PSYCHIC HIT
SOLUTIO (PURPLE/GOLD SWIRL VINYL)
VINYL LP
Label: SEEING RED RECORDS
SRR067PG
Psychic Hit present Solutio, their new album!
Will the Oakland underground suffer the same fate as its culturally scorched sister-city, San Francisco? Psychic Hit says, “Fuck Off.” Erected from the shimmering lawlessness of the East Bay rock and metal scenes, Psychic Hit beckons the listener to come out and play (but don’t forget your whip).
Heavy riff-inclined guitars, walloping drums, an undercurrent of synth, and sneering, snarling vocals of the kind you could imagine if Stevie Nicks had had a penchant for psychedelics, or if Shocking Blue’s Mariska Veres was possessed by bacchanalian demons.
Think early Priest; think Scorpions before they met the CIA. Psychic Hit fits neatly into the realms of talent like Lucifer, Hallas, and Kadavar but less Euro-pretty perfectionism and more buck-wild, raw Californian conviction.
Founded by lead guitarist Andrea Genevieve (Purple Rhinestone Eagle) and vocalist/violinist Ariana Jade (Nik Turner’s Hawkwind), Psychic Hit features bassist Melanie Burkett (Ovvl), drummer Justin Divver (Funeral Chant), with their newest member Jake Palladino (Pins of Light) joining the crew on rhythm guitar and synth.
Recorded at San Francisco’s El Studio and Oakland’s Santo Studio, and engineered by Big Business’s Phil Becker and Psychic Hit’s own Justin Divver, Solutio sees the band refining their proto/prog/doom/psych tendencies into a philosopher’s stone of transcendent riffs, druidic opera, and a heartbeat of pure energy.
Solutio is an album that perfectly suits this historical moment, anthemic and orchestral, headbanging yet cosmic... It’s about love in an age of madness and hysteria. Rebirth in the midst of death. An alchemical solution that’s both heady with nostalgia and thoroughly modern, Solutio is a love letter to Psychic Hit’s influences as well as their postmodern manifesto.
Screaming twin leads worship at the altars of Sabbath, Zeppelin, Deep Purple, Thin Lizzy, etc!
1. Livin’ On
2. Constellation
3. Orocovis
4. Left for Dead
5. Hand of Fate
6. California Burnin’
