New Releases

http://www.allmusic.com/artist/motorpsycho-mn0000599741/biography wrote:Named for a movie by American sexploitation auteur Russ Meyer, Motorpsycho is a Norwegian band whose music is an adventurous fusion of progressive rock, psychedelia, alternative rock, folk-rock, hard rock, and old-school heavy metal. Motorpsycho was formed in Trondheim, Norway in the fall of 1989 by guitarist Hans Magnus "Snah" Ryan, bassist Bent Saether, and drummer Kjell Runar "Killer" Jenssen, who all knew one another from playing the regional club circuit with various bands. After cutting a demo in 1990 (which was released under the title Maiden Voyage) and releasing their debut LP, Lobotomizer, in 1991, Jenssen left the band and Hakon Gebhardt, a high school friend of Ryan's, took over behind the drums.

https://fabiozuffanti.bandcamp.com/ wrote:Early this coming year, progressive rock fans will be delighted with the release of the highly-anticipated new Fabio Zuffanti project, entitled "La Quarta Vittima" ("The Fourth Victim"). The year (2014) marks the twentieth year of musical performance for Fabio, so he has constructed a modern masterpiece whose magnificence lies in being the sum of the unique amalgam of his diverse experiences (most noteably with Finisterre, Maschera Di Cera, Quadraphonic and Hostsonaten, as well as numerous well-received solo albums and projects). "La Quarta Vittima" is an album of modern progressive rock gems, encompassing elements of symphonic, dark, jazz, hard rock, electronic and psychedelic, presented in a unique musical kaleidoscope.

http://deanwareham.com/ wrote:Dean Wareham - Dean's first full solo LP  - will be released March 11 on Double Feature (USA) and Sonic Cathedral (Europe). 9 new songs (plus a bonus track exclusive to iTunes), produced by Jim James of My Morning Jacket, with the band (Britta Phillips, Anthony LaMarca, and Jim James).

http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/18987-eagulls-eagulls/ wrote:Eagulls are a four-piece band from Leeds who write revved-up post-punk songs combining the sound of a mannered Killing Joke, who they've covered, with a deep atmosphere reminiscent of early Misfits and guitars that bring to mind the Cure's "Boys Don't' Cry". Clean-cut vocalist George Mitchell, who keeps his eyes closed when he sings, clearly likes Ian Curtis, but his pained yelp is more reminiscent of onetime Baltimore standouts Wilderness or a cleaner Iceage with a hint of Joe Strummer's rock'n'roll swagger. All that, and he and the band can really write hooks.

http://wedgeband.bandcamp.com/ wrote:WEDGE was formed in early 2014 by Kiryk (vocals & guitar), The Holg (drums) & David (bass, organ & electric piano), three dedicated musicians and party pals from Berlin, Germany.

Named after the first ever stone tool created by the hand of man the group‘s sound is simple, raw, effective and causes fire if operated the right way ...especially live!

http://circassian.bandcamp.com/ wrote:Since 2009, the quartet Circassian has been torturing people with its music and pseudocultured influences.
Their music is fused by neo-psychedelic patterns, often forms of atonality and once again traditional melodies drawn from parts of asia and nothern africa.

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https://www.facebook.com/DaydreamMachine/info wrote:Daydream Machine began in vocalist/guitarist Jason Adams’s basement, a well-used room that seems like it’s held together by band posters, flyers and stickers—a record of the history of the bands that share the space, the people they’ve toured with and their influences. This record stretches more than a decade as do the musical careers of most of the members. Daydream Machine is made up of the front people of other notable bands. Founding members include singer/guitarist Jason Adams (The Upsidedown); singer/guitarist Matthew Strange (Hawkeye); guitarist/noise Jonathan Allen (Music for Headphones) Bassist Josh Kalberg and singer/flautist Charlotte Engler together form the folk-gaze duo The Whole Wide World. Drummer Jason (Plucky) Anchondo has a long history with West Coast bands including the Brian Jonestown Massacre, the Warlocks, Hawkeye, Spindrift and Miracle Falls.

http://consequenceofsound.net/2014/03/the-black-angels-announce-clear-lake-forest-ep-stream-diamond-eyes/ wrote:Austin psych-rock outfit The Black Angels released their fourth studio album, Indigo Meadow, just last April. On Record Store Day (April 19th), they’ll return with a follow-up EP entitled Clear Lake Forest, featuring seven brand new songs pressed on limited-edition clear vinyl.

http://www.mexicansummer.com/shop/quilt-held-in-splendor/ wrote:Held in Splendor is is an audacious pop-rock record with cascading harmonies and billowing textures, punchy rhythms and snarled guitars, wonderful depth and resplendent peaks. “Mary Mountain” takes hazy Summer of Love memories on a mid-summer road trip in a gleaming muscle car. “Tired & Buttered” invites Booker T over for an energy-addled jam in the garage. “The Hollow” twinkles like Fleetwood Mac and Galaxie 500, with sweet singing backed by the lap steel sighs of young acoustic guitar star and longtime Quilt pal Daniel Bachman. Held in Splendor is an album of personal poetry and public questions, confessions and aspirations—really, these 13 tracks are their own playground, brimming with the sort of unapologetic energy and wonder that turns simple songs into absolute anthems.

http://www.sputnikmusic.com/news/30559/Listen-to-new-Swans-track/ wrote:Swans have started streaming 'A Little God In Our Hands', the first track off the new LP, To Be Kind to see the light of day. The album will be released on May 13 through Young God/Mute Records.

Along with the song, the album art was also revealed, featuring 6 paintings by Bob Biggs each displayed on a different panel. To use them, it took over three decades for Michael Gira to obtain Biggs' consent.

http://www.sputnikmusic.com/news/30553/New-Brian-Jonestown-Massacre-album/ wrote:Brian Jonestown Massacre's Revelation, their 14th full length, will be released on May 19 through Cargo Records. It will be available on 180g translucent & opaque coloured vinyl 2LP and CD.

Revelation features contributions from original band member Ricky Maymi, Joachim Alhund (Les Big Byrd), who also sings on the opening cut, Constantine Karlis (Dimmer) and Ryan Van Kriedt (Asteroid #4).

http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2014/01/doug-tuttle-doug-tuttle.html wrote:It’s an album custom-made for deep headphone listening, and Tuttle and his cohorts pack the stereo field with incident and instrument. He tends to separate instruments between each channel, the better to disorient the listener—like on “Forget The Days,” where the majority of the song rattles away in the left speaker and a ghostly echo of an acoustic guitar and a Mellotron creep quietly along in the right. The work also adds to the cumulative effect of a track like “Where You Plant Your Love…Is Where It Grows,” which spills out from the center like a Rorschach test.

Like a lot of these modern psych records, Doug Tuttle does lose a little something in its attempt to so closely replicate the sound of its late ‘60s brethren. As he proved on MMOSS’ two LPs, he’s a player who’s capable of going into full freak-out mode.