We’re thoroughly enjoying the new single from Aussie six-piece psych-garage groovers Dead Heir. Cooked is layered with jangly guitars, subtle organ lines and a rolling rhythm section, draws its brooding pop flavour from a string of sordid affairs with late 60s tunes and the neo-psychedelica of the 90s alternative scene. Far out man. . Continue reading MM Shorts 587: The Dead Heir
Never Closer by Firestation is a genuine psych-pop delight delivering a more than addictive mix of sweetly fuzzy guitars and distorted drum machine with squeals of feedback and half spoken cryptic lyrics. It spirals into pop choruses and crashes to an abrupt halt in under three minutes. Have a listen. . Continue reading MM Shorts 586: Firestations
1. Titus Andronicus – Stranded (On My Own) 2. Cat Meat – Vog 3. Naomi Punk – Firehose Face 4. Goat – Hide From The Sun 5. The John Steel Singers – Common Thread . . . . . . Continue reading Five Songs You Should Have Heard This Week
The longest day has come and gone, and halfway through the year we are. It seemed a good point to reflect and share thirty of our favourite albums of 2014 so far, and so here they are, in strictly alphabetical order of course… . The Amazing Snakeheads – Amphetamine Ballads . Amen Dunes – Love . Avers – Empty Light . Dan Baker – Pistol In … Continue reading Favourite Albums of 2014 (So Far)
Louisville power trio White Reaper combine sparkling hooks and fluid, fluttering rhythms to create psychedelia-tinged garage punk that make heads bob without sacrificing an ounce of sonic bite. Here is the video for the infectious Cool, the first track from their debut six-track EP, and check out Half Bad from it too… . . Continue reading New Video: White Reaper – Cool
Elephant Stone have shared a new song from their forthcoming Three Poisons LP… the word anthemic should properly describe Knock You From Yr Mountain. Check out a groove filled psych-rock gem. . Continue reading Elephant Stone Share Knock You From Yr Mountain
1. Delta Spirit – From Now On 2. She Keeps Bees (featuring Sharon Van Etten) – Is What It Is 3. Lilac Daze – Knives 4. Woods – Tomorrow’s Only Yesterday 5. Destruction Unit – Dust 6. The Cambodian Space Project – Here Comes The Rain . . . . . . . Continue reading Six Songs You Should Have Heard This Week
The brilliant Hiss Golden Messenger (aka M.C. Taylor) will release Lateness of Dancers, his fifth studio album, on September 9 in the US and September 18 worldwide on Merge Records. Known for expertly weaving Americana, psychedelia, blues and folk into sparse, yet gripping tales, the new record is set to be a more direct, more confident affair. The record takes its name from a Eudora Welty story … Continue reading Hiss Golden Messenger To Release Lateness Of Dancers
As the perfect companion to our earlier all-things-psych related post, we now have a brand new track for you from undeniable psych-titans The Black Angels. Sunday Evening comes from the seven track collection Clear Lake Forest, which, having previously seen a limited release for this years Record Store Day, now gets a full release across all formats, due July 21st, via Blue Horizon (pre-order here). Have a … Continue reading The Black Angels Stream Sunday Evening
While that might be the worst post heading we’ve ever produced, thankfully this round-up of all things psych-inspired that have been worming their way into our in-box, and from there into our ears is far better and certainly well worth investigating. We have the crunchy psych-noise of A Sunny Day In Glasgow, the epic space jams of Formes, the ferocious krautrock inspired aggression of Autobahn, sweetly psychedelic dream-pop … Continue reading MM Gets All Psyched-Up
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