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The Sound of Garage Psych

“The Sound of Garage Psych” blends gritty textures and off-kilter melodies with a sense of controlled chaos, showcasing a spectrum of guitar-driven experimentation. Drawing from the edges of post-punk, krautrock, shoegaze, and lo-fi indie, this playlist cycles through everything from the hypnotic drones of Preoccupations and Hookworms to the jangled haze of Ultimate Painting and Flowers. There’s an undercurrent of psych influence throughout—sometimes subtle, sometimes swirling in the forefront—with tracks like Lola Colt’s “I Get High If You Get High” and Axxa/Abraxas' “Going Forth” layering in swirling tones and mind-bending grooves.

The collection spans moods and tempos, tying together angular rhythms from bands like Omni, Total Control, and Vertical Scratchers with dreamier, introspective moments from Mikal Cronin, Beth Israel, and The Luxembourg Signal. Whether pushing through fuzzed-out distortion or locking into hypnotic repetition, it all holds together under a shared love for rawness, reverb, and psych-tinged atmospheres. Ideal for those into the grainy overlap between garage rock energy and psychedelic sprawl.

Shy Boys 3 tracks
Dub Thompson 3 tracks
Cold Beat 3 tracks
Desperate Journalist 3 tracks
Peter Matthew Bauer 3 tracks
White Fence 3 tracks
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