psych pop
Live Review Gwenno / Omaloma – Brudenell Social Club, Leeds 10.3.18
It was an altogether strange atmosphere in the bar prior to Gwenno’s appearance in the Community Room of Leeds’ fine Brudenell Social Club. Due, in no small part to the differing clientele. Fans of the Welsh chanteuse (I’m taking the lead here and referring to her as such) fell broadly into the 6Music target crowd …
Album Review: Montero – Performer
A mainstay in the Australian underground/indie scene, having previously been part of, or at least worked with the likes of Early Woman, Treetops and Holiday Maker, Ben Montero is back under his Montero moniker with an album of attractive soft rock/psych. Called Performer, its the follow up to 2013’s The Loving Grace, and it’s been …
Track: Mellow Gang – Temps, plus UK tour dates
Paych-pop quartet Mellow Gang have followed up their debut Play EP with a new single, Temps. On the track, vocalist Harriet Joseph says “We’ve actually tried to steer away from writing on personal relationships before” she explains, “but with ‘Temps’ for the first time it was a subject too relevant and intoxicating to discard with …
Track: Whyte Horses – Empty Words
After scoring a first play on Lauren Laverne’s 6Music show, Mancunian psych-pop band Whyte Horses have now released the titled track ‘Empty Words’ from their forthcoming album as a new single. The album, a collection of sixteen stories about love and fear and all that lives between, is out on March 9th via CRC Records, …
Not Forgotten: Matt Berry – Opium
A few weeks ago my father-in-law asked me, as the family’s resident source of music recommendations, if there was an act in the contemporary music scene that I was genuinely excited about. “Matt Berry”, was my immediate answer. The reason for my lack of hesitation in my response was simple. Other than Half Man Half …
Track: Minden – Artist Statement
If you liked the candy coated synth/indie pop goodness of Portland based Minden’s 2013 debut, Exotic Cakes, you’re going to love new single Artist Statement, taken from its follow up, the forthcoming album Sweet, Simple Things. Taking the lead from the likes of Peter, Bjorn and John and even Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Artist Statement takes …
Track: Kid Bloom – Electric U
Seriously, if you can’t luxuriate in the pop funk of Kid Blooms new single Electric U, you need to see someone for some Valium, because you need that laid back, slightly blurry vibe (apparently, anyway) that purveys all the way through the bands new single in your life. Its full of ELO like guitar licks …
Track: Tuska – We could be alone
Brighton duo Tuska, aka Richard Sturgess & Rob Weaver announced their arrival with the scuzzy psych pop of Fine, and now their back to build on that success with a new track, We Could Be Alone, available for free download from March 11th. We Could be Alone continues along the path from their debut, a …
See: Legendary Aussie band The Church unveil new single/video Vanishing Man
These seemingly eternal warriors of psychedelia are on the move again – The Church have only just released their album Further/Deeper in the US (we glowingly reviewed this treasure last October) and will be undertaking an extensive North American tour in the coming months. Read my review of their remarkable gig in Sydney here and make sure you …
Album Review: BC Camplight – How to Die in the North
Okay, confession time. Prior to hearing How to Die in the North, I was utterly ignorant of the work of BC Camplight. Simply put, his was not a name that I was familiar with and it was the fact that he was signed to Bella Union that caught my eye more than anything else. Home …