The Black Sand – ‘Lost in a Dream’ (2017)
Floating in from New Zealand, The Black Sand deliver a hypnotic series of fuzzed out sustained neo-psychedelic songs that are heavily washed in reverb and effects to enrapture...
Reviews
Thee Oh Sees – ‘Mutilator Defeated At Last’ (2015)
Lo-fi garage psych groovesters Thee Oh Sees album, Mutilator Defeated At Last will completely melt your mind--in a good way! The record hits the sweet spot from the...
“I Said, She Said, Ah Cid: The Exploito World of Alshire Records 1967-71” (2018) review
“I Said, She Said, Ah Cid: The Exploito World of Alshire Records 1967-71” (Grapefruit, 2018) Formed in 1967 by Hollywood based record distributor Al Sherman, the label which...
From The Vault: Pink Floyd – “Animals” (1977)
An album we need now more than ever ... It’s taken me a very long time to consider both the effects and truth behind Pink Floyd’s release of...
The Chesterfield Kings – “Psychedelic Sunrise” (2007) review
The Chesterfield Kings - Psychedelic Sunrise (Wicked Cool, 2007) Without a doubt, shortly into America’s punk musical phase, The Chesterfield Kings revamped the garage rock psych sounds of...
Geoff Gibbons – “Buffalo Hotel” (2017) review
Geoff Gibbons - Buffalo Hotel (Self-released, 2017) https://soundcloud.com/geoffgibbonsmusic/sets/buffalo-hotel-geoff-gibbons Geoff Gibbons’s newest album “Buffalo Hotel” is a cliché country ride that panders to formula, but is salvaged by the...
Kontiki Suite – “On Sunset Lake” (2013) review
Kontiki Suite - On Sunset Lake (2013) https://kontikisuite.bandcamp.com/album/on-sunset-lake Drifting on a summer breeze out of Laurel Canyon by way of the UK, Kontiki Suite shimmer the evening fire...
From The Vault: Spirit – ‘Twelve Dreams of Dr. Sardonicus’ (1970)
Many consider Twelve Dreams of Dr. Sardonicus, released in 1970, to be Spirit’s finest hour, though I still find their initial self titled album to be their crowning...
Oddnote – “Oddnote” (2018) review
Oddnote - Oddnote (Self-released, 2018) https://soundcloud.com/oddnote/sets/oddnote The Nasheville-based group Oddnote has released its debut self-titled LP, and there is quite a bit to dig into. The five members...
Meanr Mynr – “The Sacrifice” (2017) review
Meanr Mynr – The Sacrifice (Self-released, 2017) http://meanrmynr.com/album/the-sacrifice Genre-bending is a rousing frontier that has been pushed further and further over the decades. Seemingly disparate sounds have been...