UK desert rock quartet Psychlona sign with Magnetic Eye Records and premiere a music video for new single »Liberty«!
Bradford, UK based desert rock quartet Psychlona has signed with Magnetic Eye Records to release their fourth album in 2024.
Watch a music video for Psychlona’s new single »Liberty« below!
Says the band: “We’ve had to keep this to ourselves for a long time, but the cat has now officially left the bag…we’re delighted to announce we’ve signed with Magnetic Eye Records!! Can you imagine???!!!
Not only is Magnetic Eye Records one of the most important labels on the global heavy rock scene, more importantly it’s the home of some of our heroes – Greenleaf, Elephant Tree, Ruby The Hatchet, Arthur Brown(!!) – and we’re pinching ourselves it’s happening!
To celebrate the announcement, we’ve also released a new single »Liberty« – with the original lineup of Phil, Dave, Martyn and Scott – complete with video. We hope you Psychlona enthusiasts enjoy!”
Courtesy of Magnetic Eye Records:
The city of Bradford in West Yorkshire isn’t known for an arid or hot climate. But hailing from the former industrial heartlands of rainy Northern England, hasn’t stopped Psychlona from crafting an earnest and particularly British take on desert rock. Hold the tequila, they’ll have pints of beer, my dear.
What began decades past in California got an update in the hot summer of 2016, when a group of local Brit musicians began simmering molten riffs with the raw energy of UK punk and spoonfuls of classic English 60s and 70s psychedelia. The unique beast that is Psychlona was born.
In November 2018, when all the Northern towns turn grey, their sun-drenched debut album »Mojo Rising« garnered early recognition for the band and set them on track for a prolific next several years.
The hardworking Englishmen wasted no time, following with the release of sophomore full-length »Venus Skytrip« in August 2020. The album was greeted with rave reviews across the heavy rock underground, landed Psychlona their first number one on the Doom Charts, and secured them high placements on numerous end-of-year lists.
The British stoner rockers didn’t slow down, unleashing their third album »Palo Verde« two years later in August 2022 and immediately scored their second 10/10 review in Powerplay Magazine UK.
Psychlona used the time between albums to establish themselves as a crushing live act. Aside from relentless touring, the band performed at prestigious festivals including Desertfest (UK & DE), Freak Valley (DE), SonicBlast (PT), Alcatraz Music (BE), Sonic Whip (NL) and twice across the Atlantic at Psycho Las Vegas (US).
Currently, Psychlona are preparing for the release of their fourth album, which will be out via Magnetic Eye Records in 2024. Meanwhile, enjoy a taste of what they’ve been at with the brand new video single »Liberty«!
Line-up:
Ian ‘Izak’ Buxton – Bass Guitar
Scott Frankling – Drums
Phil Hey – Guitar, Vocals
Martin Wiseman – Lead Guitar, Backing Vocals
Bojan Bidovc // music enthusiast, promoter, misanthrop and sometimes a journalist as well