The Schizophonics

The Schizophonics

Burning Floor

Alternative Tentacles

The Schizophonics have exploded out of San Diego, California, with the kind of raw, turbo-charged rock ’n’ roll that feels increasingly rare in the modern music scene. Led by frontman Pat Beers, the power trio has built a reputation for electrifying live shows that collide the fuzzed-out fury of proto-punk pioneers like The Stooges and MC5 with the sweat, swagger, and showmanship of James Brown and Little Richard. The result is a gritty, psychedelic blend of garage punk, classic rock, soul, and heavy groove.At the heart of the band are Lety Beers’ distinctive, R&B-infused drumming and Sarah Linton’s Sabbath-inspired bass lines, providing the foundation for Pat’s wild dancing, incendiary guitar work, and gravity-defying one-handed playing. Together, they create a relentless sonic attack driven by pounding rhythms, fuzzed-out riffs, and the kind of feral energy that can only come from years spent on the road. The Schizophonics have put in the miles, and it shows in every sweat-soaked note.That intensity comes through loud and clear on their fourth album, Burning Floor, due out Fall 2026 via longtime fan and supporter Jello Biafra’s Alternative Tentacles Records. Recorded in San Diego at The Golden Ghost and K Studios, with mixing and mastering completed at Rancho De La Luna in Joshua Tree, the album captures the band at their most spontaneous and unrestrained, equal parts rock ’n’ roll sweat, soul, stomp, and psychedelic abandon.“We recorded this the day after we flew home from a month-long European tour,” says Pat Beers. “We’d been playing these...