Psych
News: The Psych Weekender Manchester Reveal Full Line Up
With Liverpool International Festival of Psychedelia announcing that it was taking a break this year, there has been left a gaping hole in most people’s calender. Manchester’s Astral Elevator however have stepped up and announced that they are hosting a one-off, two day event at Night People, famous for its history as the The Twisted …
Say Psych: EP Review: Captain Süün – Beach Burrito
Formed via the spirit of adolescent excitement in Bristol at the tail end of 2016, Captain Süün are a band well and truly beyond their tender years. Following a handful of gigs in 2017 including a raucous set at Bristol Psych Fest’s opening event in July, they caught the attention of Stolen Body Records who …
News: Chromatics announce new album & video for ‘Black Walls’
Portland-based four piece Chromatics this week confirmed that they will have a new album out in the Autumn on Italians Do It Better. The four piece made up of Ruth Radelet, Johnny Jewel, Adam Miller & Nat Walker have shared a new track and video, ‘Black Walls’, taken from the forthcoming album which will be their fifth …
Say Psych: Track: RF Shannon – Tooth Ache
RF Shannon is the psychedelic-folk project of Shane Renfro. Having recently returned to the US from a European tour playing alongside Jess Williamson supporting Kevin Morby, Renfro is gearing up for the release of his new full-length album, Trickster Blues, on 4th May on Fuzz Club Records in Europe and Cosmic Dreamer in the US. …
Say Psych: Album Review: The Third Sound – All Tomorrow’s Shadows
The Third Sound is the solo project of Icelandic musician Hákon Aðalsteinsson who used to play in cult Reykjavik rock’n’roll bandits Singapore Sling and currently plays in Brian Jonestown Massacre. Now residing in Berlin with a fleshed-out line-up, The Third Sound released their fourth album All Tomorrow’s Shadows on Fuzz Club last week. The Third …
Say Psych: Track: Sherpa The Tiger – Periscope
Sherpa The Tiger are a new entity from Lviv, Ukraine who recently announced that they will be releasing their debut LP Great Vowel Shift on 18th May on Fuzz Club Records. With an arsenal of decrepit Soviet synthesisers, the four-piece combine a love of minimalist ambient music and the kosmische grooves that came pumping out …
Say Psych: Track: Lumerians – Silver Trash
Oakland’s Lumerians are a prodigious force in the extra-terrestrial realms of modern psychedelia. Since forming in San Francisco back in 2006, Lumerians have traversed their way through multiple different genres – offering mind-bending adventures into everything from space rock, kraut and noise to zamrock, free jazz, drone and dub. Drawing from a range of influences, …
Album Review : Broken Lamp’s ‘Turn Signals’
You hit play on Broken Lamp’s debut Turn Signals and you’re instantly transported to some alternate universe. A universe where every person you meet seems to be hiding something, every woman is alluring but dangerous, and people can still smoke unfiltered Lucky Strikes on commercial flights from Milan to New York City. At every turn …
Say Psych: Album Review: The Common Cold – Shut Up! Yo Liberals
Musically Preston has hasn’t had much to offer to the world for a while, but that is set to change now with the release of The Common Cold’s much anticipated debut album, Shut Up! Yo Liberals on 11th May on the legendary Action Records. Formed by two friends Ajay Saggar and Mark Wareing, the duo …
Say Psych: Track: The Vryll Society – Andrei Rublev
Liverpool psychedelic rockers The Vryll Society announce the arrival of their latest single, ‘Andrei Rublev’ ramping up the hype prior to the release of their debut LP this summer. Having previously produced a series of critically acclaimed singles over the last few years, including ‘A Perfect Rhythm’ and ‘Shadow Of A Wave’, the fast-rising Merseyside …