Very excited to have Lynn Standafer a.k.a. Enduser join me today to discuss an album that he considers to be a very influential album to him. And if you know Enduser’s work, that probably comes as no surprise. Now the question is, what do you know about Mike Bell a.k.a. Hive and his 1998 album Devious Methods. Well, probably not much. And I’m sure not for lack of trying. So in more exciting news about this episode, I actually reached out to Mike directly because I couldn’t find much of anything about him or his album, and thankfully he got back to me and agreed to answer some questions from Lynn and me. And I will share that with you here. Follow the link to my website where you can read the whole interview. https://psychic-static.com/written-interviews/

And if you know and like Devious Methods, I strongly encourage you to listen to Enduser’s new album, Unquiet, available through Decay recordings. Similar in some ways, but unique in that there is also an ambient quality to it. Listen here and decide for yourself. And if you love it, pick up a vinyl copy today. https://end-user.bandcamp.com/album/enduser-unquiet

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Psychic Static is also releasing a brand new record from Providence noise rock super group, THERE today(1/30/2026)! And you can order the vinyl here:

https://thereband.bandcamp.com/album/there-3

theme song written and performed by Jeff Robbins of 123 Astronaut and Orbit!

Today's special guest is Nikii Post! She is the singer and guitarist for In Lieu, from Minneapolis, who are releasing a new album on Learning Curve Records. Hooligan will be released on Oct. 24th and it is a beautifully heavy record. Nikii's vocals certainly take a center stage with her incredibly powerful raw screaming style. Just this week the band has released their second single off the album with a music video which shows them delivering the goods in studio and it's pretty impressive. you can find that here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIbGk2ILzmk

And of course you should pick up the vinyl or at least listen to the singles and tell me I'm wrong! Get that here:

https://inlieuminneapolis.bandcamp.com/album/hooligan

Album of discussion being what I imagine Melvins' fans consider a seminal one? I consider it to be one of their best. Not too much facts and stats about this album, but I was able to find some good tidbits for you and learn more about Nikii's artistic development and influence this album had on her. Dig it!

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Mark Shippy is here to discuss US Maple's stunning debut album, Long Hair in Three Stages. Partially because it seemed to difficult to sum up what could have been one influential album that helped shape or inform the work that US Maple was making. But in just discussing that topic a little it becomes very evident that typical classic rock had a big hand in that, but what may have been even more crucial was a lot of soundtrack music by the likes of Michael Small and Basil Kirchin.

Second being, Long Hair has been reissued for the third time by Skingraft Records, and the first time on a colored vinyl variant. You can visit their store to pick that up here: https://usmaple.bandcamp.com/album/long-hair-in-three-stages-2

Much thanks to Mark Fischer for helping make the connect!

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