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Neo Psychedelia

Psychedelia had a resurgence of sorts in the late 70s and early 80s. Pictured, Echo & The Bunnymen
Neo Psychedelia on Music 101

Last week, we explored the audacious and bold new sounds coming out of the psychedelic movement of the mid 1960s. Bands from that era bent the musical rules (and styles) and gave us truly kaleidoscopic music, with a merging of sounds unlike anything before. 

It was intense music, and demanded a lot from listeners. And like most genres, it evolved and got even denser. And so it is with Neo Psychedelia –  a movement with its roots in experimentation, new sounds, and new instruments, all the hallmarks of Psychedelia. 

We begin this week’s episode with The Soft Boys, with a song from 1980s Underwater Moonlight. The Cambridge, England band’s completely hybrid sound laid the blueprint for Neo Psychedelia: take the punk-ish and alternative ethos of the time and lay it down with heyday of Psychedelia.

The result? A sound that has given us influential bands like Echo & the Bunnymen and The Church, as well The Flaming Lips and Tame Impala, to name a few who meld the wild and the weird into sonic goodness today. 
 
Explore the full evolution of the genre, with the playlist below.

The full episode is available to listen to, as well. 

 

Here are all the songs from the episode:

The Soft Boys |  “(I Want To Be An) Anglepoise Lamp”

The Teardrop Explodes | “Kilimanjaro”

Echo & The Bunnymen | “The Killing Moon”

Siouxsie & The Banshees | “Happy House”

Green On Red | “That’s What You’re Here For”

Dream Syndicate | “Tell Me When It’s Over”

The Three O’Clock | “Her Head’s Revolving”

Screaming Trees | “Transfiguration”

The Fuzztones | “1-2-5”

The Flaming Lips | “Unplugged”

The Church | “The Unguarded Moment”

Tame Impala | “Apocalypse Dreams”