Nathan Ford recently expanded his popular music blog The Active Listener into the realm of digital downloads, making some of his favourite releases available to the masses. The...
Snapper "Snapper" 12' EP (Flying Nun & Captured Tracks, 2013) https://flyingnun.bandcamp.com/album/snapper The sounds of New Zealand from the late 70s and throughout the 80s and into the 90s...
'This is an album. Listen or perish!' What can one say about a band that claims to be Scotland's foremost Hawkwind tribute band and have a name like...
The Diaphanoids “LSME” (Tirk, 2014) It’s psychedelic funk (or funkadelic psych) from another planet, baby, as the Italian duo (Andrea Bellentani and Simon Maccari) return with another set...
Neal Ford & The Fanatics "Good Men" (Big Beat Records, 2013) Another thoroughly welcome, and long-awaited release is "Good Men" a powerful collection from Neal Ford & the...
The Stained Glass "A Scene In-Between 1965-1967" (Ace Records/Big Beat, 2013) Another long-anticipated collection and part of the ongoing "Nuggets From the Golden State" series is this, an...
I like these concerts held at clubs. Even more if you are sure that the band will play at bigger places in the near future. It gives you...
Ultra-heavy burning psych on delirious bi-colour swirling vinyl from the Nottingham psychonauts picks up where their debut left off and pumps up the volume and lysergic juices even...
The Movements "Like Elephants 2" (Crusher Records, 2014) What I like most about this offering from Swedish psych rockers The Movements is its diversity of song types....
Real Estate "Days" (Domino, 2011) With their bigger production and more self-assured nature, Days rolls along filled with a bright panoramic of jangling guitars, brining to mind those...