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Album Review: Ty Segall – Possession; the relentlessly creative Segall releases one of his best albums to date

Ty Segall’s Possession is a technicolor journey through the underbelly of modern America—psychedelic, melodic, and bursting with invention. His 16th album is one of his most sonically adventurous yet, moving effortlessly from…

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Album Review: Ty Segall – Possession; inventive, melodic and one of his best yet

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EP Review: Chapterhouse – White House Demos; early psych-fuzz brilliance from Shoegaze legends

Long before they carved out a legacy as one of the defining names in shoegaze, Chapterhouse were just four gigs in and brimming with raw psychedelic energy. White House Demos, recorded…

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Album Review: Gnod & White Hills – Drop Out III; A Psychedelic Resurrection Unleashed

With their extensive European and UK tour on the horizon—including their debut collaborative performance at Roadburn Festival—Gnod & White Hills have unearthed Drop Out III, the definitive edition of their…

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Album review: SKLOSS – The Pattern Speaks; Heavy, hypnotic, and unexpectedly beautiful

Despite its post-metal and deep psych leanings, also perhaps metalgaze, if such a thing exists (the band prefer Spacegaze) —The Pattern Speaks is far from an exercise in unrelenting heaviness.…

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Album Review: Melin Melyn – Mill On The Hill; a wildly imaginative, genre-blurring trip through Welsh psych-pop wonder.”

Welsh psych-pop six-piece Melin Melyn have never been a band to simply write songs—they build entire worlds. Their long-awaited debut album, Mill On The Hill, is no exception, inviting listeners…

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Say Psych: Album Review: The Gluts – Bang!

Italians The Gluts last month released their latest LP, Bang!, and its taken me that long to find the words to do credit to such an amazing offering, which even…

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Say Psych: Album Review: The Third Sound – Most Perfect Solitude

Berlin psych/post-punk band The Third Sound have recently released their sixth studio album Most Perfect Solitude. It is the follow up to 2022’s First Light and has been eagerly anticipated…

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Album Review: The Lemon Twigs – A Dream Is All We Know: The Lemon Twigs Shine Bright with Retro Pop Brilliance

I mean, it’s obvious when you think about it. Pull together the best bits from mid-term Beatles, the sunshine pop of The Beach Boys, baroque elements beloved of The Left…

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Album Review: Flamingods – Head of Pomegranate; London based psych indie quartet return with a delicious slice of fuzzy, summery fun

Bahrain born but London based psych infused quartet Flamingods return with their sixth album, ‘Head of Pomegranate’ out now on the Liquid Lable. It takes the listener on a euphonic world…

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