Say Psych: Album Review: Maquina – PRATA

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Float Along Festival returns to Sheffield on Saturday 27th September 2025 with its biggest and boldest line-up yet – a full-day celebration of the best in alternative music. Following last year’s success, the festival expands across a wider range of the city’s iconic venues and unveils a thrilling first wave of artists, offering a bold …

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Sour Grapes bring their festival back to Manchester for a fourth time. Meltchester will take place on 17 May at Projekts Skatepark. BSM will be there to review all the action, and you should be too! Headliners this year are Snapped Ankles, the nine band bill features a mix of national grassroots bands and international …

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Sister9 Recordings is pleased to announce the split EP from Kill Your Boyfriend and Neu Oscuro, scheduled for release 9 May. The split is the first the label have offered and it really is something special. BSM is delighted to bring you the premiere of two tracks from the EP, one from each band. You …

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Emerging from London’s underground music scene, The Sick Man Of Europe is distinctly monochrome in its outlook. Each note counts in this climate–economical but played with absolute precision and conviction. Propelled forward by machines and seeking solace in repetition. There are echoes of the post-punk and European art rock pioneers at the cusp of the …

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It’s got to be said, February has been pretty dreary. But tonight in Manchester, the line up at Band on the Wall is worth dragging yourself out for. We have an Irish double header, one well known, one not so. The sold out show put on through local promoters Now Wave has all the makings …

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2024 marks the 20th Anniversary of Sister 9 Recordings—and to celebrate, the label’s final release of the year is a LTD Edition 2 CD Set spanning two decades since the first release back in 2004, is out today! The label, which was initially called ‘Parlour 9’, was set up by lo-fi/post-punk/scuzzrock band, DOLIUM, with the …

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Manchester’s “one man noise machine/psych assassin” Rhys Bloodjoy, has just unleashed an EP called ‘Bloodjoy Remixes (Part One)’, starring four artists who have previously released albums on his record label, Sister 9 Recordings. The EP features remixed versions of songs by psych-dream-gazers, Frankie Teardrop Dead, Italian darkwave/post-punks, Kill Your Boyfriend, psychedelic masters, JuJu and Bloodjoy’s …

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Born out of friendship forged in the dank Manchester underground music scene, Neu Oscuro have been cloaked in mystery since the release of their much-praised 2022 debut single, ‘Ragazza’. With a range of continental influences, psych styles and dark post-punk vibes evident, the band’s sound is largely built upon the murkier side of frontman Rhys …

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Norwegian band Mayflower Madame released their third LP Insighton 1st November 2024. The lead singles, ‘A Foretold Ecstasy’, ‘Paint It All in Blue’ and ‘Never Sever’ have garnered widespread acclaim and extensive radio support, including airtime on BBC 6 Music. These tracks offer just a glimpse of what the album delivers — an expansive canvas …

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