A recommended gem of an article. Every so often I’ll get on a huge Boards of Canada kick and invariably cue up Music Has the Right to Children on… Continue reading
Melbourne’s Horatio Luna, a founding member of 30/70 Collective, lays on the 70s funk fusion thick with his new alias The Psychedelic Freaks. The Psychedelic Freaks – “To The Funk… Continue reading
David Axelrod takes a cross-country road trip with Ennio Morricone. The latest song from the Brooklyn artist and recent Los Angeles transplant Aaron Frazer imagines psychedelic soul through the… Continue reading
This year saw an avalanche of amazing sounds from the likes of Skinshape, Eddie Chacon, Skinny Pelembe, Rahill, Ego Ella May, Quantic, Crumb & Melody’s Echo Chamber, Tara Clerkin Trio, Four Tet,… Continue reading
New favorite genre alert: “DENIM PSYCH.” “Memory Maze” by Louisville, Kentucky 7-piece DOOM GONG (definitely my least favorite gong) is an orchestral jazz-progressive rock joyride. DOOM GONG… Continue reading
“Lost in the vibration.” Byron Bay‘s psychedelic Babe Rainbow gets an intergalactic groove makeover courtesy of Jagwar Ma’s Jono Ma that is all but guaranteed to get your feet… Continue reading
Conveying the hazy, ethereal sounds of Melody’s Echo Chamber, Little Dragon, and Men I Trust. “Familiar” by Bristol, UK five-piece Pocket Sun is pondering and reflective, tinged with psychedelic… Continue reading
Psychedelic indie-soul-jazz from Beijing. Into this freeform journey from the wonderfully named 表情银行 (Mimik Banka), which is translated as “Facial Expression Bank.” 表情银行 (Mimik Banka) – “阻击手与陨石… Continue reading
The collaboration we didn’t know we needed that makes perfect sense. “Le Temple Volant” is a psychedelic whirl of intrigue from the Brooklyn group Crumb and the French artist… Continue reading
An airy yet cloudy R&B cut that dissolves into a swirling psychedelic soul soup. “Working” is the latest from Andrea Isabelle Phillips, otherwise known as And Is Phi, a… Continue reading
“Pretty Little Painted House.“ Cousin by marriage to Big Thief’s Adrianne Lenker, the Minnesota-raised, Vermont-based musician Lutalo Jones melds decidedly raw, lo-fi drums that recall Unknown Mortal Orchestra‘s roughened… Continue reading
Heavy psychedelic funk from Melbourne. Taking cues from the visionary David Axelrod and his group, The Electric Prunes, Patrick Ryan aka Cantrips‘ latest cut is a weighty cinematic library… Continue reading
Can’t believe that an artist sounding this accomplished has only three previous singles to her name. Having supported Alvvays and The Marias while playing in another band last year,… Continue reading
Felipe Puperi lists Bill Withers, Shuggie Otis, and SAULT as his soul heroes past and present. Opening with lush strings, “Pra Trás” by the ex-frontman of Wannabe Jalva, Sao… Continue reading
I’ve been a fan of Dina and Faro, also known as Diva-Sachy Jeffrey and Alex Headford, for nigh on nine-ish years now, ever since I first heard “Late Night” back in 2016.… Continue reading
Alt-electro from Belgium. Antwerp‘s Mozes Mosuse aka Movulango‘s latest, “The Peak,” is a dizzying rush of pulsing electronic drums paired with a vocal that imagines Kurt Cobain meeting Gary Numan.… Continue reading
I’m getting some worry-free New Zealand soulful dub vibes from this that recall the lilting beats of Fat Freddy’s Drop and the choral haze of Lord Echo. “Believe In… Continue reading
Psychedelic Americana laced with golden guitar tones and a honeyed chorus that sounds like 1960s London multiplied by 2020s Nashville. Love this latest single from Nashville-via-Utah artist and producer… Continue reading
Floating above the Nashville skyline to this. “Taken Back,” a new track from Nashville artist Michael Rich Ruth, is an ambient jazz odyssey designed for teleportation. Love… Continue reading
Highlife meets psychedelic soul. “Mantra,” the latest single from Torquay, Australia’s Immy Owusu, is a carefree coastal breeze. Immy Owusu – “Mantra” … Continue reading
Delicate psychedelic folk from the former Yeasayer co-frontman. Love those waterlogged piano keys. Anand Wilder – “I Don’t Want Our Love To Become Routine” https://soundcloud.com/anandwilder/i-dont-want-our-love-to-become … Continue reading
More science fiction psychedelic soul from the Leicester, UK trio Shadeemus. Love this latest one from Scott Xylo, Demigosh, and Adam. “Solaris” is a string-laden, dimension-traveling invitation… Continue reading
Psychedelic Indian-influenced disco from Melbourne, Australia. Says Glass Beams – “My father was born in India and moved here when he was 17, and after recalling this memory I… Continue reading
Brooklyn dream-pop duo Corbu have teamed up with Jimi Goodwin from Doves to create “Lost & Found,” a dusty breakbeat-led, dubbed-out cut of psychedelic indie-dance. Corbu ft Jimi Goodwin… Continue reading
Jaunty and joyous. Fringed with plenty of 60s guitar fuzz and psychedelic horns (that would be Jon Natchez from The War On Drugs on baritone sax), “Easy to Love”… Continue reading
