Psych

New album: Coral Fuzz || Coral Fuzz

Heavy grooves and kaleidoscopic melodies

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After making waves with 2023’s Fata Morgana LP and 45s like 2025’s You’re So High b/w Mystic Eyes, Athens garage-psych outfit Coral Fuzz returns with a self-titled second album that further raises the bar. Rooted in the raw energy of 1960s psychedelia but powered by a modern, speaker-rattling intensity, these twelve new songs surge with fuzz-drenched riffs, hypnotic grooves, and kaleidoscopic textures.

The record captures an unfiltered analog warmth that never sacrifices melody for volume. Moving between shadowy settings, explosive climaxes, and occasional Western-tinged detours, the band takes you to higher spheres: “I can see the break of light // Cause I can travel with my mind” (from standout track Reflections In My Mind). It’s a thrilling, sultry, full-throttle ride.



The eponymous Coral Fuzz album is out digitally and on vinyl LP through Sunnyboy66 Records. Featuring George Papakostas (vocals, guitars, organ, harmonica), Manos K (bass guitar, backing vocals), Argyris Aliprantis (drums, percussion, jaw harp, backing vocals).

Add to wantlist: Bandcamp || Discogs

New album: The Mellons || The Mellons In Color

Good vibrations meet grand arrangements

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On 2022’s amazing debut album Introducing…, Utah neo-baroque band The Mellons used just about everything in their surroundings that makes a sound, and for their sophomore full-lengther In Color they have expanded their arsenal even further. Not as an end in itself, but simply to mine the late-1960s habitable zone as best as possible, serving up sunshine psych and baroque pop with an infectious sense of joy.

The fifteen new tracks are packed with orchestral flourishes, playful hooks, and kaleidoscopic arrangements that must have been lovingly handcrafted. From the first notes of the short opening tune You’re Invited!, you feel that these guys are determined to embrace you with warmth. Even the commercial-style breaks add to its charm, creating a whimsical, immersive listen. Above all, the flawless harmonies and richly layered instrumentation make this a vibrant, contemporary celebration of pop’s most colorful era.




The Mellons In Color is out digitally and on vinyl LP through Earth Libraries. Produced, arranged, and performed by Andrew Colin Beck (vocals, guitars, piano, organ, mellotron, tenor saxophone, aux percussion, claps, Nord Electro 6D, recorder, tubular bells, glockenspiel, bongos, Ringos, French horn, kazoo, voice-over) and Denney Fuller (vocals, bass, guitars, trumpet, euphonium, French horn, fife, banjo, mellotron, piano, organ, aux percussion, toy piano, glockenspiel, slide whistle, Nord Electro 6D, tubular bells, claps, stylophone, bongos, kazoo). Also featuring Ian Francis (drums, background vocals, aux percussion, bongos, claps), Rob Jepson (vocals, claps), Glenn Brigman (guitars, background vocals, claps), Nelson Devereaux (flute), Nicole Pinnell (cello), and Allison King (violin).

Add to wantlist: Bandcamp || Earth Libraries

New album: Astrologer || Maiden America

Garage pop for crate diggers and daydreamers

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“Mid-fi powerjangle & pop oddities” is how Astrologer describe themselves, and for once, the self-assessment is spot on. On their third album, Maiden America, Andy Cline and Candy Caballero blend garage pop with decades of pop and rock’n’roll history, creating eight songs that feel less like quirky curiosities and more like hidden treasures.

The duo cast a surprisingly wide net here, hopping effortlessly between jangly guitars, power-pop hooks, and offbeat flourishes without ever losing sight of the song. The result is a compact but rewarding listen that reveals a new detail with each spin.

The album may be oddly absent from Bandcamp, making it harder to point you toward individual highlights, but the opening run of Clarion Call, Drug of Choice, and Coyote is as good a place to start as any. Better yet, dive into the whole thing.

Maiden America is out now on LP via Lolipop.

Add to wantlist: Lolipop Records

New EP: Wooden Overcoat || Hello Sunbeam

Captivating sonic landscapes create a melancholic escape

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Hello Sunbeam, the debut EP from Portland, Oregon’s Wooden Overcoat, is a compelling blend of garage-psych, dream-pop, and shoegaze that feels both intimate and expansive. Across four lo-fi tracks, Brant Hajek and his band construct a hazy, emotionally charged world of reverb-soaked guitars, layered harmonies, and immersive melodies.

