Friday’s Find: The People’s Temple – Utopia 7″

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Right after their third LP on Hozac Records, THE PEOPLE’S TEMPLE return with a new 7″ from Agitated Records in London. Utopia is a continuation of the group’s psych-flavored garage rock, containing three of their freshest tracks to date. Continue reading “Friday’s Find: The People’s Temple – Utopia 7″”

Friday’s Find: Zig Zags – s/t LP

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After a string of high-quality 7″ records and cassettes, Los Angeles trio ZIG ZAGS return with their long-awaited self-titled debut from In The Red Records. A handful of songs are culled from their Burger Records cassette, but they’re entirely re-recorded for maximum impact. Continue reading “Friday’s Find: Zig Zags – s/t LP”

Friday’s Find: The Everywheres – Habitualism CS

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THE EVERYWHERES have just self-released a new cassette tape entitled Habitualism. It follows hot on the heels of their 2013 debut for Father/Daughter Records, adding eight fresh tracks of blues flavored psych-pop to their growing discography. Continue reading “Friday’s Find: The Everywheres – Habitualism CS”

Friday’s Find: Slushy – Pastime Gardens

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Grabbing Clouds Records just released the debut LP from Chicago duo of Chris Kramer and Brent Zmrhal – aka SLUSHY — who create sticky, candy-coated guitar pop with both surf and garage influences. Continue reading “Friday’s Find: Slushy – Pastime Gardens”

Friday’s Find: Verma – Sunrunner

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The ever-reliable Trouble in Mind Records deliver a new LP from Chicago psych-outs VERMA. Sunrunner contains seven epic tracks that fall somewhere between progressive psych and space rock, with a heavy emphasis on improvisation. Continue reading “Friday’s Find: Verma – Sunrunner”

Friday’s Find: Ex-Cult – Midnight Passenger

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Midnight Passenger is the sophomore LP from EX-CULT, and their second full-length for Goner Records. They build on their own catastrophic sound, delivering 10 brutal psych-stained punk assaults. Continue reading “Friday’s Find: Ex-Cult – Midnight Passenger”

Friday’s Find: BRONCHO – Can’t Get Past the Lips

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Can’t Get Past the Lips is the debut LP from Tulsa, OK four-piece BRONCHO. CQ Records and Guestroom Records Records released the album together back in 2011, and it’s packed with 10 crushing anthems about fights, girlfriends and record stores. Continue reading “Friday’s Find: BRONCHO – Can’t Get Past the Lips”

Friday’s Find: Denney and the Jets – Mexican Coke

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This week’s tale begins with Christopher H. Denney, leader of Nashville’s newest group of scoundrels DENNEY AND THE JETS, at age 9, stealing pills from his grandmother and smoking two packs of cigarettes a day. Continue reading “Friday’s Find: Denney and the Jets – Mexican Coke”

Friday’s Find: Ex Hex – Hot and Cold 7″

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Based out of Washington DC, EX HEX is a trio consisting of Mary Timony, Betsy Wright and Laura Harris. Their debut, limited-edition 7″ Hot and Cold was just released by Merge Records, in advance of a full-length album later in 2014. Continue reading “Friday’s Find: Ex Hex – Hot and Cold 7″”

Friday’s Find: The People’s Temple – Musical Garden

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Bringers of Midwestern psychedelic rock THE PEOPLE’S TEMPLE are back with their third LP, Musical Garden. Released by Chicago’s own Hozac Records, it’s loaded with 13 tracks of squealing psych guitars and dreamlike melodies. Continue reading “Friday’s Find: The People’s Temple – Musical Garden”