Another new release from Hypnotic Bridge, this time from our longtime friends The Reverberations. “Milder Higher” b/w “Sunshine”. The A side, “Milder Higher” was inspired by a fictional psychedelic experience (with all the exciting highs and mellow lows), and marks a new, more complex direction in The Reverberations’ sound. The time signature changes! The rotary speaker! It’s all groovy psychedelic fun with the expert precision that we’ve come to expect from The Reverberations. The B Side, “Sunshine” is a bit of a depart from the garage psych and ventures more into powerpop land, which is a delight. Sunny and bright and fun, it almost sounds like a tune that could’ve…

Open Mind Records proudly presents the second album I’d Much Rather Be with the Noise from the mighty poptastic noise machine and rock’n’roller Råttanson. The self-produced, low-budget, high-ambition album contains 14 sizzling original cuts. There’s a shalalala here, a hand clap there, Diddley and Wilko rhythms, snotty nasal vocals, pop á la Undertones and Spector, garage rock reminiscent of Lyres and suddenly a cowpunk banjo. Sure, there are vibes of 60s and Swedish 80s-garage but this funtastic noise expedition is way more diversified and thrilling than that. Råttanson is a Swedish garage rock/power pop/rock’n’roll DIY solo project. For I’d Much Rather Be with the Noise he has brought in a…