“Psychic Tension” is both the title-track and the first single from Dead Sea Apes‘ impending full-length. Set to release Sept. 18 through Feeding Tube Records and Cardinal Fuzz, the album follows 2023’s Rewilding, though the band also had a collaborative self-titled out under the moniker of Celestial Power earlier this year, so I’m honestly not sure what counts for what. The point, I suppose, is that the single is at the bottom of this post. If you’re feeling overwhelmed — as one might be midweek — my advice to you is get those earbuds in, go someplace you can be alone if you can and it’s safe, and then blast yourself with it. Volume as physical catharsis for in-brain relief. If you’re driving, you might just hit a tree.

The PR wire put it as follows:

Dead Sea Apes Announce New Album ‘Psychic Tension’

Immersive Title Track Unveiled

Manchester’s heavy psych cosmonauts Dead Sea Apes return on the 18th September 2026 with their new album, Psychic Tension. A sprawling cosmic journey, the record arrives via a transatlantic partnership between Cardinal Fuzz and Feeding Tube Records.

Artist: Dead Sea Apes
Title: Psychic Tension
Label: Cardinal Fuzz / Feeding Tube Records
Release Date: 18 September 2026
Format: Vinyl / CD / DL

Dead Sea Apes are back with a fierce new album Psychic Tension – an urgent soundtrack for the nerve-shredding times we live in. Our collective psyche is under attack, reeling from the chaos of a modern world under siege: from war, death, destruction and climate catastrophe to political decay, media manipulation, growing inequality and the rank depravity of the so-called elite. Do we overload ourselves with anxiety, vent our frustration at others, make token gestures to ease our conscience, or just try to carry on regardless? Dead Sea Apes have wrestled these dilemmas – this Psychic Tension – into sonic/musical form, creating catharsis from the chaos.

Psychic Tension picks up where the previous album Rewilding left off, carrying forward the momentum of massive riffs, juggernaut rhythms and squalling sonic overload. Noise-rock, Japanese psych, minimal dub and Electric-era Miles are all part of the mix: each member of Dead Sea Apes brings decades of musical exploration to bear on the music. The iterative repetition of Can meets the telepathic mind-meld of the power trio; the deceptive simplicity of Crazy Horse is pulled through the sonics of PSF Records; the live-in-the-practice-room energy is bolstered by layered landscapes of sound – from ethereal echoes to feedback drones to transistor-torturing lead lines.

Dead Sea Apes have always followed their own path, the music instinctively wired into the world around them. On Psychic Tension, they have once again cooked up a sound that is wholly their own, speaking directly to the turmoil within us and surrounding us in these wild times.

Psychic Tension Tracklist:
01. Damn Your Eyes
02. Psychic Tension
03. Severance
04. Ursa Minor
05. Deathless

Formed in 2009, the band have become a cornerstone of the independent scene, releasing over 10 albums – including collaborations with artists such as The Band Whose Name Is A Symbol and Black Tempest. Much of their catalogue has found a home on the widely celebrated UK psychedelic label Cardinal Fuzz, alongside stateside partnerships with the legendary Feeding Tube Records.

Live Dates:
17/07/2026 – Outpost, Liverpool w/ Mugstar, Shoun Shoun
09/08/2026 – Kozfest, Penmaenau Farm, Builth Wells
13/09/2026 – Golden Lion, Todmorden [Album Release Party]

Dead Sea Apes is:
Brett Savage – Guitars
Jack Toker – Bass, Guitars
Chris Hardman – Drums

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Dead Sea Apes, “Psychic Tension”