Building on the momentum of their single Severance, Manchester’s heavy psych cosmonauts Dead Sea Apes are now streaming their new album Psychic Tension in its entirety. Premiering today in full over at The Obelisk ahead of tomorrow's official release, the record marks the next chapter in the band's sprawling cosmic journey, releasing 18th September 2026 via Cardinal Fuzz and Feeding Tube Records.
Head over to The Obelisk now to submerge yourself in Psychic Tension.
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.
Biography
Dead Sea Apes are a Manchester-based three-piece psych-noise band. Taking influences from across the full spectrum of psychedelic rock, noise-rock, krautrock, Japanese psych, dub, and elsewhere, they create a sound that is wholly their own. A vital fixture of the UK rock underground, Dead Sea Apes have shared stages with seminal acts such as The Heads, Part Chimp, Carlton Melton, and Acid Mothers Temple.
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.
Psychic Tension Tracklist:
01. Damn Your Eyes
02. Psychic Tension
03. Severance
04. Ursa Minor
05. Deathless
Dead Sea Apes is:
Brett Savage - Guitars
Jack Toker - Bass, Guitars
Chris Hardman - Drums
Praise From The Press
"It is taut and muscular throughout and the whole album hits like a sledgehammer but there is always time and space between the noise and volume." - Eye Plug
"It is monstrously heavy, intensely loud and an absolute beast... The unpredictability is what makes the music so thrilling." - Clean Sheets
"These guys are masters of their own craft which they play with vivid imagination on the hard hitting opening tracks of Damn Your Eyes and Psychic Tension." - Outlaws Of The Sun
"Their wordless screams of righteous anger and agony will drown out the whispers of one's inner demons for sure" - Here Comes The Flood
"Dead Sea Apes seem to have decided that the human psyche is now a legitimate piece of laboratory equipment." - Stoner Hive
"How they create a varied experience across all of the tracks is fascinating, and a thrill to discover." - Ninehertz
"It’s a trip into the unknown, guiding you toward the utopian soundscape." - The Sleeping Shaman
"It’s heavy psychedelic glories by the dozen, a righteous and righteously Britpsych flow that just might have you also thinking of The Heads-style freakouts." - The Obelisk
Dead Sea Apes new album Psychic Tension releases 18th September 2026. Pre-sales start today, 4th September 2026 via Cardinal Fuzz in the UK, Feeding Tube Records in the USA and direct from the band over on Bandcamp.
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