It’s all about ambience, which is colorful, mesmerizing, and hypnotic (I could have embedded a Bandcamp stream below, but the videos add this dimension, highlighting the dreamlike qualities that define the release). Warm, immersive, and deeply personal, the four musicians transform personal turmoil and fragile connection into a richly textured and affecting listening experience.


Hello Sunbeam—written, recorded, mixed, and mastered by Brant Hajek—is out digitally (self-released). Featuring Brant Hajek (guitar, lead vocals), Mac (guitar), Dillon Glusker (bass), and Brian Levin (drums).

Add to wantlist: Bandcamp 

New single: The Mourning After || Let The Love-In Begin

Rogue Records strikes again

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We recently catched them on Chaputa!’s awesome Still Primitive compilation, and now Sheffield garage rock lifers The Mourning After return with another killer 45 on Rogue Records, pairing two raucous tracks that showcase the band’s enduring knack for blending raw energy with psychedelic flair.

The band made their debut in 1988 and reportedly wrote the A-side Let The Love-In Begin sometime back then. It’s great that it’s finally seeing the light of day, because it’s a must-hear song that digs deep into 1960s freakbeat, riding a heavy groove alongside a rich arrangement. B-side Take Love Then She’s Gone is even catchier, a should-be hit that sets the dance floor on fire.

Let The Love-In Begin b/w Take Love Then She’s Gone is out digitally and on vinyl 7″ through Rogue Records.

Add to wantlist: Bandcamp

New album: American Cream Band || Twin

Opposing forces meet in exhilarating harmony

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Saint Paul, Minnesota’s American Cream Band surprises with an inimitable mix of punk funk, art rock, mutant disco, new wave, kraut, noise, and psych. Their new album Twin thrives on tension and release, turning the idea of ​​duality into its guiding principle. Across an A-side built for movement and a more reflective B-side, contrasting female-male chants spark against a backdrop of repetition, groove, and invention.

The ten songs shift in tempo, between dancefloor momentum and hypnotic dreams, but always with an imaginative saxophone to keep listeners on their toes. Richly layered throughout, it turns friction and instability into something unexpectedly beautiful and exciting. It’s is an expansive vision that turns diversity into connection with heart, depth, and purpose.



Twin is out digitally and on vinyl LP through Quindi Records. Featuring Liz Buhmann (vocals, percussion, drum machine), Nathan Nelson (vocals,synths), Alex Meffert (sax), Andy Rockwood (guitars), Jesse Kwakenat (bass), Birdy (keys), Alex Achen (percussion, vocals), Mat Heinrich (drums), Adam Patterson (percussion, piano), Joe Berns (synths), Ivy W.W. (harmonies), Becca Andersen (harmonies), and Marissa Galan (harmonies).

Add to wantlist: Bandcamp

New album: Upupayāma || Honestly Flowers

A masterclass in globetrotting psychedelia and rhythmic funk

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“Honesty Flowers was born from listening to lots of funk music from all over the world, lots and lots of African music, and from listening to myself as I spent whole nights playing all kinds of percussion instruments. I would fall into a sort of trance and play the same rhythm for hours on congas or on a djembe. It’s an album that was born above all from the beauty of being able to narrate the unknown and recognise yourself in it, which could translate into telling stories and bringing them to life.”

This is what Italian multi-instrumentalist Alessio Ferarri says about the fourth studio album under his Upupayāma moniker, an epic double LP with 11 songs in 1 hour and 11 minutes. It’s a sprawling masterpiece that pushes his signature brew of organic psych-rock and global grooves into percussive, trance-inducing, and distorted territory. Listeners can expect a heady, hedonistic experience through rhythmic African funk, scorched-fuzz riffing, winding motorik jams, and pastoral acid-folk.

From a Mongolian prairie on horseback towards an unknown destination (Fliiim / Laliīmph) to boogie played by some imaginary crazy and slightly pissed-off Peruvians (Mystic Chords of Memory), from a ritual dance from deep Africa (Yuya) to two sounds that mirror each other, allowing past and future echoes to be here and now (Sound Mirrors), and so on—you and I couldn’t make it up. Honesty Flowers is a clever and hypnotic trip across continents and the cosmos. Mind-expanding.



