Psych
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 …
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 …
Say Psych: New Music, FOR NEPAL
Although the earthquake in Nepal has largely disappeared from our consciousness, the cleanup operation and reconstruction is continuing and life is still far from being back to normal. Thom Betteny of Sheffield’s Evil Hoodoo Records has spent some of that intervening time putting together a record in support of this very worthy course. Thom has put …
Say Psych: Album Review, Burning Up With… The Heads
I came fairly late to The Heads party. When I arrived I thought that all I was left with was to hoover up a few half empty cans and the dog-ends of some well-smoked spliffs. As I was getting more and more into the ‘psych’ scene The Heads were a band that I heard talked …
EP Review: Two Skies – When the Storm Hits
Two Skies will release their new EP When the Storm Hits on 15th April. The release will come via Sister 9 Recordings and will be the bands sixth release. Formed in Sheffield, Two Skies were driven together by a mutual love of ethereal noises and powerful trippy groves. Their laden grooves are influenced by late …
See: Holy Wave release new video for ‘Minstrel’s Gallop’
Austin, Texas based five piece Holy Wave have released some new visuals for their track Minstrel’s Gallop, taken from their latest album Freaks of Nurture, out now on The Reverberation Appreciation Society records. It has this frankly gorgeous swirl about the whole thing, as these guitar riffs and accompanying organ sweep under the vocals, which …
Say Psych: Playlist 6/2016
There is so much amazing new music out there at the moment that this playlist is exclusively showcasing some choice releases from the last month. Enjoy! I Sing in Silence by Goat Goat announces new 7″: I Sing In Silence, they are here again with a more tempered and drawn out sound. This is …
Say Psych: Album Review, Sunshower by Psychic Heat
Psychic Heat are a band who are new to me. A four piece from Lawrence, Kansas (USA); they are, with apologies, from a place that I’ve never heard of before either. Mapping the band’s music, however, takes me into more familiar territory. According to the band themselves they “draw…inspiration from the British neo-psych pop scene …
Say Psych: Track, RMFTM/ White Hills split.
If you’re reading this it is more likely than not that you will be aware of what is broadly known as the ‘psych’ scene. This is a broad and ultimately undefinable musical niche which is both global and, despite its ineffability, is strangely distinct. Problematic as this is it is a useful hook on which …