The Bristol-based experimental psych-rock group My Octopus Mind is pleased to announce the release of their upcoming third studio album ‘Trying To Be Normal’, set for release to vinyl on November 3rd, 2023 via Drongo Records.
My Octopus Mind is a high-energy experimental psych-rock four-piece comprised of drums, guitar, vocals, and heavily affected double bass. Since their conception in 2017, the band has developed a wild form of experimental rock, taking a tongue-in-cheek ride through post-punk swagger and dysfunction, wonky riffs, balkan rhythms, and moments of haunting grace.
2019 saw the release of their spectacular debut album Maladyne Cave, swiftly followed up by 2020’s Faulty At Source, championed by the likes of Prog, RTE, Loudwire, Beats Per Minute, and Noods Radio. The band has supported the likes of Henge, CLT DRP, The Guru Guru, and St Pierre Snake Invasion, touring extensively throughout Europe, and have secured slots at Shambala, ArcTanGent, and Secret Garden Party.
Their upcoming third studio album Trying To Be Normal was written socially distanced over the course of 2020 and 2021 in a 1920s theater and recorded over 5 days with Jake Bright at Giant Wafer Studios in rural Wales with mastering from Shawn Joseph at Optimum Mastering (J Dilla, Portishead). Due to multiple lockdowns, there was no pressure to gig, affording team Octopus the time and creative freedom to focus solely on the album, which took shape organically through epic (up to 12-hour) jam sessions.
Ahead of the release of the album comes its third single Sabretooth Monkey, on September 27th, a song so lyrically bizarre, no synopsis could do it justice.
For further information on the band, visit
- Website: https://www.myoctopusmind.com/
- Bandcamp: https://myoctopusmind.bandcamp.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/myoctopusmind/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/myoctopusmind/
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