Dreamy folk psych rock recommendations?
April 13, 2016 8:53 PM Subscribe
Hi I'm looking for more examples of dreamy indie folk psychedelic music. Not shoegaze, but like Galaxie 500.
Hi I'm looking for more examples of dreamy indie folk psychedelic music. Not shoegaze, but like Galaxie 500. Their album On Fire is a perfect example of how it gets a wall of sound of reverb without turning into shoegaze, at least not completely. This Volta Sound cover of Miss June '85 is another perfect perfect example. More of that please, and not the original.
Thabks!
Hi I'm looking for more examples of dreamy indie folk psychedelic music. Not shoegaze, but like Galaxie 500. Their album On Fire is a perfect example of how it gets a wall of sound of reverb without turning into shoegaze, at least not completely. This Volta Sound cover of Miss June '85 is another perfect perfect example. More of that please, and not the original.
Thabks!
Rain Parade
Mazzy Star
Hope Sandoval
(All 3 of these are connected...)
posted by chococat at 9:03 PM on April 13, 2016 [3 favorites]
Mazzy Star
Hope Sandoval
(All 3 of these are connected...)
posted by chococat at 9:03 PM on April 13, 2016 [3 favorites]
If you're looking for a more slowed down sound, you can try Spacemen 3. Doesn't get dreamier than this.
I definitely recommend the Jesus and Mary Chain album, though. Very underrated IMO.
posted by gehenna_lion at 9:15 PM on April 13, 2016 [2 favorites]
I definitely recommend the Jesus and Mary Chain album, though. Very underrated IMO.
posted by gehenna_lion at 9:15 PM on April 13, 2016 [2 favorites]
Do you know about The Reverberation Appreciation Society record label? You might find some new things to love there.
posted by Rube R. Nekker at 10:02 PM on April 13, 2016 [1 favorite]
posted by Rube R. Nekker at 10:02 PM on April 13, 2016 [1 favorite]
You basically just described Brian Jonestown Massacre. Their Satanic Majesties Second request is a good starting point on the more psychedelic side, while Methedrone is a little more shoegazy, and Thank God For Mental Illness is firmly grounded in folk and Americana.
posted by mikek at 10:06 PM on April 13, 2016 [3 favorites]
posted by mikek at 10:06 PM on April 13, 2016 [3 favorites]
Tame Impala, all day every day.
I'm guessing you're already hip to Mojave 3, but if not: Mojave 3.
And for something akin to Brian Jonestown Massacre and the Jesus and Mary Chain, but more recent, check out The Underground Youth.
posted by ZaphodB at 10:10 PM on April 13, 2016 [2 favorites]
I'm guessing you're already hip to Mojave 3, but if not: Mojave 3.
And for something akin to Brian Jonestown Massacre and the Jesus and Mary Chain, but more recent, check out The Underground Youth.
posted by ZaphodB at 10:10 PM on April 13, 2016 [2 favorites]
nthing BJM
posted by humboldt32 at 12:01 AM on April 14, 2016
posted by humboldt32 at 12:01 AM on April 14, 2016
Deerhunter is great.
Caribou is awesome.
posted by teponaztli at 12:18 AM on April 14, 2016 [1 favorite]
Caribou is awesome.
posted by teponaztli at 12:18 AM on April 14, 2016 [1 favorite]
Oh also!
Chad VanGaalen
White Poppy
Broadcast and the Focus Group
Also, for that matter, Broadcast on their own.
My girlfriend recommends:
Swirlies
Papercuts
posted by teponaztli at 12:31 AM on April 14, 2016 [1 favorite]
Chad VanGaalen
White Poppy
Broadcast and the Focus Group
Also, for that matter, Broadcast on their own.
My girlfriend recommends:
Swirlies
Papercuts
posted by teponaztli at 12:31 AM on April 14, 2016 [1 favorite]
good god, chococat: The Rainparade! Completely forgot about that one!
Anyway, I have to add Green on Red, Opal and The Long Ryders from the same era.
posted by ouke at 4:15 AM on April 14, 2016 [1 favorite]
Anyway, I have to add Green on Red, Opal and The Long Ryders from the same era.
posted by ouke at 4:15 AM on April 14, 2016 [1 favorite]
Does it need to be new stuff?
