Former Black Crowe Rich Robinson’s Magpie Salute deliver on the promise of their live debut with the first batch of all new material on High Water I.

In the end that is all you can ask from a debut album, some great tunes, and a promise of something special unfolding. We will keep a psychedelic eye on these guys.

We’ve been big fans of Julie’s Haircut for a few years now and it seems they just keep getting better and better.  They are following up the release of their debut album for Rocket Recordings last year by self-releasing a new 12” record on their o …

Whilst this album is fun enough, and worth a few repeated listens, there is little here of any circumstance that makes you want to return too often. The finger is well and truly on the pulse of psychedelia and for a quick, heady trip you can’t go far wrong.

Let’s hope they don’t leave it another four years until we hear some more music, as they seem to be heading in a rather exciting direction.

A whirlwind of blackened hardcore that batters more than it seems possible for only having two members.

Guido Segers had a chat with Greg Sweetapple from Mistwalker and the affiliated projects on the collective Viridian Records, which comes from the coast of Newfoundland originally but has since changed his native Glovertown for Montréal. Greg Sweetapple

Chuck Stern of Stern tells us about the 3 records he thinks have influenced him the most during his musical career.

Dee Snider’s ‘For The Love of Metal’ shows that the mastermind is back with a vengeance. And the new album brings him back as the beast is still reigning terror. And this time, there’s no stopping him of bringing the heavy metal genre back to the forefront and its roots.

If you smashed together the heavy bass riffs or Godflesh with the detached ambience of Boards of Canada, Sunset Wrecks’ False Patterns is what you get.

The musicianship is super tight, and the songs have lots of quick changes and breaks. There is minor regard for traditional song structures, so some sort of verses and choruses, but ultimately a natural flow to the music. Think Chon, Battles, Don Caballero etc. The vocals, however, add an almost pop quality.

Sometimes it is better to hit the perfect sense of a certain genre than trying to invent the new musical wheel, and with Preservation, The Black Delta Movement is able to do exactly that.

This isn’t just a progressive rock band, but one of the most amazing up-and-coming bands to come out of Norway you need to check out.

The album is incredibly accomplished and is a treat for those who like their rock to sound like it’s wrapped in steel wool, dipped in vinegar, and inserted into a fresh wound.

From a duo of drums and guitar this is powerful sound which compels rigorous intellectual commitment, physical-material-sonic engagement, exuberant enjoyment and radical freedom.

Urne come racing out of the gate with their debut EP, blending progressive metal, thrash and metal, and leaving memories of their former bands in the rear view mirror.

This album is such a pleasant, burbling listen as it meanders and expands through your aural senses. The songs are long and droning, and they will draw you in! Despite these plusses, it’s not easy listening. For those who prefer their psych in short, neat slices, look elsewhere. These are songs you need to spend time with, inhabiting the sonic spaces carved out by this talented group.

Death and The Penguin’s debut album Anomie is full of syncopated bass and drum driven goodness. Math-rock anthems, bursting at the seams with energy and attitude.

There’s nothing worse than a band describing their work before hearing them talk about how they go back to their normal lives at the end of the day.

They are the nation’s most convivial improvisatory noise band, an ecstatic and celebratory communion. A Dionysian ritual both pagan and post industrial. If you haven’t seen them, I urge you to remedy that situation at the soonest possible opportunity.

A fantastic release that will not disappoint those with an equal love for odd rhythms and having a big grin on your face.