psych tracks
Track : Venice Beach Duo ‘ Movie Club’ deliver the cool with ‘ Trap Door’
Picture this : you’re high on life. You ‘re high because you don’t need anything other than what surrounds you. All you need are balloons , funky post-apocalyptic outfits, a kick ass camera man and you’re set. You could say it recalls a scene from the 1950’s classic ” The Red Balloon”, but the difference …
Track: Roy – ‘I’m Not Afraid’: a proper garage-punk pebble preludes Toronto voyager’s second album
ROY is how Toronto psych scenester Patrick Lefler likes to get dressed for a night on the town, all paisley finery, hookahs and a knack with a lazily excellent dream of Pepperland. He plies his excellent trade for Idée Fixe, a label which noted its first encounter with ROY’s aesthetic while ploughing through the demo …
News: Matador to give a quarter-century repress to Bardo Pond’s classic ‘Amanita’; hear the previously unreleased ‘Shadow Puppet’
AS PART of its continuing sifting of absolute gems already in the catalogue, Matador has announced its marking the quarter-century of Bardo Pond’s none-more-hallucinogenic debut for the label (and the band’s sixth overall, by a Discogs reckoning), Amanita, will be getting an empurpled and deluxe anniversary edition pressing, out October 8th. Good news for major …
Track: Matt Berry releases psychedelic gem ‘Abroad’ alongside album details
Matt Berry has celebrated a decade being signed with groundbreaking, eclectic record label Acid Jazz, as well as marking his subsequent album, via his new single ‘Abroad’. The ever-prolific musician/actor released his highly acclaimed ‘Phantom Birds’ album just last year – arguably his greatest yet – and the follow-up will be released later this year. …
Track: DJINN release details of new album; hear ‘Love Divine’
AN AMALGAM of Goat and Hills members, two of the multitude of unique, almost fantastical Swedish psych bands, DJINN recently released a new track “Love Divine”, which features on upcoming album Transmission. This follows swift consecutive releases: their self-titled album in 2019 and the Avant de Servir cassette, released on Swedish label Zeon Recordings last …
Track: Spudge release new single, Quaaludes n Mash
Leicester psych-garage trio Spudge, aka Woody Vomit (bass, vocals, guitar), Elsa Von Krud (guitar) and Bulk Bogan (drums) – see, you love them already right, are gearing up to the release of their debut EP Pathetic Phallus, and from it they’ve released a new single, Quaaludes n Mash, which featured contribution from Ron Stevens of …
Track: Mdou Moctar release new track, ‘Chismiten’; announce new album
In more ways than one Mdou Moctar has come along way since 2008, when his raw emotional guitar music first began to spread beyond Niger across west Africa via the DIY network of traded cellphone memory cards. Picked up by Chris Kirkley of Sahel Sounds who sent Mdou a much needed left handed Strat, then …
See: The Psychotic Monks share ‘Closure’ ahead of their LP for new label FatCat
RECENTLY signed to FatCat Records, France’s The Psychotic Monks have shared “Closure” ahead of the release of their second album, Private Meaning First, set for release via the Brighton based label. A visceral racket of gothic-stained psychedelia meets cacophonous post-punk, The Psychotic Monks whirl up a distorted racket that’s like a cauldron of Girl Band …
Tracks: Cherry Parke Share ‘Captain Bullseye’ & ‘All Around the Moon’ The Perfect Soundtrack For The Seaside Holiday
Seemingly heavily inspired by the sound of the 60’s and recorded by Kevin Basko (Foxygen, The Lemon Twigs), Cherry Parke the moniker of Will Wiggins hailing from New Jersey has dropped ‘Captain Bullseye’ and b-side ‘All Around the Moon’. ‘Captain Bullseye’ itself is a baroque pop, psychedelic-pop carnival reminiscent of Brian Wilson, Margo Guryan and …
Track: Melbourne psychedelic pop outfit Sunfruits share ‘Bonsoy’
There must be hallucinogens in the Australian waters as the newest wave of psychedelic acts coming from the land down under continues to sweep across the international shores. A whole kaleidoscopic cocktail of glorious acts have emerged over the recent year including the likes of Bananagun, Lazy Eyes, Dear Doonan, Leah Senior, Badgers, Kimono Drag Queens, Luke …