Review: Aaron Fletcher and Tim Parkin are 77:78 and they dropped their debut album back in 2018 during a heatwave. It was perfect timing for a record that is scorched and red hot throughout with its throwback 60s beat pop sounds all rich in big hooks and English psychedelia. There are an array of deep and beautiful harmonies throughout the record, elements of tumble down dub and plenty of fragile vocal sounds. Standout include the likes of 'Papers' and the most metro of the lot, 'Love Said (Let's Go).'
Review: Leipzig band Acid Rooster have been laying out their template for hard-boiled psych rock for some six years now, and they're getting stronger with each release. This latest album is made up of six long-form jams doused in FX and holding down sustained grooves in a manner which doffs its cap to the pioneers of krautrock from Ash Ra Tempel to Amon Duul. There is a dustier finish to the band though, as they show themselves to be equally in thrall to the lurid squall of the American psyche explosion, but somewhere in the middle they come out truly sounding like themselves.
Review: Adelaida's fifth studio album Retrovisor arrives here on lovely high-quality 140g black vinyl which also comes with an insert with lyrics as part of the hand-numbered and limited edition 'The Noisy Series' on Spinda Records. It is a full throttle 13 track rock workout with dense and gauzy guitars layered up into impenetrable walls as the vocal wails fight your attention. It is a raw fusion of indie, grunge and shoegaze all the way from Santiago that will remind of classic bands from the late 90s.
Review: With See The World On Fire,"The Ar-Kaics return after six years with a thrilling new album steeped in dark, moody garage psych. Recorded entirely in singer-guitarist Johnny's bedroom/garage, the album unfolds as a concept piece exploring the very act of making an album, imbuing each track with a raw, visceral energy. Drawing inspiration from the mod-rocking and blues-blustering sounds of the 1960s, the album exudes a vintage charm while firmly rooted in the digital age. From the slow, Link Wray-esque groove of 'Chains' to the Neil Young-inflected blues boogie of 'Cornerstone' and the Seeds-inspired jangle of 'Dawning,' each song pulses with a sense of hopeless drama and ragged romance. Even the longest track, 'Never Ending,' excites with its grooving basslines, hypnotic rhythms, and fiery guitar solos, building to a brilliant psychedelic climax. See The World On Fire is a powerful example of garage rock that engages and impresses.
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