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Psychedelic rock


New Music: The Raft, Orion (EP)

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Not Forgotten: Wild Butter – Wild Butter

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White Hills were formed in 2005 in New York and have since become one of the psych scenes most prolific names, offering up some 40 separate releases including 7 studio albums. The duo have just announced that their 8th album Stop Mute Defeat will be released on Thrill Jockey Records on 19th May, so backseatmafia …

Gnod are a punk infused psych krautrock collective hailing from Salford, Greater Manchester. Having formed in 2006 they have become an institution in their own right and are essentially a collective with a rotating list of musicians who frequent art-hub Islington Mill. With an impressive back catalogue under their belt they have garnered an increasing …

Polarized - RR

Rating: 8/10 Rancho Relaxo are one of Norway’s finest exports and will appeal to fans of The Brian Jonestown Massacre, Spacemen 3 and My Bloody Valentine. Founded in 2003, they remain elusive on the live scene, but this EP comes as their 8th release. Describing themselves as ‘twangy guitars, tambourines, sitar and shoegaze vibes mixed …

BJM Dont Get Lost

Rating: 7/10 The Brian Jonestown Massacre are a main stay within psychedelic circles, and the release of Don’t Get Lost on 24th February 2017 comes a mere four months after Third World Pyramid. The double LP released on yellow vinyl was recorded and produced at Anton’s new Cobra Studio, Berlin and is the 16th full …

Following the release of their thunderous debut album, Entopica Phenomica, London-based psych-rock quartet Bonfire Nights have announced an impressive thirteen date tour starting on 02 March 2017. To coincide with this and to build the hype prior to their European adventure, they’ve also shared the brand new video for ‘Heart’s To Blame’. Founders Steve Foster …

Neo-Psychedelia has become the fastest growing musical trend, and the genre that everyone who wants to be associated with. With that in mind, it’s easy to forget that it is people who make all of this possible and get the music out into the public domain in the first place. Say Psych plans to address …

Singapore Sling - Kill Kill Kill

Formed back in 2000 in Iceland, Singapore Sling have become a name synonymous with disjointed psychedelic rock; their influence spreading far and wide from their small home island, touching nearly every fabric of the neo-psych scene. In their 16 years they have brought their renowned brand of nihilistic rock and roll to sell out venues, …

Kula Shaker, named in honour of one of the twelve alvars of Southern India, are a band that need no introduction and the almighty tour they are currently on is testament to that. However, this is not just any tour – it is the 20th Anniversary of their debut album K tour. K reached UK no. …

Dublin’s finest psychedelic offering This Other Kingdom have been absent for some while now since their debut LP Telescopic was released in April 2015, so their news today is most welcome. Wrong Way Records are fast becoming the label that everyone wants to know and talk about. With names such as The Cult of Free …

Every now and then, while perusing the racks at Record Collector, I’ll happen across an album that will demand to be purchased based on its artwork alone. Wild Butter’s eponymous debut of 1970, resplendent in its artwork featuring a giant stick of butter flying through the sky, is one of those albums. Upon initial listen, …