''A few years ago I stumbled across a video by a band called Beaulieu Porch. The track, Love 80, instantly blew me away with its Beatley melody and especially its Hey Jude type coda at the end. At first I thought it was bit of a Nick Nicely one off, but as I explored the band’s videos and online pages I discovered that they had already recorded quite a few great songs in a Strawberry Fields Brit Psych vein.It turned out that Simon was quite the one man Spector recording lo-fi psychedelic gems in his attic. The debut album is a complete triumph, a glorious mix of exhilarating psych burn out of the opener Laminations Are Loaded and dreamy ballads like ‘Navy Blue’ and The Colour 55. I remember thinking at the time that if anyone deserved access to Abbey Road’s Studio Two with a thirty piece orchestra and as many mellotrons as he can handle it was Simon Berry.''
'Beaulieu Porch is the work of one man, the multi talented Simon Berry, and judging by this he's some sort of twisted, psych pop genius. Beaulieu Porch's debut full length is quite possibly the most purely enjoyable psych-pop release I've heard this year so far. It's undeniably psychedelic, often openly borrowing from the spirit of the sixties, but is unmistakably contemporary in it's execution. He's also got a very distinctive sound of his own. Witness the way "Navy Blue" effortlessly evokes both late period Beatles and Air's Virgin Suicides without losing touch with his own aural identity - not an easy task when channeling the greats. It's a huge, kaleidoscopic album, with all the bells and whistles one would hope for from an ambitious piece of modern psychedelia, with plenty of memorable tunes at it's core. A near perfect marriage of substance and style then, and one that I would recommend checking out as soon as possible. And don't even get me started on those wailing guitars at the end of "The Colour 55". Lovely'
'Opener “Laminations are Loaded” could almost have been one of the rockier numbers off The Who Sell Out, kicking your mind open like so many obtrusive doors in order that the ensuing tide of Tame-Impala-meets-Boo-Radleys rush-pop be allowed to infuse itself into your cerebral cortex in a way that genuinely merits mention alongside such illustrious names. Berry’s milky, slightly strained vocals satisfy throughout, and his appetite for tempestuous psych-pop* sits so yummily in our tummy that we can only implore fans of either of the aforementioned bands to drop what they’re doing and investigate immediately. Berry’s fertile muse is further evidenced by the mystical fingerpicking of “Sweden” and the beautiful, Beatles-y voyage of “Greencroft Street”.Beaulieu Porch may be ploughing a DIY furrow but the music itself has far too much about it to be anchored to the realm of the amateur.'
'If you like psychedelic rock, you may already know about this: if not, you’re in for a treat. Beaulieu Porch’s debut album is lush, dreamy, mellotron-fueled psychedelic chamber pop record created by one-man band Simon Berry. It’s everything that’s good about this style of music: crescendoing verses, catchy choruses, soaring string sections, gracefully meandering lead guitar.'