After a six-year hiatus, O.R.B. returns with a new album. The fourth overall LP from the Australian band is titled “Tailem Bend” (Fuzz Club / Flightless) and is set to be released on July 12. Ahead of the album release, they’ve unveiled two singles. O.R.B. has previously ventured into sprawling…
Category: Psych Rock

Review: KALAC – ODYSSÉE
Wow, it seems like France is currently buzzing with space-rocking power trios. The latest introduction: KALAC from Dinan. With “ODYSSÉE” (Crème Brûlée / Clostridium / Weirdbeard / Echodelick), their debut album is now available. KALAC delves into captivating psych rock with space and krautrock elements. Their sound is constantly evolving,…

New EP: DREAMWAVE – Dreamwave And The Mindcave
DREAMWAVE is a quartet from Bristol that originally found each other in Brighton due to shared preferences. After a few singles, their first EP is now ready. “Dreamwave And The Mindcave” (Velvet Echoes) is a highly recommended release. The “Hidden Sun” single was once a teaser, and at that time,…

Review: The Third Sound – Most Perfect Solitude
After “First Light,” touring, and the Fuzz Club Sessions, Hákon Aðalsteinsson felt it was time to give his project The Third Sound a fresh start. The Berlin-based band has previously thrived on dark psych rock and stoic post-punk. The new album, “Most Perfect Solitude” (Fuzz Club), their sixth overall, does…

Review: Writhing Squares – Mythology
With the 2021 monster “Chart For The Solution,” Writhing Squares had already said a lot. So, how to proceed from there? Daniel Provenzano and Kevin Nickles retreated to a basement in New Jersey, experimenting in their new studio. The result, “Mythology” (Trouble In Mind), gathers the shards, trying to build…

Album Taster: GNOD – Spot Land
Quiet is the new loud: GNOD are taking it a bit easier for their latest release after some very intense outputs in the past. At least, that’s the preliminary information about “Spot Land” (Rocket Recordings), which will be released on May 31st. The Brits are sharing a preview of the…

New EP: Population II – Serpent Échelle
From Population II, we’ve already received several releases that took quite different paths within the realm of psych rock. Sometimes they leaned towards prog, other times they rocked more boldly. The new EP “Serpent Échelle” (Bonsound) also attempts something new. The band from Québec gets deeply entangled in mystical sounds…

Video: Color Green – Four Leaf Clover
Color Green cultivate Californian-style psych rock. Catchy, pleasant, yet ethereal. On July 12, the second album of the now expanded to a quartet band from Los Angeles will be released. “Fool’s Parade” (New West) features guest appearances by Tomas Dolas (Osees) and The Nude Party. We also find influences from…