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Premiere: Chayse Porter announces new album for January & shares ‘Lead Pipe Cinch’

It’s always good to hear from San Francisco’s Chayse Porter, especially when he’s got a new record on the way. It’s shaping up to be a record you better make…

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Premiere: Careful explores painful intimacy on bare-bones new single ‘I had a secret’

Last month, the San Francisco-based Eric Lindley resumed activity as Careful after a hiatus of nearly a decade, announcing his intention to release a new EP in September. Today, Lindley…

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Premiere: Eric Lindley returns as Careful with first new music in almost a decade, ‘Promise’

Here’s a welcome surprise for a Thursday evening – you may have thought Eric Lindley had hung it up as Careful, but life events simply got in the way for…

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PREMIERE: San Francisco’s Hot Flash Heat Wave are going through the ‘m o t i o n s’ as they prep new LP

With their last notable body of work arriving two years ago in the form of the Mood Ring EP, San Francisco trio Hot Flash Heat Wave are gearing up for…

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Say Psych: Album Review: Cool Ghouls – At George’s Zoo

Cool Ghouls, a band fledged in San Francisco on house shows, minimum wage jobs, BBQ’s in Golden Gate Park and the romance of a city’s psychedelic history turns 10 this…

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Say Psych: Album Review: The Asteroid No. 4 – Northern Songs

Psychedelic rock legends The Asteroid No.4 will release their new album Northern Songs this Friday through a partnership with UK-based Cardinal Fuzz Records and Portland’s Little Cloud Records. Stalwarts of the modern ‘psych’ genre, they are known for their prolific…

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Track: Giraffage – Basketball

San Franciscan producer Giraffage, aka Charlie Yin follows his recent track ‘Workout’ with a new track based on his love for Basketball – taking that as his title. On the…

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Premiere: New Spell – Where you are

Were delighted to premiere the new track from San Franciscan indie pop duo New Spell. Of the track, the bands Leanne Kelly told us “Scrolling through the digital world, it can…

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Track: Tycho – Easy

San Francisco’s Tycho have just released a new single ‘Easy’ on Mom + Pop X Ninja Tune, and comes ahead of a new album, due out later in the year.…

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Say Psych: Live Review: Cool Ghouls, Tamashi Horo, The Goa Express @ The Castle – 25.02.2018

The Castle is undoubtedly one of the best underground venues in Manchester and with tonight’s line up it is certain to be packed to capacity. Opening we have The Goa…

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