Psychic Mind is a Canadian/American rock group based in San Francisco, California. Often associated with 60s/70s psych pop, krautrock, and prog/alternative rock, the band seeks to transcend genre bias offering a refreshing take on their coveted influences.
The group formed in 2015 as a three piece fronted by Matt Stein (guitar, lead vocals) of east coast indie pop outfit Sky Ship, after a jam session including Ron Dore (bass, backing vocals) and Nick Stein (drums) of Presley & Wet Hotline. They were inspired to choose a name that would both reflect the nature of improvised music and how action/reaction is very much the fabric of perception. Thus, Psychic Mind was born.
With syrupy guitar riffs, hard hitting drums and full figured bass lines, Psychic Mind hit the scene officially in 2015, offering some self-recorded cassettes and playing with other Bay Area hard rock outfits, creating buzz throughout the year. In the summer of 2016 the group came into its own with Nick joining his bandmates in songwriting, offering compositions for the group to be arranged with him on guitar, keys, and flute. With this new blend, Psychic Mind has presented their most concise, yet most complete effort to date, in the form of a 5 track self-titled EP. With a rotating cast of live drummers, the group is on track for a late fall vinyl release and a respective west coast tour to match.
They’ve just released their self-titled EP on Bandcamp. Take a listen to the EP below.
