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Playlist: Backseat Mafia Staff’s Favourite Prince Songs
The world is still in mourning after the loss of one of music’s greatest stars, Prince. At the time of writing this, still little is known as to the cause of his death. But to his fans it seems unimportant. He is gone, and regardless of why it happened, nothing will bring him back. Prince …
News: Black Lips Billed To Headline Fluffer Pit Party
If getting deaf and sweaty at a rock & roll warehouse party isn’t your idea of a great Saturday night out, then read no further. Atlanta’s hottest leather-clad garage rock exports, the Black Lips, are billed to headline Fluffer Records‘s latest Pit Party. In true squat rave style, the secret East London location isn’t revealed until the day of the …
Say Psych: Album Review, Psychic Lemon by Psychic Lemon
Hold the front page…this just in…Psychic Lemon formed a couple of years ago in Cambridge and, from what I can find out, have had a few tracks out and have been building a local following for themselves. Then, blammo, they appear as if from nowhere with a fully formed and with really good debut album …
See: Braids reveal new video for Companion, plus Summer tour dates
Montreal three piece Braids return with a new EP – Companion , written during the sessions for their standout debut LP, Deep in the Iris. Out on May 20th via Arbutus Records, the band have released a new video for the title track, which features singer Raphaelle Standell-Preston performing the song, with a double. The …
News: Pierce The Veil Announce Autumn Tour Plus New Track ‘Circles’
Peirce The Veil have announced an Autumn UK & Ireland tour kicking off November 25th in Cardiff. The tour was announced on the Annie Mac show last week, along with the fabulous new single Circles. This new album will be the bands first since 2012’s ‘Collide With The Sky’, which sold more than 400,000 copies …
Say Psych: Playlist 7/2016
This weeks Psych Insight playlist features a load of new tracks, together with a couple of things from last year that I missed at the time but are really worth catching up with. Enjoy! Brutal Beach by Quetzal Snakes Quetzal Snakes hail from Marseille, France and are just about to embark of an extensive …
Preview: Karma Fest, Leeds 29.05.16
Back for a fourth bite of the acid soaked cherry, Karma Fest 2016 returns to Leeds on the 29th of May. As you’d expect, it’s a day filled with tunes and vibes from the some of the UK’s best psych outfits , but this year see’ a very distinct international flavour been added to the …
Live Review: Raleigh Ritchie / Raye at Club Academy, Manchester, 29/04/16
Raleigh Ritchie, sometimes known as Jacob Anderson or Grey Worm, has found time in his busy schedule to do a mini tour of the UK, covering his hometown Bristol, London and Manchester. The multi-talented performer is showcasing his debut album and probably showing a whole heap of fans of his acting roles that there’s more …
See: Rews release new video for Shake Shake
Rews are an London all-girl duo consisting of singer-guitarist Shauna Tohill and drummer Collette Williams. They’ve been kicking up something of a storm with their punky alt-rock with shades of the Breeders and Throwing Muses. They’ve now released an accompanying video for their track ‘Shake Shake’, which is out on May 6th. The girls make …
See: Night Idea release video for Easy to Lie
Indie prog poppers Night Idea are about to release their new album Breathing Cold, and ahead of that they’ve released a new animated video to accompany the song Easy to Lie. The striking animation was directed by Emily Kundrot, who shared the following about the video’s concept: “The idea for the video started out based …