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Say Psych: Album Review: Singapore Sling – Kill Kill Kill (Songs About Nothing)
Formed back in 2000 in Iceland, Singapore Sling have become a name synonymous with disjointed psychedelic rock; their influence spreading far and wide from their small home island, touching nearly every fabric of the neo-psych scene. In their 16 years they have brought their renowned brand of nihilistic rock and roll to sell out venues, …
See: Dirty Projectors release video for Little Bubble
With a new album on the horizon, New York City band Dirty Projectors brings us their latest track, ‘Little Bubble’. After David Longstrerth’s work on Solange’s A Seat At The Table, the band have brought us a couple of singles, and this time a video, which accompanies the track. A release from Domino reads: “Social …
Playlist: Graeme Park – Hacienda, Manchester 28.3.92
Put together a legendary club, Manchester’s Hacienda (a club I frequented albeit somewhat infrequently around this time), famously owned by Tony Wilson and Factory Records and propped up almost exclusively by New Orders money, and a DJ – Graeme Park, who was in the midst of his nine year residency at the club, at the …
News: Tonight Alive, Beartooth, Goldfinger And More Added To Slam Dunk 2017 Line-Up
In the third announcement from the Slam Dunk team regarding 2017’s festival (it is now THIS year!!), they have once again smashed it with the newest set of bands added to the line-up. So get ready- added to the bill yesterday were: Beartooth, Tonight Alive, Against Me!, The Bronx, Goldfinger, Mad Caddies, The Movielife, Trophy …
News: Natives Announced As Only Support For Busted Dates
With Busted’s Night Driver tour just around the corner, what better time to get to know a little about the tour’s sole support, Natives?! Described as ‘a clean slice of euphoric pop’ by The Independent, The New Forest tribal-pop quartet will play 24 dates in support of Busted, which span right from the first date …
See: Meursault release new video for By Gaslight
The end of 2016 was a good time to get Meursault back. Neil Pennycook had been busy for a few years with excellent collaborations and recording under the name Supermoon but thereturn to his former guise is very welcome. By Gaslight is one of the more expansive songs featured on the Simple Is Good EP, …
See: Tempers Drop New Video For “Strange Harvest”; Ready New EP
NYC- based Tempers create dark electronica that lingers within the more sinister impulses as disco beats pound into your skull. Their brand of electronica can be heard on their upcoming EP release Fundamental Fantasy, which will be released on February 24th via The Vinyl Factory. They have just dropped a new video for EP track …
Not Forgotten: Rock Bass – Garbles
With their debut, Garbles, it’s quite obvious that Rock Bass do power pop. However, the trouble with a lot of power pop is that so much of it can sound really quite generic. Of course, historically the keystone act was Big Star, but there have been other stand outs as well. Cheap Trick, Teenage Fanclub, …
Say Psych: Album Review: Has A Shadow – Sorrow Tomorrow
South America has become the latest melting pot to produce some fantastic neo-psychedelic rock sounds and Has A Shadow from Guadalajara, Mexico, are one of the least known of these bands. However, after a slot on this years Liverpool International Festival of Psychedelia, their exposure has increased exponentially, and with this comes the announcement of …
Meet: The Wired interview
The Wired sit down for a chat with me ahead of their headlining Leadmill gig in mid-December. I’ve seen the band on quite a few occasions, sometimes supporting, sometimes topping the bill themselves and I’m looking forward to meeting them properly. Backstage at the Leadmill, I’m greeted by lead singer Caleb, guitarist Jacob and bass …