Skip Spence (Oar album)
posted by ihaveyourfoot at 4:42 AM on April 14, 2016 [3 favorites]
Skip Spence (Oar album)
posted by ihaveyourfoot at 4:42 AM on April 14, 2016 [3 favorites]
The Dream Syndicate
posted by mattholomew at 5:36 AM on April 14, 2016
posted by mattholomew at 5:36 AM on April 14, 2016
Related to Tamp Impala is Melody's Echo Chamber. Maybe Broadcast, which is a bit noisier but may hit the right mood for you.
posted by darksong at 5:55 AM on April 14, 2016 [4 favorites]
posted by darksong at 5:55 AM on April 14, 2016 [4 favorites]
You want the album "Ongiara" by Great Lake Swimmers. Here's a sample.
You might also love "The Curse" by Josh Ritter.
posted by jbickers at 6:31 AM on April 14, 2016
You might also love "The Curse" by Josh Ritter.
posted by jbickers at 6:31 AM on April 14, 2016
Matt Berry
Some stuff by Bibio
Some stuff by Ben Chasny/Six Organs of Admittance
posted by zchyrs at 7:48 AM on April 14, 2016 [1 favorite]
Some stuff by Bibio
Some stuff by Ben Chasny/Six Organs of Admittance
posted by zchyrs at 7:48 AM on April 14, 2016 [1 favorite]
Widowspeak, though a little more folky than psych, but still perfectly dreamy.
posted by qzar at 8:01 AM on April 14, 2016 [1 favorite]
posted by qzar at 8:01 AM on April 14, 2016 [1 favorite]
Maybe you want to go old-school and check out one of the originals of this sound, Nick Drake. Maybe not quite as lush as you want, but without his three short albums in the 60s and 70s none of those other artists would sound quite like they do today.
posted by seasparrow at 8:48 AM on April 14, 2016 [1 favorite]
posted by seasparrow at 8:48 AM on April 14, 2016 [1 favorite]
School of Seven Bells! I have their album Alpinisms and it's excellent.
posted by capricorn at 9:42 AM on April 14, 2016 [2 favorites]
posted by capricorn at 9:42 AM on April 14, 2016 [2 favorites]
Sparklehorse is a fantastic recommendation; they had some rockers, some perfect pop, but the base was a psychedelic indie folk. And I agree with the album linked above, It's A Wonderful Life is most consistently in the style.
Ida, "Dollface"
Low, "Dinosaur Act" from 2001's Things We Lost in the Fire
Red House Painters, "Down Colorful Hill"
And obviously post Galaxie 500 projects such as Luna (ahh, Penthouse), Damon & Naomi, and Dean & Britta, but that feels like cheating.
Also seconding Spacemen 3, the Clientele, Hope Sandoval's various projects.
posted by mountmccabe at 12:55 PM on April 14, 2016 [1 favorite]
Ida, "Dollface"
Low, "Dinosaur Act" from 2001's Things We Lost in the Fire
Red House Painters, "Down Colorful Hill"
And obviously post Galaxie 500 projects such as Luna (ahh, Penthouse), Damon & Naomi, and Dean & Britta, but that feels like cheating.
Also seconding Spacemen 3, the Clientele, Hope Sandoval's various projects.
posted by mountmccabe at 12:55 PM on April 14, 2016 [1 favorite]
Does it need to be new stuff?
Skip Spence's album is a classic; Also cool for oldies is Jeff Buckley's cool dad, Tim Buckley, who did some pretty cool stuff, most interesting around the middle of his career, like 'Lorca' and 'Dream Letter'.
Another classic American folk/psych artist was the instrumentalist Sandy Bull, 'Inventions' is his classic recording.
If you wanna go down the rabbit-hole of classic English psychedelic-folk, there's a whole book about it: Electric Eden: Unearthing Britain's Visionary Music by Rob Young. He describes the strange acoustic/electric folk trippyness unleashed by Donovan resulting in all those fascinating and timeless recordings by Fairport Convention, the Incredible String Band, Steeleye Span, & Nick Drake, along with many other talented and sometimes overlooked artists.
posted by ovvl at 4:41 PM on April 14, 2016 [2 favorites]
Skip Spence's album is a classic; Also cool for oldies is Jeff Buckley's cool dad, Tim Buckley, who did some pretty cool stuff, most interesting around the middle of his career, like 'Lorca' and 'Dream Letter'.
