Category: Psych Rock

Los Mundos must have fallen into a psychedelic rock cauldron as kids—or so it seems when diving into their new album Máquinas En Movimiento (Las Dunas). They cover all subgenres, with the Mexican duo truly steeped in every magic elixir of the style. Sixties vibes, garage, kraut, space—they’ve got it…

If the first album is titled Upstate, shouldn’t the second one be called Downstate (Drag City)? That’s exactly what Prison decided. The New York-based jam-rock project will release new tracks on January 31. For this album, core members Sarim Al-Rawi, Matt Lilly, and Paul Major opened up the studio to…

The instrumental band Wyatt E. blends mythical themes with rich psych rock. Next year, a new album will be released, and the band’s first two albums will receive reissues. All of this will happen under the label Heavy Psych Sounds, the band’s new home. Regarding the new album, Zamāru ultu…

Ten years of Sun Structures, a landmark in neo-psych that Temples delivered a decade ago. While a reissue of the album already exists, Other Structures (Fat Possum) completes the anniversary celebration. The EP includes four B-sides, all of which can easily stand alongside the tracks on the original album. These…

Frankie and the Witch Fingers are known for their breakneck, sprawling psych rock. The Los Angeles-based band regularly releases new albums, most recently Data Doom about a year ago, where they perfected their signature “Frankie sound.” Now they continue with their new single Bonehead (The Reverberation Appreciation Society / Greenway),…

Longheads hail from Norfolk but are now adding their flavor to the London psych scene. Their debut album, Layers Of Wax (Stolen Body), is set to be released on November 4th. “Deathcap Farmer” offers a first taste. We’re in the realm of heavy psych, somewhere between stoner, doom, and space…

ACID ROOSTER from Leipzig play instrumental psych rock that expands into space and kraut rock. Most recently, we experienced a spectacular trip with their 2023 album Flowers & Dead Souls. This journey will continue on October 25th with Hall of Mirrors (Tonzonen / Little Cloud / Cardinal Fuzz). There are…

For three years, GROOP jammed publicly at Zebulon in Los Angeles, with a rotating lineup and always a bit different. These sessions were recorded and refined, resulting in a new album with six improvised tracks. This Place Is The Space (Six Tonnes De Chair) follows their 2022 debut album. Like…

It’s been less than a year since the first collaboration between Finnish space rockers Nolla and guitar hero Mike Vest. As KALIYUGA EXPRESS, they delivered trippy, endlessly echoing Psych Space Kraut Rock on Warriors & Masters. Now, there’s more. For Occult Future (Riot Season), Nolla laid down the foundation in…

Just over two years ago, four bands from the realms of space, kraut, and psych rock came together for the mini-compilation “International Space Station.” Now, the second installment has been released via Worst Bassist / Echodelick / Weird Beard. Once again, four bands, mainly from German-speaking countries, each take over…