Happy new year, everyone. Much love and best wishes for 2026!
I’m pleased to kick off this year with an ultra rarity that just arrived in my mailbox yesterday. I’ll keep this short and sweet, but here we have the second (and final) release from Tempe, Arizona jangle-pop/indie/new wave band The Psalms, which features the guitar work of Doug Hopkins from Gin Blossoms. This highly coveted EP, released on a single-sided cassette in 1983, has been something I’ve been looking forward to hearing in full for years now, and after all the buildup, it certainly does not disappoint.
To read more about the band, please check out my previous post from 2020 as well as the official Doug Hopkins tribute page, which is an incredibly thorough resource on one of the more tragic figures in the 80s/90s music scene.
Without any further ado, hope y’all enjoy…
The Psalms – No Great Cathedral
1. 100 Summers
2. Procession
3. Monique LeShea
4. Where The Grass Once Grew