Music
Say Psych: News: Death Valley Girls announce European Tour & Share video for ‘Street Justice’
After releasing their album Darkness Rains last year via Suicide Squeeze Records, Los Angeles’ Death Valley Girls share a new video for ‘Street Justice’ and announce a European tour. Speaking about the single, Bonnie Bloomgarden said “This country is so messed up politically right now. Everyday we wake up it feels like we are stuck in a fucking haunted house. But we know in …
Say Psych: Album Review: TAU – TAU and The Drones of Praise
TAU are back with their new LP TAU and The Drones of Praise which was released last week. It follows on from 2016’s debut TAU TAU TAU which was released on Fuzz Club Records. TAU are steered by Sean Mulrooney but have an open-door policy for recording which has resulted in the capturing of some of …
Classic Compilation: Joe Cocker – The Anthology
Has there ever been an artist in the history of popular music as ill-served by compilations as Joe Cocker? The racks are stuffed full of Joe Cocker compilations, covering a couple of sizeable hits in the late 60s when he was one of the great voices of British blues, and then leaping forward almost twenty …
New Track: Fontaines D.C. – Big, Plus Album and tour news
The stupendous Fontaines D.C. are back with a blistering new single, “Big”. It may clock in at a warp speed of 1 minute and forty-five seconds yet it is, no exaggeration, safeguarding the future of intelligent, dirty rock’n’roll. “Big” is swaggering punk poetry at its best, continuing a line of brilliant singles released by the …
Say Psych: Album Review: Nero Kane – Love in a Dying World
Nero Kane is the nickname of Marco Mezzadri, a songwriter and musician already known in the Italian underground scene and aiming to make a mark on the rest of the world with his debut LP Love in a Dying World. Previously, Kane released Lust Soul under the name NERO in 2016 but has changed tacts …
Say Psych: Live Review: SLIFT, DENSE & Farfisa @ Big Hands, Manchester 02.02.2019
Sour Grapes Records, a DIY Manchester label, have put together a stellar little line up in the infamous Big Hands bar tonight with a cocktail of bands that are certain to entertain. Opening proceedings from the heart of Manchester comes electric psychedelic four-piece Farfisa who blend wavy, heavy and fuzzed out riffs with hazy Eastern …
Live: Siobhan Wilson – Saint Luke’s Glasgow 3.2.2019 Plus Gallery
Siobhan Wilson ensures that the Celtic Connections festival ends on a high note, with an eclectic set of new songs, old favourites and stunning covers at Saint Luke’s. 2019 has seen the most widespread Celtic Connections festival since it began in 1994 – with 2000 artists from 25 countries taking part in 300 events on …
Interview: Craig Mabbitt + Robert Ortiz, Escape The Fate- Manchester, 25/01/19
Vocalist Craig Mabbitt and drummer Robert Ortiz of Escape The Fate took some time before their Manchester show to talk with us about the ten year anniversary tour they’re currently on for their album This War Is Ours, and how far they’ve come as individuals and as a band since it’s release… BM: Its been …
LIVE: Escape The Fate- This War Is Ours Anniversary Tour, Gorilla Manchester, 25/01/19
A lot of things can change in ten years; relationships, work, opinions, goals- anything really. However one thing that has remained unwavering over the decade since its release is the fervour and the love Escape The Fate fans have for their second album (first with current vocalist Craig Mabbitt) This War Is Ours. It is …
Say Psych: Track Review: The Big Peach – All You Gotta Do Is Ask
The Big Peach are four rock n roll outlaws making Manchester there own 1960’s wild west frontier. First formed in May 2017 and still going strong. They have a self-titled debut album available on Spotify and have this week released new single ‘All You Gotta Do Is Ask’ which has an impossibly catchy countenance and …