Finland’s Us Return To The ‘Paisley Underground’ In New Video

Finland’s Us have unveiled the video for ‘Paisley Underground‘, a highly addictive burst of neo-psychedelia complimented by trippy visuals.  Already available digitally, the track will be released as a 7″ vinyl single on August 20 via Grandmother Corn Records, the vinyl will be backed with ‘Help Me‘, a cover of a pre-Family Stone track by Sylvester Stewart.

Previously operating under the name Grandmother Corn, the Helsinki-based quintet has already released three albums and made a trio of visits to the UK and Europe. A fourth tour had been planned for last year but was cancelled due to Covid-19. With an end to the pandemic finally in sight, the band has rebranded itself as Us and they look forward to resuming the loud, roof-raising concerts that have marked them as a band to watch.  

For their first release as Us, the band found inspiration in the Californian musical subculture of the early 1980s known as the Paisley Underground. Itself a direct revival of the acid-drenched ’60s, the movement was spearheaded by such college radio bands as The Bangles, The Dream Syndicate, Green on Red, The Long Ryders, The Rain Parade, The Three O’Clock and True West.  With its heavy droning guitars, crisp drumming, and punkish lead vocal, Us‘ ‘Paisley Underground‘ is a worthy new addition to the canon. 
 

‘Paisley Underground‘ can be streamed, purchased and pre-ordered on vinyl via Bandcamp