doors we experience a series of strange stories: A house catches fire, a giant hamster takes a bath, and …
Track: Anna Von Hausswolff – The Truth, The Glow, The Fall
Gothenburg singer-songwriter Anna Von Hausswolff is on the verge of releasing her now album, Dead Magic,, on March 2nd via City Slang. It’s an intense body of work, its five songs extending over 47 minutes and 20 seconds (y’know, roughly), were composed in her hometown in 2016 and recorded the following year in Denmark. The …