Say Psych: Live Review: The Black Angels @ New Century, Manchester 02.03.2023
The Black Angels are a band who really need no introduction. Formed in 2004, they have become a mainstay in the psychedelic scene and amassed a huge following worldwide. The Austin, Texas band took their name from The Velvet Underground’s ‘The Black Angel’s Death Song’ but that’s probably where the similarities end. Having been unusually quiet …
Say Psych: News: Left of the Dial adds new names to 2023 line-up
Left of the Dial is an international showcase festival that takes place in mid-October in the center of Rotterdam. It offers a cross section of the most relevant alternative artists of the moment. The festival is named after a song by The Replacements. ‘Left of the Dial’ is a reference to American radio stations. To …
Live Review: Grauzone Festival, The Hague, Netherlands, 10-12 February 2023
Grauzone Festival’s 10th anniversary took place last weekend in the heart of The Hague, Netherlands. Grauzone aims to present a diverse and cutting-edge programme where music, film and art complement each other. It features young talent as well as established names rooted in or influenced by the underground music scene from new wave, electronic to …
Say Psych: Live Review: Avalanche Party / Nara @ Big Hands, Manchester 01.02.2023
Independent Venue Week is the UK’s annual 7-day celebration of independent music & arts venues and the people that own, run and work in them. Over 200 independent venues take part in our annual Celebration and the number keeps growing every year. One such venue is Manchester’s Big Hands. With its low ceilings, epic club …
Live Review: Girls In Synthesis @ Belgrave Music Hall, Leeds 28.01.2023
London based trio Girls In Synthesis are pretty prolific with their volume of live dates. So when they announced at the tail end of 2022 that apart from a few rearranged dates, their live performances in the UK would be few and far between this year, many took this is a call to arms and …
Say Psych: Track Review: Golden Hours – Come and Find Me
Based between Berlin and Brussels, Golden Hours is comprised of past and present members of Gang Of Four, The Brian Jonestown Massacre, Tricky, The Fuzztones and The Third Sound, to name just a few. A band with mileage and stories, Golden Hours trade in rock’n’roll missives that are at times dark, tense and hypnotic, at others sweaty, relentless and danceable. Their debut …
Say Psych: Interview: The Third Sound
Living in Manchester is a fortunate state of affairs for any music lover, the city is literally bursting with home grown talent. But on top of that, it also attracts its fair share of out of towners touring their wares. One such on offer tonight at Gullivers, located in the heart of the Northern Quarter …
Say Psych: Track Review: Throw Down Bones – Loma
Milan/London experimental band Throw Down Bones have announced new album Three and sharing the new single and video ‘Loma’, their first new music in nearly five years. A towering body of work that feels both apocalyptic and jubilant, Three is Throw Down Bones’ eagerly-awaited return following 2018’s Two and the tragic passing of founding member …
Interview: Volk Soup
Manchester’s underground has never been short of bands, but recently a new breed is emerging. I had a chat with Volk Soup, a multi-city-based offering who have played a few times in these parts recently and have caused quite a stir; partly for their chaotic performances and partly because of the sheer quality that’s on …
Say Psych: News: Manchester Psych Fest Announce First Bands for 2023
The UK’s leading psychedelic music and arts festival Manchester Psych Fest has announced the first wave of acts for its 10th edition and biggest edition of the one-day event to date, with over 60 live acts taking place on 2nd September 2023. With headliners still to be announced in the new year, Manchester Psych Fest …