This is Psychedelic GaragePunk Music……. Meet, Psychiatric Metaphors

Half-way through the week, it’s time for some tunes that crank it up a notch. Today we Meet , Psychiatric Metaphors, gotta tell you it was the name of the band that made me want to give a listen and then to find out that Sam is working with our friends at King Pizza Records, that was more than enough to seal the deal. I’m a big believer that we are in the midst of a rebirth of rock ‘n’ roll. The kind that embodies the original spirit or soul . It starts with kids who have something to say , throw in some guitars, drums , bass and a little knowledge of those who came before and off we go. Psychiatric Metaphors do all that and more, listening to them is like listening to bands from the garage rock scene of the 60’s with a modern twist, it’s fun, easy to listen to and it creates a reaction of, “hey, I like this, what’s the next song” . The fact that all of this Album was done in the studio by one person, blows me away. Give a listen to Psychiatric Metaphors, and tell your friends about them….

Hi our name is….

Psychiatric Metaphors

People say we sound like…..

Psychedelic Garage Punk

We are….

Psychiatric Metaphors recorded material is made by myself, Sam Taylor. I write, record, and produce all recorded material on my own. Then there is a live band for Psychiatric Metaphors which consists of Sam Taylor – vox, guitar / Mike Nugent – drums / Mike Bongi – guitar / Patrick Brenner – bass

We are from…….

Originally all of us are from the LBI area in south jersey but I now live in Jersey City.

Who are some that have an influence on you

13th Floor Elevators, Thee Oh Sees, Jay Retard, The Black Angels, Meatbodies, Syd Barrett to name a few.

How old were all of you when you started to play and who plays what in the band

We formed the live band this past July but I’ve been writing and recording music under the name Psychiatric Metaphors for about 2 years now. The live band ranges from 21 – 24 years old. The Psychiatric Metaphors live band consists of Sam Taylor – vox, guitar / Mike Nugent – drums / Mike Bongi – guitar / Patrick Brenner – bass

Can you tell us about the process you use, from writing the songs all the way through getting the songs out

I (Sam) write and record all the recorded material myself and usually record in my apartment in Jersey City. I lay down one track at a time playing all the instruments. I mix the songs and pretty much do the whole process myself. Once it’s recorded my albums are put out by King Pizza Records based in Brooklyn, with my first full length (“33 Thorne Street”) being released on tape April 3rd.

your thoughts on the state of rock ‘n’ roll in 2015….

Very happy with rock and roll in 2015. The garage explosion led by John Dwyre, Ty Segal, Jay Retard and many others alike has resurfaced an interest in raw 60’s style garage rock. The scene in California is huge with everything Burger Records is doing out there, but really all around the country bands are popping up with this great raw and melodic sound.

what are some of the challenges you face as musicians and how have you overcome those challenges

Being musicians the number one challenge is not having a way to get your music out to people. I got really lucky one day, just emailing some labels I thought we’re doing things I wanted to be a part of, and Greg Hansen the leader of King Pizza Records, one of the raddest labels in the NYC area, dug my stuff and wanted to put out my first full length tape.

If you could pick any time to travel back to for music, where would you go and what year would it ….

I’m a huge Syd Barrett disciple so London, 1966-67 is what I would pick to see the original Floyd line up at UFO Club

Who are all of you currently listening to

Parquet Courts is the best band out there today in my opinion. Other bands we’re into right now are Meatbodies, Fuzz, The Growlers, King Tuff, Cherry Glazer, Ought, Sum Voyager, The Omecs, The Mad Doctors, Night Beats, Mr. Elevator and the Brain Hotel, Holy Wave , I could go on forever

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If you could open for any Band right now who would that be and why?

Thee Oh Sees hands down because they put on the best live show out there right now.

My youngest son is 13 and in a Band, what advice would you offer him…

If you want to pursue music, you gotta put yourself out there, play shows as often as possible and put out new material as much as possible. If you work for it, and get your music out there people will notice if your doing something that’s good, you just gotta let them hear it, and not hold back.

Our plans for 2015…..

Right now we’re on tour down to SXSW and back and it’s going great, so we’re gunna keep playing a lot of shows, and I’m almost done with my new album so hopefully a new EP or full length will be out sometime this year. We also are looking to record a live band record this year for the first time, and possibly even a split 7 inch with our good buds in The Off White.

listen to this excellent Album…



33 Thorne Street by Psychiatric Metaphors

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