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Review: It can't have escaped many folks attention that the last few years have seen something of a psych boom taking place, and it's hard to as much as step out of the house without tripping over a band nicking Brian Jonestown Massacre threads and Spacemen 3 droneathons in pursuit of some heavy-lidded nirvana. Just as well then, that we have bands like Nashville trio The Paperhead around - a band with not only the individual identity to beguile but enough original ideas to make 'Chew' an invigorating listen. With its origins in late-'60s psych-pop and Barrett-esque surreal songcraft, yet replete with Morricone-esque brass, jazz inflections and vocal harmonies, it's a carefree yet naggingly infectious treat.

Review: It can't have escaped many folks attention that the last few years have seen something of a psych boom taking place, and it's hard to as much as step out of the house without tripping over a band nicking Brian Jonestown Massacre threads and Spacemen 3 droneathons in pursuit of some heavy-lidded nirvana. Just as well then, that we have bands like Nashville trio The Paperhead around - a band with not only the individual identity to beguile but enough original ideas to make 'Chew' an invigorating listen. With its origins in late-'60s psych-pop and Barrett-esque surreal songcraft, yet replete with Morricone-esque brass, jazz inflections and vocal harmonies, it's a carefree yet naggingly infectious treat.

Review: The Africa Seven label might not have been around for very long, but the London-Paris dynasty has certainly established itself as a no.1 outlet for rare, unhinged world music. This is Africa Airways Volume 3: The Afro-Psych Excursion, a gorgeous compilation spanning the years 1972 to 1984, and it clearly offers some of the most magnetic tunes that they label has put out thus far. There isn't a mediocre song in here and, as the saying goes, it's all-killer-no-filler; take African Black's "Nzango", for example, a twisted, FX-heavy tribal experiment, or the more soulful highs and lows of tunes like "Zinabu" by Bunzu Soundz. Rough, dusty, completely psyched-out, and inimitable the whole way through; if you're looking for something that'll get the heads turning, and the diggers jealous, then this is your LP. Highly recommended.