The Triceratops are a power noise pop duo from NY. That description may make one think, "that genre doesn't exist!". And you'd be right! Though some of their songs have a very familiar 90's indie rock vibe to them, they still have the ability to throw in some bone rattling, thunderous noise rock elements. So, much like the album of discussion on this episode which is called "The Shape of Punk to Come", that could describe the Triceratops as well. You be the judge. Listen to their new album available though Learning Curve Records here: https://thetriceratopsnyc.bandcamp.com/album/charge

Follow them on socials and see them live.

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For the past 20 years, Mike has been widely known as the lead singer of the band, The Devil Wears Prada. Sometimes during a long career a musician will break out of their mold and branch out into something new and different, much like the career of our topic of discussion, PJ Harvey. At this moment that musician may take on the moniker of "artist", and that seems to be where Mike is now.

His latest solo project, Town of Lake, in an almost oppositional and confrontational juxtaposition to what TDWP is and does. His new album, Lilac, is an amazingly focused and intricate work that will, no doubt, challenge the average Prada fan, but Mike welcomes the challenge. So we hope you'll take the time to check it out with an open mind and heart. Find it streaming everywhere now and if you'd like to get a personalized vinyl copy, find that here:

And if you're an "ETERNAL" Prada fan, Mike and the band will be playing near you very soon. Their currently nationwide tour is already in progress and they will be in Europe very soon! Check these dates and get tickets here:

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Kerry Jones is the lead singer, guitarist and songwriter for Death Doula. Hailing from Portland, OR, Kerry and crew are doing their best to keep that beautiful city weird. Their sound is an interesting blend of moody, gothic, art rock. Their debut full length album is called Love Spells and it is well worth the listen. Please check it out here:

https://deathdoula.bandcamp.com/music

or

https://deathdoulaband.com/

Topic of discussion being Tori Amos' from the choirgirl hotel, is also a very interesting and multi layered masterpiece. From someone who has never really listened to any of her albums, this was a treat.

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For those who may not know, Django Haskins is a very accomplished, prolific and creative songwriter from Chapel Hill, NC. His band, The Old Ceremony are preparing to release their seventh full length record, Earthbound on Robust Records. It's a wonderful and eclectic album. It will be available to purchase on it's release date here along with their other records :

https://www.theoldceremony.com/store

or here: https://theoldceremony.bandcamp.com/album/fairytales-and-other-forms-of-suicide

If you are in the Carrboro area of North Carolina and care to join Django for the album release party, you can get tickets for that here:

https://catscradle.com/event/the-old-ceremony-20-year-celebration-and-earthbound-record-release/cats-cradle/carrboro-north-carolina/

And of course we discuss with Django the lasting impression Freedy Johnston and his album, This Perfect World had on a young Django back in 1994.

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Matt Martinez is a wonderful dude and long time contributor to the Phoenix, AZ music scene. His latest band, Common Wounds, have a new album coming out on Protagonist Music. All Night Blood is the name of that album and will be the 100th release from Protagonist coming out on October 18, 2024. Pre-orders for the vinyl variants are being taken now at https://linktr.ee/commonwounds . It's a powerful record that shares some similar attributes to the album in discussion, Drive Like Jehu's 1994 masterpiece, Yank Crime. If you're not familiar with that album, pull it up on your devise and follow along as we go track by track and analyze and hypothesize.

And happy birthday to us! We published our first episode on Sept 29, 2018. We're not making a big deal about this, but just wanted to acknowledge that we've been here for 5 years now, and it feels great. Please visit our website, www.psychicstatic.net to find out more about us and make some purchases from our store, which helps fund this show. And as an additional birthday gift to us, please rate, review and subscribe to this show wherever you're consuming it now. Thank you.

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There’re not enough good things I can say about today’s guest, Laura Larson! Currently, the primary singer and songwriter for the Minneapolis band, Scrunchies. Their latest album, Colossal, is being released on August 23rd on Learning Curve Records. In short, the album is amazing. Full of lush textures and dynamics, in some part, due to Steve Albini’s sonic treatment that he kind of had on all the projects he worked on. Some part, Laura and the band grabbing hold and claiming stake of themselves as seasoned artists fully in control of their powers as they rolled into their third full length record.

