Psych

New album: eleanor on earth || eleanor sings and swings

a fascinating kind of warped pop

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Some bands do CAPS. eleanor genzer keeps everything in lowercase. eleanor sings and swings is her second full-length in three months, with an EP in between and another record already lined up for May. What?

Genzer didn’t exactly enjoy making this one either. By her own account, it kind of forced itself out of her.

If that sounds like a warning sign, think again. These nine songs hit in a way you don’t quite see coming. eleanor sings and swings feels like Bob Dylan and Brian Wilson holed up somewhere, demoing warped pop songs for a side project no one was supposed to hear. At the same time, genzer points to a deep influence from Black American music of the 20th century, especially hill country blues, which gives the record an extra layer beneath the odd angles.

This isn’t a standard release by any stretch, but the melodies are strong and direct, and genzer’s voice pulls you in fast. Stranger than it looks, catchier than it has any right to be.



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New album: Robertson || Robertson

Sun-soaked psych-pop with a familial spark

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We already knew the Scottish father-son duo Kevin and Scott Robertson from The Vapor Trails and their solo work, but apparently they still had time and inspiration left for another project, which recently saw the light of day under the moniker of Robertson. Joined by producer/drummer Nick Bertling, they focus on melodic psych-pop (reminiscent of long-gone times, when The Byrds and The Kinks invented the wheel, or at least developed it further), now and then leaning towards folk rock.

The thirteen songs on their self-titled debut album switch between jangle and twang, but excursions into horns, strings, and pedal steel contribute to the feeling that we are wandering in a kaleidoscopic dream. This is a richly melodic record, ageless perfection with relatable lyrics, charming harmonies, and sun-drenched warmth.



Robertson, produced by Nick Bertling, is out digitally and on CD (self-released). Featuring Kevin Robertson (vocals, guitars, keys, harmonica), Scott Robertson (vocals, bass, guitars, keys), and Nick Bertling (drums, keys, backing vocals), with Arash Torabi (bass), Marco Pescosolido (cello), Tali Trow (organ, backing vocals), Ahren Buchheister (pedal steel), Kateryna Mytrofanova (strings), Alexey Zavgorodny (strings), Patricio Bottcher (horns), and Jim Shepherd (guitar) guesting on select tracks.

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The Loose Ends || April 2026

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There are more wantlist-worthy releases than time to cover them all. Starting this year, Loose Ends is our monthly fix for the great records that slipped through the cracks. Expect a key track and quick take on each release (35 this month!), and a link to add it to your shelves.

Gomez Addams || Let’s Blow Up The World
Fun album title, fun album art! Gomez Addams make their dystopian indie rock sound surprisingly jangly and upbeat on their latest.

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New album: core blo77er || bulgaria

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And now for something completely different. Inventive collage art in sound and image, that is.

Stratford, Canada’s core blo77er (spelled in lowercase, pronounced core blower) arrives with bulgaria, a scrappy, headphone-tilting set of miniature psych experiments that feel beamed in from a dorm room somewhere between 1996 college radio and a sleep-deprived literature seminar. It is anything but a traditional album, although fifteen tracks can be distinguished, all between two and three minutes long, except for the idiosyncratic cover of the ballad of frankie lee and judas priest (originally by Bob Dylan), which clocks in at nearly five minutes.

Expect captivating and intriguing sketches of fuzzed guitars, abrupt left turns, and vocals that drift from muttered narration to surrealist yelps. At first glance, it seems like a cocktail of The Avalanches’ sampling and Public Service Broadcasting’s rock sensibilities, but to a much greater extent you can hear the indie lineage. I think the charm lies mainly in the original and messy weirdness, half joke and half genuine obsession (as can be seen to an even greater extent in the accompanying video collages), but in any case, it is the kind of DIY artifact that deserves more attention.

Different indeed, but we can only applaud that, right?




bulgaria—written and performed by Don Rogalski—is out digitally via Continuity Chaos.

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New album: Telos Vision || Decisions

Big feelings and big arrangements as a leap into the unknown

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On his sophomore full-length Decisions, Swedish multi-instrumentalist Telos Vision aka Teodor Boogh trades comfort zones for open roads. The nine new songs go panoramic with a mix of warm psychedelic pop and melodic indie rock without losing their introspective core. The cohesion is impressive, atmospheric and persistently magnetic thanks to layered guitars, analog textures, and earnest, unguarded vocals.

The emotional thread running is one of transition throughout: letting go of control, leaning on connection, and choosing to step into the unknown anyway. Again and again, the lyrics return to the realization that you can’t fix everything, but you can decide to keep going: “I’m taking my chances // ‘Cause this life, yeah this life // Doesn’t give me no answers” (from Taking My Chances). Vulnerability and a widescreen scope, captured in a sound that is immersive, luminous, and mesmerizing.



Decisions—written, performed, and produced by Teodor Boogh—is out now digitally and on vinyl LP through Icons Creating Evil Art.

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New album: Salamirecorder || Inside The Cage

Basement-born hooks with reverb to spare

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Viennese musician Felix Schnabl, whom we apparently have seen perform live before in jangle pop outfit Laundromat Chicks, is back with his Salamirecorder project, delevering a considerably different sound. Their sophomore album Inside The Cage feels like it barrels straight out of the basement and onto the turntable, shrouded in darkness, yet sunbeams force their way through the caverns.

The ten lo-fi garage-psych songs blend 60s punk stomp with a wiry post-punk twitch and a splash of surfy reverb. On first listen, the nuance gets lost in the grit, but give it a few spins and you effortlessly distinguish the catchy bite wrapped in dancefloor swagger. Vocals snarl and charm in equal measure, riding lean rhythms that never overstay their welcome. This is raw, sweaty rock ’n’ roll that shakes dust off the walls, minimalist noise with maximum attitude.



