Comprised of Tom Dougall (vocals/guitar), Dominic O’Dair (guitar), Maxim Barron (bass/vocals), Alejandra Diez (synths and modulations) and Charlie Salvidge (drums/vocals), the quintet of TOY have developed a sound that manages to feel incredibly modern while […]
Tag: psychedelica
As a blogger, I receive an absurd amount of emails from artists, PR firms, labels, band managers and other industry folks. Increasingly i’m receiving emails from folks across the world and I have to admit, […]
The Chicago, IL-based Secret Colours debut self-titled effort and their 2013 sophomore effort Peach had the band as a sextet which is somewhat unusual for most indie rock these days. However, with the announcement of the band’s two forthcoming 2014 […]
Warp Records released Silver Wilkinson, Bibio’s most recent full-length release early last year, and the material managed to be summery and psychedelic in a way that was reminiscent of the likes of Nick Drake and interestingly enough, Junip. “Dye the Water […]
The Chicago, IL-based Secret Colours debut self-titled effort and their 2013 sophomore effort Peach had the band as a sextet (which is somewhat unusual for most indie rock these days). With the announcement of the band’s two […]
The Northern California-based band Sleepy Sun have been together six years, and in that time they’ve released three full-length records, and have toured with the likes of the Black Angels and the Arctic Monkeys. Their latest 7 inch single, 11:32/The Lane was […]
I caught the Cardiff, Wales, UK-based quintet of Joanna Gruesome at a CMJ Showcase at Death by Audio and although I eventually wound up in the Elmhurst General Hospital Emergency Room later that night, their […]
Last year was a big year for the Brooklyn-based psych rock band Ancient Sky, as their album T.R.I.P.S. received quite a bit of attention from the blogosphere for a sound that had been described as cacophonous, anxious and […]
Spires originally began as Matt Stevenson’s solo home recording project but the project eventually grew into actual band when Jack Collins (bass), Samuel Shea (guitar, synth) and Ethan Snyder (drums) were enlisted to flesh out […]
White Poppy is the solo project of the British Columbia-based Crystal Dorval, an artist who has publicly described her work as being both “experimental and therapeutic pop.” “Darkness Turns to Light” is the latest single […]
“Mother Nature Fetish,” is the first single from the Philadelphia, PA-based psych rock band Far-Out Fangtooth’s sophomore effort, Borrowed Time. Siltbreeze Records will be releasing the quartet’s forthcoming album on October 29th – which is perfect […]
The Leeds, UK-based quintet Hookworms have developed a reputation for their thunderous live sets, opening for the likes of Wooden Shjips, Sun Araw and Peaking Lights. And they won over quite a few fans in their native England though the release of […]
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 […]
Big Deal’s latest effort June Gloom was released by Mute Records on June 4, and the latest single from the album, “Dream Machines" sounds a a bit like Matt and Kim on steroids — big, stomping drums, chiming guitars, […]
“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 […]