PSYCHIC ILLS

I unfortunately don’t have very much information on ‘my new favourite band,’ PSYCHIC ILLS …. but I DO have a vinyl copy of their latest album ‘Hazed Dream,’ and just know they deserve to be heard by as many people as possible!

So here goes: the following is unashamedly lifted from Wikipedia …. apologies for any inaccuracies should there be any!

Psychic Ills is an experimental rock/psychedelic rock band from New York, USA. The current line-up consists of Tres Warren(guitar, vocals), Elizabeth Hart(bass), Dan Wise(guitar) , Brandon Davis (keyboard) and Chris Millstein (drums).

Their first full length album, ‘Dins,’ was released in early 2006 with the painting, “Three Hairs and Shadow” by German Fluxus artist Wolf Vostell as the cover art.

The Village Voice named them Best Psych Rock Band in their 2006 Best of NYC issue.

In early 2008 they performed in Marfa, Texas for the opening of the Hello Meth Lab In The Sun art installation, and at the Contemporary Art Museum in Bordeaux France for the IAO festival. In 2009 they released ‘Mirror Eye’ and toured the US with Butthole Surfers.

For 2011′s ‘Hazed Dream,’ the band moved to Sacred Bones and opted for a more streamlined, accessible approach.

Members of Psychic Ills have been involved in various other projects. Elizabeth Hart plays bass with Effi Briest and performs with the improvisational dance and music ensemble Skint. Tres Warren collaborates with visual artist Taketo Shimada as Messages and with Drew McDowall of Coil as Compound Eye. Former drummer Brian Tamborello participated in the Boredoms Boadrum projects and played drums on Mike Wexler’s record Sun Wheel.

(You can listen to more of Psychic Ills via their Facebook page.)