Inside The Cage—written and procuded by Felix Schnabl—is out now digitally and on vinyl LP through Siluh Records.

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New album: Aka Belle || All Time is Now, Now is All You Have + The Time for Love is Always Now

Commune-core psych jams for the end times (and the afterparty)

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The latest release from Boise, Idaho-based cult collective Aka Belle is intriguing on every level, doubling down on their homespun mysticism. It starts with the title of this double-header: All Time Is Now (side A) and Now Is All You Have (side B) make up a full-length album of new material, and The Time For Love Is Always Now is a compilation of previously digital-only releases on a second disc. Ultimately, it is about the music, which cannot be pigeonholed, but is essentially a mix of kaleidoscopic psych-folk, gritty garage rock, and soulful rhythm & blues, sprinkled with tropicalia sweetness and weird joy.

It plays like a technicolor dispatch from a commune that discovered both a fuzz pedal and a philosophy book at the same yard sale. The lyrics aim skyward (Mother Earth sermons, cosmic love notes, and gentle reminders to stay human in a distracted age), but the real catch is the communal spirit humming underneath it all. Theremin wails and vibraphone sparkle drift through twelve songs recorded live with the kind of loose chemistry you can’t fake, with infectious harmonies that put an exclamation mark behind it. Indeed, intriguing, like a lovingly chaotic séance with incense smoke drifting through a basement show.



All Time is Now, Now is All You Have + The Time for Love is Always Now is out digitally, on cassette, CD and vinyl 2-LP, through Moon Ruins Records. Featuring Catherine Merrick (vocals, vibraphone, percussion), Christine Nygard (vocals, guitar, theremin), Sam Merrick (guitar, vocals, percussion), Anthony Mulparry (stand up bass, vocals, percussion), and Jake Stigers (drums, vocals, percussion).

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New single: Matthew Melton || Gaining on You

A renewed connection with the analog spark of Matthew Melton (Bare Wires, Warm Soda & Pleasers)

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My favorite Matthew Melton memory is him kicking in the bathroom door at EKKO (a venue in Utrecht), strolling in like a total rock star, that weirdly shaped guitar slung over his shoulder like it never leaves his side. I had just washed my hands, and witnessed what felt like an absurdistic movie scene. Minutes later, I saw Warm Soda hit the stage, already halfway obsessed. That show made things worse, in the best way.

Side note, this was also the night Add To Wantlist head honcho Dennis beat me to the last limited vinyl copy in a move I still consider morally questionable. The scars remain.

On-topic! I lost track of Melton’s output a bit when Warm Soda went on hiatus and he shifted into Dream Machine, a more psych-leaning project with his then wife Doris. Now he’s back under his own name with a new two-song single on Trust Fund Records, and it feels like a reset in all the right ways. The psych haze is still there in the rearview, but front and center is that vintage garage power pop he does so well. It’s unmistakably Melton, tapping into the spirit of Warm Soda, Bare Wires, and Pleasers without just rerunning the tape.

The A-side Gaining on You kicks in immediately, a classic Melton move, hook and groove arriving at the exact same second. No warm-up, no filler. It sounds effortless, all warm tones and sugar-sweet melody, but there’s real craft tucked underneath. The B-side Something to Give leans a bit rougher, with a touch more bite and a hint of old school psych creeping back in.

A more than solid return from Melton. If this is him getting back in the groove, you’ll want to keep an eye on what comes next.

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New album: Penny Arcade || Double Exposure

Lo-fi sketches caught in a haze of instinct

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In the window of London-based Penny Arcade sits Double Exposure, a compelling sophomore album from the solo project of James Hoare (previously also in Veronica Falls, Ultimate Painting, and Proper Ornaments). It comes across as a cracked-open sketchbook, looser and more experimental than 2024’s debut LP Backwater Collage. At the time I didn’t realize how telling that title was, but this time the patchwork feel is unmissable, matching the cover art. These are ideas caught in motion, often dissolving mid-thought, but that’s the point.

The twelve new songs dial guitars down just enough to let drum machines and woozy organs lead, giving them a hazy, late-night immediacy. There is a bigger role for psychedelics than before, with a hypnotic pulse and uneasy spirals, somewhere between melancholy and motorik daydreams. This record thrives on vibe rather than resolution. Messy, fleeting, but at times brilliant.



Double Exposure—written, performed, and produced by James Hoare—is out digitally, on CD and vinyl LP, through Tapete Records.

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New album: Graham Winchester || Feelin’ Like Dealin’

Reigning Sound collaborator raises the bar on his own

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Memphis, Tennessee-based singer-songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Graham Winchester has released his fourth solo LP, Feelin’ Like Dealin, a DIY effort that feels like a full-band recording, from swinging and danceable to subdued and mesmerizing. The sixteen new songs probably fit best in the garage rock category, but that door was wide open for surf, psych, and alt-country influences. The musician/producer has previously collaborated with Greg Cartwright, Jack Oblivian, and Clay Otis, among others, so it shouldn’t come as a surprise that this is a well-crafted record, yet it’s richer in instrumentation, arrangements, and sound than what you would expect from a single musician. There’s also quite a bit of variation in styles, tempo, and ideas surrounding these stories carved in rhythm and rust, but at its core, it is always about captivating rock ‘n’ roll.



Feelin’ Like Dealin’, written, recorded, and mixed by Graham Winchester, is out now digitally (self-released).

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