UK psych/space/krautrock duo Psychic Lemon unveils »Trepanning For Gold«; new album »The Unheimlich Kingdom« out this Thursday via Drone Rock Records!
London, UK based instrumental psych/space/krautrock duo Psychic Lemon has unveiled the opening track »Trepanning For Gold« from their upcoming album, »The Unheimlich Kingdom«, set to release on February 29th, 2024 via Drone Rock Records.
Says the band: “Our new album, »The Unheimlich Kingdom«, is available to pre-order on Bandcamp now! On splatter vinyl, eco vinyl, CD and cassette. We’ll refund any extra postage costs if you buy multiple. Get the vinyl from us or from Drone Rock Records. Thank you Adam for your support.”
Tracklist:
01. Trepanning For Gold
02. Cognitive Dissidents
03. National Psycho Geographic
04. The Unheimlich Kingdom
Courtesy of Drone Rock Records:
2024 on DRR is kicking off in style with the welcome return of Psychic Lemon and their 4th studio album, »The Unheimlich Kingdom«. It’s been over four years since the band’s last studio album, »Freak Mammal« (released at the tail end of 2019 on DRR), and this is their first record since downsizing to a two-piece following the departure of bass player Andy Hibberd. It is the band’s darkest yet, full of unrelenting repetition and piled high with dense slabs of sound, a total contrast to the sounds of their self-titled debut vinyl release on Drone Rock Records way back in 2016.
In the words of the band themselves:
“Dark days as subjects of »The Unheimlich Kingdom«. Disorder and decay our daily fare. Long shadows cast their cold grip over the land, darkened even more by the terror of flaming brutalisms that rise high in the sky. A cruel austere hand choked the life-breath of public services and plunges a knife into the heart of kindness. Estranged from the familiar, we shouldn’t be here. We are unwelcome. We have been downgraded and degraded. Our banks filled with other people’s food and our minds polluted with poison. Our expectations have been downsized. Zombie economics and vampire capitalism – metaphors morph into representation. Haunted by a mythic past and paralysed by an unthinkable future, as we stare out of the window, horror fictions transform into reality. Let the bodies pile high and the land sink into the sea.”
Photo by Cris Watkins
It is a grim, powerful record and perfectly encapsulates these dark and, quite frankly, depressing times. It is the sound of a band rallying against the status quo and simply stating “enough is enough”; a true reflection of a dystopian future that has already descended on us.
Pre-order »The Unheimlich Kingdom« here:
dronerockrecords.com/shop
psychiclemon.bandcamp.com
Music by Andy Briston and Martin Law.
Mixed by Andy Briston.
Vinyl master by John McBain.
Photography by Evan Dennis and Moreno Matković on unsplash.
Tracks 1, 2, 4 recorded by Andy Briston.
Guitar and drums on track 3 recorded by Bugs at Half-Ton.
Psychic Lemon is:
Andy Briston – Guitars, Synths
Martin Law – Drums
Bojan Bidovc // music enthusiast, promoter, misanthrop and sometimes a journalist as well