Cosmic Eyes And The Colliders
‘The future leaders of your new cult’ is how this reverb-happy local garage/psych quintet have been dubbed. Their sound is best described as fuzzy.
Most psych-titled song: take your pick from ‘Acid Nightmare (Yeah!)’, ‘Rainbow Pill Dreams’ and ‘The Minotaur’s Message’

No Windows 
After meeting at school, Edinburgh duo Verity Slangen and Morgan Morris have gone on to plough a furrow of dreamy and distorted punk-pop. Having played one of their first gigs at Connect and opened at Sneaky Pete’s and King Tut’s, they’re now ready to break on through to the other side.
Most psych-titled song: ‘Found Cassette’

Heartworms 
Essentially the moniker of Jojo Orme, Heartworms occupy the gothy post-punk corner of the psych market and have plenty of rage to offload in songs produced by Dan Carey, whose sound-booth fingerprints have previously been all over the work of Wet Leg and Fontaines DC.
Most psych-titled song: quite low on such leanings so far, but ‘Retributions Of An Awful Life’ probably comes closest

The Kundalini Genie
Arriving in the capital all the way from the outer limits (Glasgow), this collective have been compared to early Ride and Catherine Wheel, and include transcendental sitar, droning hypno-rock and spaced-out aural dimensions in their groovy knapsacks. 
Most psych-titled song: ‘The Sky Is Falling (But The Stars Look Good On You)’

Ulrika Spacek
Almost a decade old, this bliss-grunge outfit (pictured) who are possibly named after a mix of the Scandi-British tabloid-fodder TV personality of yore, and the actress who was Carrie, recently returned with their first album in six years. They continue to do wonders for anyone who still believes in the power of guitars. 
Most psych-titled song: ‘Strawberry Glue’ from the album entitled The Album Paranoia

Edinburgh Psych Fest, Summerhall, Sunday 3 September, edinburghpsychfest.com