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Artist : Psymon Spine Album : Charismatic Megafauna Quick Description : Fun indie-psych. Why You Should Listen : Psymon Spine bring a fresh coat of paint to a tough genre. Overall Thoughts : Outside of the Elephant Six stuff from the turn of the century, psych rock is a hard sell for me. Psymon Spine is not a band I should like, but Charismatic Megafauna is absolutely an album I enjoyed this week. Songs like "Channels" and "Jumprope" jumped out at me almost immediately, and this is probably the first album I'll head back to this week. Just a wonderful listen, with lots going for it. Recommendation : Worth your time this week. Artist : Corvair Album : Corvair Quick Description : Husband-and-wife duo with their first music together. Why You Should Listen : The band has enough individual history to make this worth hearing... Overall Thoughts : ...but the tag team we get here is great on its own. Corvair does fun, poppy rock that reminds me of Bleache...

Photo by Rachel Cabitt We last brought you new music from Psymon Spine over the summer, but the band is set to release a new album, which means new music! The latest is "Jumprope." It's a ridiculously dance friendly song without being even remotely mainstream. "Jumprope" is post punk and psychedelia joining forces to make a straight up dance track. It's like if Le Tigre and Bodega decided to get serious about their love of 80's Madonna and Deelite. And this is all while fully dedicating themselves to some serious 60's psychedelia. You can listen to "Jumprope" below. Charismatic Megafauna , the upcoming album from Psymon Spine, will be out February 19 on Northern Spy. You can pre-order a copy here . For more on Psymon Spine, check out the band on Facebook and Twitter . Charismatic Megafauna by PSYMON SPINE

Photo by Rachel Cabitt "Milk" started off as an instrumental track when Psymon Spine's Noah Prebish and Sabine Holler asked then Barrie bandmate Barrie Lindsay to add lyrics and vocals to the track. The resulting song is this oddly hypnotic psych/dance track. It's a laid back song that combines disco with trip hop and maybe the slightest hint of post punk. This is the kind of dance music for people who hate dance music but love to dance. It's a fun and groovy song with just enough of a dark vibe running underneath to keep it interesting. You can listen to "Milk" below. The single is available now via Northern Spy and can be downloaded via Bandcamp . For more on Psymon Spine, check them out on Facebook and Twitter . Milk (feat. Barrie) by Psymon Spine, Barrie