Whatever the magic, it was captured perfectly and available now for vinyl preorder as well as other formats here: https://lcrdistro.com/products/scrunchies-colossal-copy?variant=45024867942554

But wait, there’s more! Did you know that Laura has played in other bands too? Yes! And those were all great too! I’ll just give the quick list version, but seriously, you can’t go wrong with any of these.

Kitten Forever: https://kittenforever.bandcamp.com

Cadette: https://cadette.bandcamp.com/album/flesh-without-hunting

Baby Guts: https://babyguts.bandcamp.com

Alone in the Health & Beauty Aisle: https://lauralarson.bandcamp.com/album/alone-in-the-health-beauty-aisle

Check it all out. At your leisure of course. Take your time.

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Photo of Laura by Darin Kamnetz.

Adam MacGregor is a long time friend, and we've been talking about doing one of these for quite some time. And now finally here we are! I heard you missed us, we're BACK!

Kidding aside, folks, this was a great talk with Adam who is a very talented multi-instrumentalist. He's been in many bands, but he's spending his time these days focusing on two projects, Brown Angel and Soft Corner. Both representing different halves of his artistic brain. And Van Halen's 1984, being a central focus of inspiration on both, and apparent through both of those projects. It's a pretty great choice now that I know all of Adam's work and much more about Van Halen and 1984 specifically. If you're interested in the darker, heavier side of Adam, I recommend checking out these: https://brownangel.bandcamp.com/music

https://www.youtube.com/@brownangel8817

If you're into the lighter, poppier side of Adam, check these out:

https://softcorner.bandcamp.com/track/feels-so-good

https://vimeo.com/583476564

to find out when Brown Angel's new album "Promisemaker" is coming out or goes into pre-order status, visit and follow: https://sleepinggiantglossolalia.bandcamp.com/

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This is a very special episode for me. Today's guest is none other than the front man of the band I've joined, GNARNIA. I've know Chris for some time now, and he's always struck me as a cool guy. Nice dude. Welcoming. And a hell of a front person. I've been a genuine fan before being a member. So this was a great public opportunity for me to get to know him better. This was an in person interview, so there are some irregularities about it, but that's just the way it goes. He came in to talk about Sublime's 40 oz. to Freedom, which is an album also dear to my heart. So through that lens we touch on being young and dumb, finding punk and hip hop at an early age, seeing Sublime(4 times!) before Bradley's untimely death, skating, surfing, and of course GNARNIA's latest album the double EP Thin Ice/Crime Town available as a limited lathe cut 12" vinyl. Get that here: https://www.psychicstatic.net/releases

Follow GNARNIA on socials here:

https://www.instagram.com/gnarnia_pvd/

https://www.facebook.com/gnarniapvd

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Jon is very much a New Yorker, though and through. Not exactly what I expected when approached with the idea of speaking to a "industrial" artist that makes heavy, synth driven punk about Nine Inch Nails' The Downward Spiral. Further confounding was the idea that he has been hearing disabled for the majority of his life. That was something that made it irresistible to pass up. And I'm glad I didn't. Bangladeafy is carving out their own path of heavy synth based rock with a punk intensity and attention span. Most albums clocking in under 20 minutes. Their latest album, Vulture (being released June 21, 2024 on Nefarious Industries) is not different in that regard but there's certainly an evolution happening there and we touch on some of that in this conversation. Pre orders are being taken now for CD's and cassettes. You can get that here: https://bangladeafy.bandcamp.com/album/vulture

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Super excited to bring this conversation I had with Sarah Greenwell to your ears! If by chance you're not familiar with Sarah's bands(Gymshorts or Greeensleeves) you should really look into them. Especially if you know and like Girls debut album, Album. There are certainly some similarities, and I have to say, I love both equally. Gymshorts is the vehicle by which Sarah does the majority of her touring, and though they don't have any dates announced as of yet, they're bound to have something coming up very soon. I encourage you to follow her and her projects on these socials to get the latest updates as they come.

https://gymshorts.bandcamp.com/music

https://www.instagram.com/gymshortsmusic/

https://www.facebook.com/GYMSHORTSMUSIC/

https://www.instagram.com/greeensleeves/?hl=en

I also encourage you to give us a follow wherever you're finding this and find all of our links to everything we do at our website, www.psychicstatic.net and please consider making a purchase through that site. It all goes to funding this show. Thank you!

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