Alright other bands, it’s time to pack it up and go home. The new Schizophonics album People in The Sky is here. I’m joking (mostly) of course, but there’s no doubt that this new slab of wax is 2019’s most raw, rockin release thus far. The second full length release from San Diego’s Schizophonics, People In The Sky starts off at 11 and doesn’t let go until the closes track ends. We’re talking pure, distilled, in your face rock n roll from start to finish. Distortion, fuzz, searing guitar solos, wild screams….it’s all there and it’s glorious. The album opens with “Something’s Got To Give”, a five and half minute…
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Get Hypnotized! 2 New Releases From Hypnotic Bridge Records
This week brings us 2 new releases from Hypnotic Bridge records. Devoted to the 7-inch, vinyl, 45-rpm format, the label specializes in bringing glorious psych-pop singles to fans, DJs, and collectors of psychedelic artifacts. Records are pressed in limited-edition quantities of 500 per single and often represent a band’s most psychedelic, 1960s-inspired sounds. The Black Watch: “Crying all The Time!” b/w “One Hundred Million Times Around The Sun” & “Much of Muchness” The Black Watch have been creating their unique blend of post-punk psychedelia for nearly 3 decades. This latest single from Hypnotic Bridge is a testament to their sound. The A side is “Crying All The Time!” (psych mix),…
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The Love Dimension Takes You to Another Dimension
The Love Dimension, San Francisco, Photo by Ellie Doyen for Pow Magazine Check out their latest album, Dream Decibels. With a complete, cohesive flow from start to finish, Dream Decibels takes you through the spectrum of human experience, to the stars and cosmos beyond, and then gently carries you back down to earth with their final song “Back Home.” Every song on this album has its own purpose and intent. The songs vary dramatically to give you different energetic vibes and feelings. They flow together seamlessly, making for a complete e(ar)-xperience. Kicking it off with “Faster Than the Speed of Light”: like the name implies, it’s a high-powered anthem that…
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POW Magazine Reviews The Routes- Dirty Needles & Pins
Living in the remote mountains of Japan may get lonely for Chris Jacks, the one man band behind The Routes, but it seems to have a benefit for us fans- after only 8 months, The Routes have released a second album- Dirty Needles & Pins, out today via Greenway Records. Despite the quick turn-around between albums, Dirty Needles & Pins is a fully formed effort. The album showcases a more definitive sound for The Routes- holding on to some of the psychedelia from their previous release In This Perfect Hell, along with all of the angst and aggression within the songs’ themes, Dirty Needles & Pins adds a harder edge…
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POW Magazine Reviews Dion Lunadon
That awkward moment when you discover the album you’re reviewing is the solo project of a musician who not only played in one of your most-listened to bands during high school, but also currently plays bass in a band that’s been extensively covered by the site you write for… Dion Lunadon is most well known for his roles in the rock n roll kiwis The D4, and more recently as bassist for noise rockers (and POW favorite!) A Place To Bury Strangers. I however, was completely unaware of this when I heard Lunadon’s track “Reduction Agent”. I was simply so impressed that I immediately contacted him about doing a review.…
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Babylon K- The Kasbah Experience EP
Babylon K expand their subconsciousness in the comfort of their garage on their new EP The Kasbah Experience. We’ve got Daniele “el Blanco” Dainelli on lead vocals, Giacomo “Jimbo” Goffo and Cheri on Guitars, and Emanuele Bitossi on bass. Their first release was a self titled EP released in 2015 but it’s here on The Kasbah Experience EP that we witness all members really coming into their own. It may be a grimy filthy experience but you’ll never grow without getting your hands covered in an unwashable substance that grows on you until you love it. “Lysergic Surgery” creates an all encompassing atmosphere with its beach soaked aura reminiscent of…
