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Tag: psych rock
The Arkansas-based band Pagiins (pronounced as pagans or pay guns) formed last year. And when it comes to the band’s name, their frontman Leif Hinshaw has said, “we wanted it to evoke a certain image […]
The Brooklyn-based band Weird Owl have established themselves as one of the preeminent New York psych bands. They’ve managed to make something of a name for themselves on the national stage as they’ve toured with […]
Just before Elephant Stone was to embark on their Eastern US tour to support their sophomore self-titled effort, they enlisted the Horrors’ Tom Furse to remix album single, “A Silent Moment.” Interestingly, this remix and […]
The quartet of the Fire Tapes, which consists of Betsy White (guitar, vocals), Todd Milton (guitar), Rob Dobson (bass) and Mark McLewlee (drums), quickly developed a reputation in the Washington, DC/Alexandria, VA and Charlottesville, VA […]
After joining Foxygen, drummer Shaun Fleming immediately left his hometown in Agoura HIlls, CA to become the third roommate in a small – about 700 square feet – prewar Manhattan apartment. Upon his arrival, Fleming […]
Although the Seattle, WA-based quintet of La Luz (Spanish for “The Light”), have been together for less than a year, they’ve received quite a bit of attention across the blogosphere after releasing a cassette tape […]
Elephant Stone have been preparing for the Eastern leg of their Stateside tour, a tour which will include stops in Burlington, VT; Philadelphia, PA; the Mercury Lounge on August 10th; Washington, DC; Asheville, NC; and […]
San Diego-based band Crocodiles will be releasing their forthcoming new album, Crimes of Passion later this month. And although the band has developed a reputation for an explosively loud, scuzzy sound (catching them live, is a testament to […]
Regal Degal is a New York-based trio, by way of Los Angeles, CA of Josh da Costa (guitars and vocals), Josiah Wolfson (bass), and Jamen Whitelock (drums), with additional member Jimi Hey (Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti, […]
Last year, the duo of the Los Angeles, CA-based Boadwalk, a.k.a. Mike Edge and Amber Quintero were introduced to each other through mutual friends. Although they were both involved in different musical projects, there was […]
Led by the Montreal, QC-based Rishi Dihr, Elephant Stone released their self-titeld, sophomore effort through Hidden Pony Records earlier this year. “Heavy Moon,” one of the singles off the latest album and the song, much […]
Originally hailing from Australia’s Blue Mountains, the quartet of Cloud Control, consisting of Alistair Wright, Heidi Leffner, Ulrich Leffner, and Jermey Kelshaw, relocated to the UK. The band’s critically applauded debut effort, Bliss Release was psychedelic and […]
Since their debut in 2010, the Chicago, IL-based quartet of Secret Colours have developed a reputation across Chicago’s psych rock scene, and across the nation’s psych rock scene for a sound that is heavily influenced […]
“Normal Man,” the first single off Desert Stars’ recently released album, Habit Shackles. The track reminds me a little bit of a the Stone Roses and the Jesus and Mary Chain – it’s psychedelic but it also […]