Category Archives: Psych rock

SONG OF THE DAY Ramases – Life Child

Posted on February 9, 2019 by

It’s not often I remember dreams in such vivid detail, but when I woke up this morning I still had the feeling of running, frantic running and panic! I had been trying to escape spaceships and aliens!  The air was … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Jimi Hendrix – Who Knows

Posted on February 3, 2019 by

Well, this is one artist that doesn’t really need any introducing and one track that is MIGHTY fine!..just listen to that bass!!  I have to admit, however, that a large part of the songs appeal goes to the accompanying vocals … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Night Beats – Messiah

Posted on January 12, 2019 by

The best way to get low-down grimy and scuzzy this side of midnight!!? Any side of midnight to be fair, this song is just ravishingly sexy-dark and I love it! Seattle’s purveyors of all things psychedelic create some of the … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – Billabong Valley (Live on KEXP)

Posted on January 9, 2019 by

Give me a song about ruthless outlaws, desolate landscapes and brutal tendencies and I’m a happy girl.. King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard have ticked more than a few boxes on my happy list with this gun-slinging glory box of … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Dollar Band – High Desert Walk

Posted on December 30, 2018 by

I’d never heard of LA’s Dollar Band until I stumbled upon Too Sensitive on Friday, so today I tracked down the album the song was taken from to see if the rest was as good as this track…and it most certainly … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Paul Revere & The Raiders – Rain, Sleet, Snow

Posted on December 24, 2018 by

I’m not the most Christmassy of people, if at all to be honest, but the challenge to find some decent Yule sounds was quite tempting, so here goes.  Rain, Sleet or Snow appeared on Paul Revere & The Raiders 1967 album, … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Jonathan Wilson – Tomorrow’s Child

Posted on December 13, 2018 by

North Carolina-born and now LA-based, Jonathan Wilson is a musician and producer whose sound has been described as “hippie-soul drenched folk-psych-rock.” He has been recording and releasing his music in bands since 1995, embarking on his solo career in 2011, … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Don Curtis – Man of Dakota

Posted on October 11, 2018 by

I’ve just caught this song on a radio show, but there was no track listing so I’ve been trying to work out what is was by the lyrics..I’m not even going to tell you how I translated the line ‘Man of … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Country Joe & The Fish – Death Sound Blues

Posted on September 22, 2018 by

With its slick guitar howls, fated lyrics and rattling percussion, Death Sound Blues is a song all about the foreboding demise of love.  Anguished vocals flood in after a lengthy sleek intro, opening with the line, “I hear that death sound, baby, Oh, … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Shocking Blue – Love Buzz

Posted on September 1, 2018 by

Years ago when I first heard Love Buzz I’d always assumed that it was a Nirvana original (it was released as their debut single in 1988).  It would be a few years later that I would discover otherwise and stumbling upon … Continue reading →

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