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King Black Acid Creates Psychedelic Wonderland in Caterpillar Queen

King Black Acid - Caterpillar Queen - music video thumbnail - depicting members of the band dressed like mad scientists awash in pink lighting

More to Watch Music video or not, “Caterpillar Queen” by indie alternative rock band King Black Acid invites listeners into a murky world of psychedelia. Given the context of the video, one might theorize that King Black Acid believe the song to be a metaphor to be a kind of scientific process the band goes […]

Alchemical Records Playlist Updates: Week of July 9, 2022

New Music Friday - New Music This Week on Alchemical Records

Recent Articles By Daniel Warren Hill This will be the last Saturday for this particular feature. Starting next week, you can expect this segment to shrink in size; I’ve committed to sharing fewer of these briefs to focus on better quality writing on my part (the songs are all  brilliant), and so that you’ll have […]

Smokin’ On Planes Explores the Certainty of Uncertainty with ‘Enigma’

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More to Watch By Cynthia Gross Earlier this month, D.C.-based post-hardcore band Smokin’ on Planes released their latest single, “Enigma.” The song’s melodic, retro-tinged sound coupled with an exploration of existential themes reveals the certainty of uncertainty within our lives while showcasing some of the band’s best work to date. Lead singer and rhythm guitarist […]

SeepeopleS Survive a Dying World

SeepeopleS "Two Silhouettes"

More to Watch By Carlos Ramirez I don’t know about you… But the second I hear, “Their video was removed from social media!” I immediately hit every back channel I can find to see this video. No social media CEO is going to tell me what content to consume. So, when SeepeopleS’ music came across […]

Find Purpose in the Wandering with Oceanography’s ‘Thirteen Songs About Driving Nowhere in Alphabetical Order’

Oceanography "Monterey"

Recent Articles By Cynthia Gross https://youtu.be/CH_Vva6ARGE This reading of Alchemical Records content is to provide a multimedia experience for our audience while increasing the accessibility of our content to persons with hearing loss, low vision, dyslexia, physical or motor disabilities, or are on the autism spectrum. Oakland, California-based artist Oceanography’s latest album, Thirteen Songs About […]

BRNDA Lives in a ‘Perfect World’

Recent Articles By Jaci Jedrych https://youtu.be/X5RKBz9xZMw This reading of Alchemical Records content is to provide a multimedia experience for our audience while increasing the accessibility of our content to persons with hearing loss, low vision, dyslexia, physical or motor disabilities, or are on the autism spectrum. D.C. art punk veterans BRNDA have just two rules: […]