Honestly Flowers—mixed by Chris Smith, mastered by Joseph Carra—is out digitally, on CD-R and vinyl 2-LP, through Fuzz Club Records. Written, performed, and recorded entirely by Alessio Ferarri (guitars, keys, flute, sitar, and an arsenal of percussion).

Add to wantlist: Bandcamp || Discogs || Fuzz Club

New EP: Chico Detour || Wash It Down

From Soft Eyes to Snake Pit

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Seattle’s Chico Detour bottle the reckless spirit of vintage garage rock and shake it hard on their new EP Wash It Down, although shifting in pace and intensity. Led by Sebastian Felipé, the band has fun with surf riffs, psych-fuzz energy, and classic R&B bravado, held together by undeniable chemistry and unfiltered electricity.

The six crunching tracks here break into three distinct phases: loud and raucous at the start (I Want It / Corrido Note), laidback and exotic in the middle (Soft Eyes / Crying at My Party), then back to full-throttle bangers by the end (Christo’s Ghost / Snake Pit). Intuition and hooks are more important than polish or perfection, but it works like crazy.



Wash It Down—recorded, mixed, and mastered by Erik Takuichi Wallace—is out digitally and on cassette through Den Tapes. Featuring Sebastian (guitar, vocals), Christopher (lead guitar)
Brennan (bass, harmonies), Michelle (keys, organ, harmonies), and Jacob (drums, percussion).

Add to wantlist: Bandcamp

New album: Zuffalo || Flock of the Town

Psychedelic grooves for wandering hearts

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Flock of the Town, the third full-length album by Toronto eight-piece Zuffalo, comes across as a vibrant live show full of magical spirit and playful fun. Its eleven original songs are bursting with funky basslines, soulful keys, warm harmonies, and exploratory guitar work, drawing from psychedelic rock, retro soul, and rootsy jam-band traditions—a unique combination, grooving and colorful.

Tight songwriting explores the tension between modern anxieties and the desire to break free from them, whether through self-discovery, human connection, or simply stepping outside the daily grind. Nevertheless, an optimistic thread of growth prevails, reminding us that even in uncertain times we can embrace life’s strange beauty: “You’re either stuck in a bird cage or you’re flying// Into the morning light.”

Even more striking are the sun-drenched melodies, commanding vocals, and spacious production that lift the whole record into an effortlessly good mood. It’s on the two longest cuts, Tension (06:47) and Bloom (07:21), that this amazing band really stretches out and shows the full depth of what they are capable of.



Flock of the Town—produced by Mackenzie Jordan and Zuffalo—is out digitally, on CD and vinyl LP (self-released). Featuring Kim Manning )piano, rhodes, organ, vocals), Mikey Vukovich (bass, guitar, vocals), Mackenzie Jordan (guitar, backing vocals), Sean Steele (guitar, vocals), David Celia (guitar), Daniel Honsberger (guitar), Steve Lavery (synth, organ), and Eric Vanier (drums).

Add to wantlist: Bandcamp

New album: Taste || 1/2 Fantasy

14 lo-fi gems waiting to be discovered

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Compiled from two previously self-released tapes, 1/2 Fantasy is the solo debut full-length from Taste aka Oli Lipton (Now, Cindy). The Oakland, California-based singer-songwriter filters energetic power-pop romanticism, ragged glam swagger, and psychedelic art-punk whimsy into 14 lo-fi songs that shimmer with equal parts wit and longing.

Everyday details drift through a haze of jangly guitars, distinctive vocals, and tape hiss, grounded by home-recorded intimacy, sharp songwriting, and an enigmatic smile. It’s pure and ramshackle at once, but listen closer and you’ll find a trove of clever concepts and addictive hooks buried in the noise. Idiosyncratic and restless as it is, it possesses a strangely hypnotic magnetism comparable to the solo work of Alan Vega.



1/2 Fantasy is out digitally and on vinyl LP through Tough Love Records.

Add to wantlist: Bandcamp

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