Psych
Feature / Playlist: Every track (on Spotify) for every John Peel festive 50
Over on our Spotify page, alongside all the playlists we’ve received from artists, albums of the year, our monthly playlists, psych playlists, classic DJ sets, not forgotten series and other delights (you should really check it out and follow some of them), we’ve added a new, mammoth playlist – every track currently on Spotify from …
Album Review: Unruly Girls – Epidemic
Two and a half years ago, Italy’s Unruly Girls unleashed their debut album ‘Cruel Tales’, reviewed by me in September 2017. This was a stunning debut: anarchic, arrogant and infused with a refreshing punk sensibility. The noise merchants are back with the album ‘Epidemic’ (named, it must be noted, perceptively before the current COVID-19 situation) …
Track: Unloved – Why Not
If you’ve been watching the latest series of Killing Eve, then you’ll already have heard the new single from Unloved, available now via the ever brilliant Heavenly Records, as its was in the first episode. The band, Jade Vincent alongside Soundtrack artist Keefus Ciancia and DJ/producer David Holmes, have a new album in the works …
Say Psych: Track Review: The Psycho Relics – Rocking Chair
Emerging from Brighton come garage rock quintet, The Psycho Relics with the release of their debut track, ‘Rocking Chair’, a spiralling mix of 60s inspired rock ‘n’ roll and modern psych weaved into western infused grooves. The track is driven by chiming harpsichord and supported by a relentless barrage of cymbals and fills, while guitar …
Say Psych: Track Review: The Lazy Eyes – Tangerine
Rising Sydney four-piece The Lazy Eyes share their new track ‘Tangerine’, taken from their forthcoming debut EP. Harvey Geraghty (vocals, guitar, keys), Itay Shachar (vocals, guitar), Blake Wise (bass) and Noah Martin (drums) have been playing together since they were 15, having met each other while attending a local Sydney performing arts high school. Like first single ‘Cheesy Love …
Say Psych: Track Review: The Janitors – Through The Storm Into Chaos
The Janitors were supposed to head into the studio to record the follow-up to 2017´s Horn ur Marken at the end of March, but a global pandemic happened so everything was unfortunately cancelled. But being locked in has gotten their creative nerve buzzing and they have found a new way to work. The album will …
Say Psych: Premiere: Rhys Bloodjoy – Run From the Hunter/Celebration
Rhys Bloodjoy is a one-man noise machine, using sophisticated loops, echo drenched harmonies and reverb-soaked melodies to create a truly unique blend of Cold Wave and Psychedelia. He has been suspiciously quiet for a while following a move from Manchester’s cobblestones to the mountainous climbs of Southern Spain. But one should always know, when someone …
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 …