Andrew Carver - Reviews
Big Dwarf
Distinctive and fresh-sounding psychedelia on debut album from UK group, Big Dwarf
Strangers Family Band
Excellent 1960's-influenced psychedelia on debut album from Calfornia-based group, the Strangers Family Band
Grim Tower
Engaging psychedelic folk on debut album from Grim Tower, the project of Black Mountain front man and Yeah Yeah Yeahs guitarist Imaad Wasif
Isaak
Excellent expanded and remastered new version of second album from last year for Italian stoner rockers, Isaak
Bevis Frond
Fabulous 1960's-influenced garage and experimental rock on latest double CD from the Bevis Frond, the project of British guitarist Nick Saloman
Frugal Puritan
Obscure long-lost folk rock from the mysterious Frugal Puritan, allegedly discovered in a tiny village between North Yorkshire and Wiltshire
Uncle Acid and The Deadbeats
Fabulous 1970's-influenced heavy metal/psychedelia on third album from Cambridgeshire-based group, Uncle Acid and The Deadbeats
Motorpsycho
Fiery back-to-basics latest album from durable Norwegian pyschedelic trio, Motorpsycho
Skanska Mord
Enjoyable 1970's-influenced second album from Swedish heavy rock/psychedelic act, Skanska Mord
Anders and Kendall
Sweetly melancholic indie pop on debut album from American male-female vocal duo, Anders and Kendall
Aidan Baker
Compelling new album from Canadian multi-instrumentalist Aidan Baker, which inspired by myths and folk tales about female water spirits, finds him working with eight women vocalists
Blank Realm
Melodic, yet distorted paranoid post-punk on latest album from Brisbane-based quartet, Blank Realm
Wooden Wand
Brooding latest album from Wooden Wand, the moniker for American singer-songwriter James Toth, which moves away from the country rock of his recent work, back to the dark sound of his earlier albums
Eternal Tapestry
Satisfying space rock on latest album from West Coast psychedelic outfit Eternal Tapestry, which takes many of its song titles from science-fiction stories and novels
Boris/Joe Volk
Excellent split LP between Japanese psychedelic rockers Boris and Bristol-based singer-songwriter and acoustic guitarist Joe Volk
Chris Brokaw
Versatile latest album from Boston-based guitarist and solo artist Chris Borkaw, which looks back to his former bands Come and Codeine, but also takes in many other indie influences
True Bypass
Fragile, but charming folk on second release from True Bypass, the project of Sleepingdog's Chantal Acda and dEUS's Craig Ward
Al Scorch and the Country Soul Ensemble
Frenzied and imaginative Americana on debut album from Chicago singer-songwriter and banjo-player Al Scorch and his band, the Country Soul Ensemble
Abrahma
Satisfying stoner rock on debut album from psychedelic-influenced Parisian trio, Abrahama
Nick Ferrio and His Feelings
Off-kilter and wryly humorous pedal steel country rock on debut album from Ottawa-based outfit, Nick Ferrio and His Feelings