My Octopus Mind Release New Single “Here My Rawr”
So anyway, yes, I’m playing catchup on this one since it came out last weekend, but somehow I feel like that also suits My Octopus Mind‘s aesthetic pretty well, since their brand o’ psych would seem to operate on its own temporal plane anyhow. You don’t need me to recount Bristol’s history in psychedelia and all things oddball, so I won’t, but I’ll say that while perhaps not representative of where they’re headed as per their note below, “Here My Rawr” would indeed be well-placed at the end of a burner of a set.
They’ve got shows — there were more, again, I’m late on this — and you’ll find the track streaming at the bottom of this post. I’d tell you more, but honestly the vision I have in my head is you being like, “dude I already heard this because I’m finger-on-the-pulse and your old-news-purveying ass needs to get better at this,” so there you have it. I guess that’s a glimpse at me talking to myself. Big difference.
Get weird, stay weird. So sings the PR wire:
MY OCTOPUS MIND – Here My Rawr single out on Halfmeltedbrain Records 2nd Dec
Here My Rawr signals the end of an era, the last great prog song from the Octopus vault. Beginning with bowed double bass and ending with a crushing dance blowout, it’s a journey of epic proportions and unconventional structure.
My Octopus Mind are high-energy experimental psych-rock band From Bristol (UK) They take a tongue in cheek ride through post-punk swagger and dysfunction, wonky riffs, Balkan rhythms and moments of haunting grace. A Quartet comprising drum kit, 2 axes, vocals, synth and heavily effected double bass. They’re currently gearing up for a Winter release of their new single ‘HERE MY RAWR’ (released on Halfmeltedbrain Records) along with an accompanying tour.
Despite its final form as a dense and heavily arranged prog extravaganza, it began life on a single acoustic guitar whilst frontman Liam O’Connell was living in Australia. Acting as a picture postcard of his time there, it tackles themes of weathering disrespect, self-assertion, heartbreak, and ressentiment towards hedonism. At its heart, however, is the deep homesickness felt after nine years living on the other side of the planet.
It’s long been a mainstay set-ender for years but seemed an impossible feat to capture on record, Here My Rawr started life as an open tuned acoustic epic during the time Liam O’Connell (their cosmic overlord) was on one of his many travels. So long from inception to recording, It’s changed much over the band’s time, and was the first song they played together when Oli joined the band on drums. Like an epic of the oral storytelling tradition, it’s a story that contains the story of those that tell it.
Tour Dates
DECEMBER 2022
8th – Crofters Rights – Bristol
10th – The Chapel – Nottingham
11th – Hyde Park Book Club – Leeds
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