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Say Psych: Feature: Italians Do Psych Better, part one
I’ve been involved in the world of psychedelia for years now, in many capacities, and certain things start to stick and draw you ever deeper; like Alice and the infamous rabbit hole. One of the things I’ve noticed and indeed gone down said hole with, is the insane quality of psychedelia emerging from Italy, in …
Say Psych: Track: The Blinders – Lunatic (With A Loaded Gun)
The Blinders have released a brand new track, ‘Lunatic (With A Loaded Gun)’, which is taken from their upcoming album Fantasies Of A Stay At Home Psychopath, which is now scheduled to be released on 17 July, via Modern Sky UK. The track is fiery anthem of defiance and addresses the ascendance of money-grabbing despots like Trump, …
Say Psych: Album Review: RMFTM – The Bestial Light
Dutch experimentalists RMFTM (aka Radar Men From The Moon) are ushering in their tenth year as a band with their sixth full length The Bestial Light, released 8 May on Fuzz Club Records. The LP marks yet another evolution in sound and line-up from the shape-shifting Eindhoven-based collective. Across their extensive back-catalogue and many collaborations …
Track: Protomartyr – Worm in Heaven
Detroit post-punks Protomartyr have released ‘Worm in Heaven’, the second teaser track from their fifth full-length album, ‘Ultimate Success Today’. The song is more of a slow-burner than the band’s outstanding previous teaser track, ‘Processed by the Boys’. It features Nick Cave-esque vocals from frontman Joe Casey and Johnny Marr-ish guitars from his bandmate Greg …
News: Backseat Mafia moves into the UK Top 50 Music Blogs via Feedspot
We’re delighted that we’ve been included in the UK’s Top 50 Music Blogs in the UK for 2020 via Feedspot. It’s been quite a journey for us since we started back in November 2013 as a one man show focusing on all aspects of culture. Gradually focusing on music and film over the years, since …
TRACK: DARKSTAR – JAM
Darkstar announce their fourth album ‘Civic Jams’ for release on Warp on 19th June. It will be there first full length release for 5 years. Taken from the new album is the single ‘Jam’. Speaking about their latest single ‘Jam’, Darkstar explain, “Jam is like a peripheral two step banger. Like if you were listening to your neighbour playing tunes through …
TRACK / NEWS: JIMMY EAT WORLD RELEASES COVER OF CROOKED FINGERS’ “CALL TO LOVE” FEAT. BETHANY COSENTINO
They originally performed the song to conclude their special livestream on April 17th for Stinkweeds Records to commemorate what would have been Record Store Day. Frontman Jim Adkins and the band were joined by Best Coast’s Bethany Cosentino to perform a cover of Crooked Fingers’ “Call to Love”. It has now been released via RCA. “I thought I’d take advantage of the …
See: Moon Panda – Rick F***in Dalton
With a title inspired from Tarantino’s recent classic, ‘Once Upon a Time in Hollywood’, the new single ‘Rick F***in Dalton’ from US/Danish duo Moon Panda is not what you’d expect. It is a dreamy and mesmerising single filled with lush instrumentation and a divine melodic spine. This a song for the times, as singer/bassist Maddie …
Track: Yr Eira – Middle of Nowhere
Yr Eira have just released a delightful, thoughtful and dreamy single in the form of ‘Middle of Nowhere’ off their forthcoming album ‘Map Meddwl’ out on 15 May 2020 through I KA CHING. Beneath the hazy shimmering feel is a message where freedom from romantic entanglements is interweaved with a subtext of Welsh independence. Do …
Track: Sven Wunder – Yügen
It might have gone under the radar, but people are beginning to realise the brilliance of Sven Wunder’s 2019 debut ‘Eastern Flowers’, as it mixed up Anatolian rock, European Jazz, library, funk, psychedelia and folk which persuaded fans of those genres to fork out up to £150 on Discogs for it. Anyway, he’s back for …