If there’s one record from 2013 I’m ashamed for missing, it’s PAMPERS’ self-titled LP on In The Red. The grungy Brooklynites specialize in heavy, repetitive psych-punk coated by a thick, palpable layer of guitar sludge. Continue reading “Friday’s Find: Pampers – s/t LP”
DUMB DOCTORS is the moniker of Scott Dence from Charleston, SC. Originally a member of Boring Portals and Sans Jose, he has been recording these singles by himself since the beginning of the summer. I Am You is the most recent, delivering “two heart-exploding shots of pure garage psych power.”
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Courtesy of Black Candy Records in Italy and distributed by Rough Trade in Europe, GO!ZILLA just dropped their debut LP titled Grabbing a Crocodile. The band operates as a duo, delivering a grab-bag of sorts on their debut consisting of anything from punk to garage and dream pop to surf rock. The album’s self-titled single “Grabbing a Crocodile” starts us off with a gritty snarl, slowly burning and simmering in a pool of searing, acid-fueled psych. The band plans to make “Dazed Dream” the second single from their LP, which employs a totally different side of their approach to psychedelic rock. Warbled guitars and soaring vocals open the track with a hazy glimmer, creating a song that swings toward the dream pop fences.
Pretend it’s almost like a heavier Galaxie 500, using wondrous two-chord simplicity to progress the psyched-out bliss. Primal drumming and lysergic organs flutter as the track begins to re-emerge, revealing the details of a recalled dream (“I remember I was there”) along with a layer of invigorating guitar heat. As if you need any more reason to listen, you can get your fill of this crushing track right below. Head on over to the Go!Zilla Bandcamp if that’s got you drooling!
My Rating: SS
Genre/ Tags: Dream Pop, Psychedelic, Shoegaze
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Wharf Cat Records in Greenpoint, NY just released the third album from seething psychedelic wizards ANCIENT SKY. A follow-up to their Castle 7″ from earlier this year, All Get Out is a tripped-out journey through over 40 minutes of cloudy, folk-informed space rock. Continue reading “Friday’s Find: Ancient Sky – All Get Out”
Pittburgh’s newest psychedelic rock band SHAKY SHRINES just dropped their debut LP at the beginning of November. The band formed back in July, but in just a few short months they’ve released a couple EPs, a bunch of op art/ music videos and a 2D side-scrolling virtual cemetery website. They even supplied the soundtrack to a documentary about motorcycles, and, oh yeah, we shouldn’t overshadow their new self-released album Mausoleum.
As proven by their long list of accomplishments, this band loves all things creepy and psychedelic. When frontman Braden Faisant isn’t shredding in Shaky Shrines, he works in a “giant cemetery in Pittsburgh doing things like cleaning out crypt spiders, carrying caskets and writing songs while riding different tractors.” As if you needed any other proof, a job like this goes a long way to help mold their doom-flavored psych. “Can’t Quit” is the driving lead single from their new album, centered around shadowy guitar hooks and Faisant’s breathy howling. This is some truly maddening guitar pop disguised by the darkened psych vibes, but that’s only focusing on this lone track. Mausoleum is over thirty minutes of all things psych, whether it’s the drony “Stones in the Graveyard” or the haunting “Someone’s In the Basement.” Be sure to check out the video for “Can’t Quit” below, then head over to the Shaky Shrines Bandcamp for a full dose of their shadowy psych.
Genre/ Tags: Psychedelic, Garage Rock, Alternative, Pop
Shaky Shrines – Official Website – awesome 2D side-scrolling website !
Shaky Shrines on Bandcamp
After a string of solid 7″ singles, FUZZ is back with their debut self-titled LP for In the Red Recordings. The record was released in two versions – a regular edition and a deluxe edition complete with a fuzzy velvet sleeve, foil-embossed lettering and clear vinyl with black splatters. Continue reading “Friday’s Find: Fuzz – s/t LP”
SUN STONE REVOLVERS is a trio hailing from Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They were formerly known as just REVOLVERS when they dropped their first album Apocalypse Surfin’ in 2010 on Optical Sounds, but now they follow it up in a big way with their sophomore LP Spaceship X. The album unfolds like a hazy storm cloud engulfing the sky, revealing self-titled track “Spaceship X” with a grungy bass line, atmospheric guitar textures and soaring vocals. It’s the perfect way to open up this album, trapping us in this simmering mixture of stormy psych that is as hypnotic as it is gripping. Track two “On the Run” follows up in a similarly mesmerizing fashion, sustaining a pulsing bass line and a tight, jangly rhythm section. With songs like these there’s no doubts about this tripped-out space rock, so take a moment to check out “Spaceship X” below. If that’s got you wondering, the rest of this album will certainly hit the spot.
My Rating: SS
Genre/ Tags: Psychedelic, Space Rock, Alternative
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Sun Stone Revolvers on Bandcamp
PURLING HISS’ Paisley Montage was originally supposed to be a tour-only cassette tape in 2011. Unfortunately it never saw the light of day because the band left the whole box of brand new tapes on top of their tour van and drove off. The end result was a bunch of destroyed cassettes along the Schuylkill Expressway, ultimately leaving Philadelphia’s Richie Records to re-release the album on vinyl. Continue reading “Friday’s Find: Purling Hiss – Paisley Montage”
Last Laugh Records is a division of Almost Ready Records in Brooklyn, NY. They just reissued a 7″ originally from Killed By Death in 1978 by a punk band from Scotland called FIRE EXIT. The band is still active today and prides themselves as being Scotland’s longest running punk band. Continue reading “Fire Exit – Time Wall 7″”
As Ty Segall and his latest psychedelic stoner-metal outfit FUZZ continues to twist minds on their cross-country tour, we’re going to take a closer look at the band’s third 7″ single Sunderberry Dream from In The Red Recordings. Continue reading “Fuzz – Sunderberry Dream 7″”
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