Another classic American folk/psych artist was the instrumentalist Sandy Bull, 'Inventions' is his classic recording.
If you wanna go down the rabbit-hole of classic English psychedelic-folk, there's a whole book about it: Electric Eden: Unearthing Britain's Visionary Music by Rob Young. He describes the strange acoustic/electric folk trippyness unleashed by Donovan resulting in all those fascinating and timeless recordings by Fairport Convention, the Incredible String Band, Steeleye Span, & Nick Drake, along with many other talented and sometimes overlooked artists.
posted by ovvl at 4:41 PM on April 14, 2016 [2 favorites]
You want San Ul Lim - It Was Probably Late Summer. That is, if you're cool with decades-old Korean psych.
If mid-90s Britpop is more your thing, Kula Shaker might work.
posted by ortoLANparty at 9:24 PM on April 14, 2016
If mid-90s Britpop is more your thing, Kula Shaker might work.
posted by ortoLANparty at 9:24 PM on April 14, 2016
If you like Galaxie 500 there's a very good chance you'll like Slumber Party. Sooner or Later is one of my favorites.
Also, no one has mentioned Windy and Carl yet, I'm not sure if they're too minimalist or shoegazey, but they're in the right neightborhood.
posted by orange_square at 9:56 AM on April 15, 2016
Also, no one has mentioned Windy and Carl yet, I'm not sure if they're too minimalist or shoegazey, but they're in the right neightborhood.
posted by orange_square at 9:56 AM on April 15, 2016
Ouroboros by Ray LaMontagne is really good. The whole album has this gauzy production quality to it. The band backing him up on the album is My Morning Jacket. The first track is called Homecoming. If you like that song, you'll love the album.
posted by MrKellyBlah at 2:12 PM on April 15, 2016 [1 favorite]
posted by MrKellyBlah at 2:12 PM on April 15, 2016 [1 favorite]
Your examples reminded me of Damien Jurado's recent work.
posted by tacodave at 2:40 PM on April 15, 2016
posted by tacodave at 2:40 PM on April 15, 2016
Tess Parks and The Auras.
Ultimate Painting.
Mazes.
Milk Maid.
The Proper Ornaments.
Happyness.
posted by Sonny Jim at 10:31 AM on April 17, 2016
Ultimate Painting.
Mazes.
Milk Maid.
The Proper Ornaments.
Happyness.
posted by Sonny Jim at 10:31 AM on April 17, 2016
A couple of relevant Spotify playlists:
Alt-Gaze.
The Sound of Psych Gaze.
posted by Sonny Jim at 12:53 PM on April 17, 2016
Alt-Gaze.
The Sound of Psych Gaze.
posted by Sonny Jim at 12:53 PM on April 17, 2016
One more just occurred to me: Temples - Move With the Seasons. (The whole Sun Structures album has a fantastic reverb-drenched 1960s British psychedelia vibe but most of the other tracks are more uptempo.)
posted by usonian at 1:38 PM on April 17, 2016
posted by usonian at 1:38 PM on April 17, 2016
Espers
Dead Queen (wait until the electric guitar starts taking over a little after 3 minutes in)
Moon Occults the Sun(same deal)
Voices
Kind of an old local band for me: Transfer
posted by LionIndex at 7:30 PM on May 6, 2016
Dead Queen (wait until the electric guitar starts taking over a little after 3 minutes in)
Moon Occults the Sun(same deal)
Voices
Kind of an old local band for me: Transfer
posted by LionIndex at 7:30 PM on May 6, 2016
I would also recommend Miranda Lee Richards. She just put out a third album, Echoes of the Dreamtime.
posted by timepiece at 11:19 AM on May 10, 2016
posted by timepiece at 11:19 AM on May 10, 2016
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posted by gehenna_lion at 8:57 PM on April 13, 2016