Luminance/Psyche

Belgian darkwave kids Luminance just teamed up with dark synth-pop elder statesmen Psyche for a collaborative 7" on Storming the Base.  It sounds like it could have come out yesterday or thirty years ago, an icy cold warehouse pulse.  Listen to B-side "Passenger Seat" below and get it here.

Temples

Here's some great modern psyche rock from the UK's Temples, in the vein of Dungen or Tame Impala.  Listen to "Shelter Song" below and look for the 7" from Heavenly Records.

MGMT - Alien Days

A number of excellent releases came out yesterday, many of which i never even saw anywhere, like the head-nodding new single from MGMT.  We haven't heard from these guys in a while (especially after the mixed reaction to their sophomore album), but i guess absence makes the heart grow fonder.  "Alien Days" is a trippy little psyche number, perfect for a sun blistered afternoon.  Listen below.

Jenny Hval

So, the first thing that drew me to Norway's Jenny Hval was the above album cover image.  That looks up my alley.  And wouldn't you know it, upon listening, it IS totally up my alley.  "The Seer" layers on the drone and psyche to hypnotize while the vocals soar like a beaming solo in a cathedral.  Beautiful and trippy stuff.  Listen below and look for the "Innocence is Kinky" album from Rune Grammofon (Norwegian label) later this month.