There’s so much character and creativity in this record by Winged Wheel. I have been enjoying it more than most of their experimental/kraut contemporaries and find it better than their (excellent) first record. Unlike their first record, 2022s No Island, their sophomore album Big Hotel was […]
Two excellent and immersive works from the Brazilian songwriter. No Reinon Dos Afetos is translated as “in the realm of affections” and these records sound like they’ve come from a amorous dream. Recorded over 7ish years with old friend and fellow Alagoas musician Batata Boy they […]
A demolishing record with an insane guitar wall of sound and driving drums. 40 minutes of sonic overdrive which gets intense as hell pretty quickly. And of course it’s from Japan. Check it out on YouTube
I live in a beautiful time and place for heavy psych. It’s clear that the genre, and specifically several trios/quartets that are active right now, will be the immediate future of psych rock in a major way. Of all those bands I think Kanaan may be […]
This is an intricate and uplifting album of psych pop that sparkles and bubbles with electroacoustic detail- laid out on top of stellar songwriting. It’s the UK groups first record since 2016 and their fifth for the inimitable Drag City Records, so there’s the first good […]
These are 50+ of my favorite studio records of 2023. I highly recommend all of these. There’s something here for everyone and they’re all eye opening and mind expanding in some way. It’s not comprehensive and I’ve forgotten loads of favorites but we’re all here to […]
Amazing psychedelic afro funk from Senegal. Even just the cover art tells you it rules. Definitely my new favorite afrofunk record, plus some of the greatest guitar playing I’ve ever listened to.
One of my favorite albums of 2021 turned out to be Bo Ningens self titled debut from 2010! Wanting to do a physical release of their first record but not content with a simple reissue or remastering, intercontinental psych rockers Bo Ningen have produced an entirely […]
DAIISTAR is a great Austin TX band I’ve seen at two different psych fests- Levitation (sharing a stage with Slift) and Freakout! (sharing a stage with Acid Mother’s Temple.) Both sets were excellent and checking out their newest did not disappoint. Psychedelic pop/rock with huge shoegaze/dreampop […]
Its been a great few years for American primitive music, particularly if you’re a fan of Fahey worship or drone music. More interesting and more fun than its peers is this is Henry Flynt-esq avant-garde hillbilly music from Baltimore. It’s got American traditional sounds that keep […]