Kadhja Bonet

Over the last few weeks, i kept seeing the cover art above all over the place, sprouting up on blogs, websites, and record stores, and i finally got to checking it out.  Whoa.  "Childqueen" is the latest from LA artist Kadhja Bonet, a hypnotic and intoxicating mix of jazz, funk, folk, and psychedelia.  It's a summer soundtrack for walking into ocean at sunset, the horizon melting into the sea in oranges and pinks.  Listen to the title track below, and get the record here from Fat Possum.

Warm Drag

Warm Drag is the duo of Paul Quattrone (Oh Sees, !!!) and Vashti Windish (Golden Triangle), and the pair create a kind of warped and dubby version of psych rock, a lo-fi and trippy mess of sound.  A self-titled record is due sometime later this summer from In The Red, but in the meantime, check out first single "Cave Crawl" below, with a warbled video to match.

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Beastmaker

I don't know who Beastmaker are, but the Fresno stoner metal band just released 8 EPs of bong ripping riffs and mean psychedelic mayhem.  Let's call it music to take acid and ride a motorcycle to.  Get all 8 of the EPs here from the band and listen to "Night of the Eagle" from "EP.8" below.

Happy 4th!

Try not to blow yourselves up today...unless you're an asshole.  Then go ahead.

Roar

Phoenix artist Roar makes a kind of baroque psychedelic pop, but with a lo-fi and dreamy aesthetic, the kind of music you listen to with your eyes closed and the sun on your face.  Latest album, "Pathétique Aesthétique" is available now (get it here), but go ahead and listen to "Wondering Why" below.

Slift

French psych rock band Slift have a new album headed our way in September.  Check out the fuzz explosion of "Fearless Eye" below with accompanying trippy video, and get the "La Planete Inexploree" LP here from Howlin' Banana.

Hoover iii

LA band Hoover iii, which includes members of Mind Meld and Numb.er, makes face melting, Krautrock aping psych rock.  The band's new"Guillotine" 7" comes out soon from Permanent Records, which you can pre-order here.  Listen to acid drenched, desert wandering B-side "Taste in High Life" below.  It sounds like getting lost in a Jodorowsky film.

Laure Briard

French singer Laure Briard first came to my attention a couple of years ago with the artist's wonderful "Sur la Piste de Danse" LP, and now she's got a new EP of Ye-Ye influenced psychedelia for our listening pleasure, this time around with a hint of Tropicalia in the mix as well.  Listen to "Coração Louco" below and get the album here from Midnight Special.

Graham Reznick

The good folks over at Burning Witches Records continue their 2018 sweep with yet another outstanding release of synthetic wonder.  Graham Reznick's "Robophasia" is music made by computers for computers, all with a big retro bow tying it together.  Listen to "The Score" below and grab the album (quickly) here.