Psychedelic rock
The Lovely Eggs – This Is Eggland
Eggland then. A place where the Lovely Eggs have got a producer in (Dave Fridmann no less) and gone full Hawkwind. Which means that my friend Julie, though she doesn’t know it yet, has a new favourite album. Cos that’s really how a love of the Eggs should be passed on – rocking up to …
Say Psych: Track Review: Straylings – Warm Ambition
Rating: 7/10 London duo Straylings have released a video for ‘Warm Ambition’ this week. It’s the second teaser track, following the release of the single ‘Umpteenth’ in November 2017, taken from their forthcoming second album Wild Medicine scheduled for release on 23rd February. Straylings are ex-The Veils Oliver Drake on guitars and synth and Bahrain born …
Say Psych: News: WRONG Festival confirms full line up
Wrong Festival have announced the full line up for the unmissable second outing of the veritable odd ball rock gathering. The event set to take place on 28th April at Liverpool Docklands has already sold out of early bird tickets, with £20 discounted advance tickets on sale now. Cult Cardiff band Future of the Left …
Say Psych: News: Rocket Recordings Twenty announce day split
Rocket Recordings are putting on a special event at The Garage, London in connection with DHP and Baba Yaga’s Hut to celebrate their 20th Anniversary. The label showcase will feature the finest on their roster, with the day split being confirmed this week. The highlights include: Friday 9th March – Josefin Ӧhm + The Liberation, …
Say Psych: Album Review: Reverb Conspiracy Volume 5
Rating: 9/10 Fuzz Club Records, the London based label with an unmatched knack for tapping into international waters to discover fresh sounds to add to their vast, hefty back-catalogue of countless album releases, split singles and live sessions. Acting as a crucial catalyst for the trans-national psych scene and its many surrounding remits, one of the …
Say Psych: Video Premiere: Dreamweapon – Monte da Virgem
Portugal’s Dreamweapon today announce that they will be releasing their new LP SOL on Fuzz Club Records on 16th February, to go with the announcement they have released the track ‘Monte da Virgem’ and BSM is honoured to provide you with the premiere of the video which accompanies the track. The band’s name comes from …
Say Psych: Video Exclusive: The Oscillation – Paranormal Non-Activity
In autumn last year, Wrong Way Records put single ‘Evil in the Tree’ out by London outfit The Oscillation. Music videographer Julian Hand has long been associated with the band and BSM are delighted to present the worldwide exclusive of the video he has put together for B-Side ‘Paranormal Non-Activity’. The track was written, recorded …
Say Psych: Introducing: Bazooka
Athens’ basement psychedelic rock outfit Bazooka have sprung to attention recently with the release of their new EP Zougla (Jungle) released on Inner Ear Records. Bazooka are here to broaden your musical horizons through empowered psychedelia which maintains a raw, infectious energy. Formed in 2008, in Volos, Greece Bazooka are made up of singer/guitarist Xanthos …
Say Psych: Track Review: The Creature Comfort – What We Want (Power, Corruption & Lies)
Rating: 7/10 Manchester’s The Creature Comfort have recently put out their first release in four years, the single ‘What We Want (Power, Corruption & Lies) which was recorded at the band’s base, Blueprint Studios Manchester, also used by the likes Elbow, Gorillaz and Bjork and was mixed by Fred Kindt. The eye-catching cover art is …
Say Psych: Introducing: Moondrive
Moondrive is a solo project created by Emanuele Cicerchia in 2014 and has spent the past five years creating and developing his sound in the cities of Arezzo, Bologna, and Paris. Moondrive’s sound is an amalgamation of psychedelic, pop, shoegaze, and electronic elements that hint at different decades, elements which it both draws from and …