Spacey, psychedelic indie ruminations from Brooklyn. Love the texture of those drums. Crumb – “BNR” “BNR” is out today. Get… Continue reading
Produced by Ty Segall, this new song by Gabe Flores’ Grave Flowers Bongo Band is a gloriously blurred and fuzzy psychedelic cover of “Down Man” by the Dutch 70s rock band Brainbox. … Continue reading
Psychedelic bossa nova pop from Toulouse, France. Laure Briard – “Respire” “Respire” is taken from Laura Briard’s new album, Eu Voo, out now. Get it here. … Continue reading
Currently very much into “Orbiting” by Brighton, UK’s Fable, which sounds like a mellower, psychedelic Portishead, especially when that delightfully frayed electric guitar comes in. Fable – “Orbiting” … Continue reading
Spacey, psychedelic beat science from London duo FYI Chris (aka Chris Coupe and Chris Watson) that veers through house, Jersey club, and drum ‘n’ bass. FYI Chris – “No Sun”… Continue reading
Cleo Sol, Gabriels, Moses Boyd, Arlo Parks, Thundercat, Photay, Jorja Smith, SAULT, plus many more all created the most magnificent sounds this year. Here are my favorite one hundred… Continue reading
Scott Xylo, Demigosh, and Adam are the Leicester, UK trio Shadeemus. Science fiction psychedelic soul. Love that guitar in the center, the rain downpour in the background, and… Continue reading
South London psychedelic soul. Only just been released. Already feels like a classic. Common Saints – “Idol Eyes” “Idol Eyes” is taken… Continue reading
That psychedelic textured Paul White production. Love that raw flute, that friendly bassline, those shakers, and that general sense of uplift throughout. Paul White ft Iyamah & Remi… Continue reading
Welsh psychedelia par excellence. Carwyn Ellis, the man behind Colorama, has teamed up with Shawn Lee, the man behind his very own Ping Pong Orchestra and collaborations with AM,… Continue reading
“You could grow forever, if you let yourself.” Beginning with a pensively picked acoustic guitar, “Grow Forever” is a singalong soul throwback that leans back complete with vibraphone chimes,… Continue reading
まったり… I’ve never felt so chilled. “Mushi No Uta,” (“A Bug’s Song,” if you will), the latest from Tokyo psychedelic rock band Kikagaku Moyo (“Geometric Patterns” in… Continue reading
Gracias and arigato. Supremely in love with “Thank You,” the final track on Buck, which is the debut album from the Rialto, California trio known as Tony, Kevin, Eric and… Continue reading
A psychedelic acoustic folk gem. “Blow Up” is the new single from Dublin, Ireland’s Aoife Nessa Frances. I am completely here for those strings, that guitar strummery, that hand… Continue reading
Decidedly cosmic. LA musicians Alex Hastings and Bryan Gomez are Pioneer 11, your new favorite psychedelic space rock duo. Much like their NASA robotic space probe namesake from… Continue reading
The ideal sound to open up 2019. Cairo, Egypt experimental composer and musician Maurice Louca starts January in the best possible way with his new track, “The Leper,” which brims… Continue reading
Best listened to while turning in circles, head and hands raised to a better future. I’m very completely feeling this neo-psychedelic nugget from Portland, Oregon band Shadowgraphs. … Continue reading
In the mood for some very excellent soupy psychedelic jazz that glimmers with experimental wonder? You are, then, very much in the right place. “Hold On,” from… Continue reading
Chileans Brian Silva and Jossip Tkalcic came all the way to Barcelona to meet Carlos Ramos and Marc López and form the Zephyr Bones, a band who specialize in crafting exquisite and lazy psychedelic… Continue reading
The stunning, psychedelic, freeform acoustic jazz effect. LA-based singer-keyboardist Eli Goss and NY-based drummer-bassist Harry Terrell are the Breathing Effect. Their song “Josephine,” which I played on my… Continue reading
Distant bell arpeggios, bass drones, expectant guitar notes, and misty vocals fill the entirety of the percussive, psychedelic-folk song “Gola Malimbe,” the latest musical output of Bergen, Norway natives and former Funin members Marit… Continue reading
“Cold Comfort” from Leeds, UK band Caro is a fuzzy, psychedelic jam reminiscent of fellow Brit musical boundary-pushers Everything Everything and Alt-J. Track of the day. Caro – “Cold… Continue reading
Melbourne! You’ve delivered the goods again! Mightily diggin’ this drifting, cosmic, psychedelic-dream-pop nugget courtesy of Aussie five-piece Crepes. Track of the day. Crepes – “Hidden Star” … Continue reading
Western Australia’s finest hip-hop-jazz outfit, Koi Child, return with a brand new video for “1-5-9.” Tame Impala’s Kevin Parker produced the song (and their forthcoming album), giving “1-5-9” a… Continue reading
Bolingbrook, Illinois’ Yusef Rumperfield is the newest addition to the Tall Black Guy Productions label. If the name Yusef Rumperfield sounds familiar, it may be because it recently appeared on the 80’s… Continue reading
