The Naturals hail from Bristol and will release Finishing Moves / Concrete Sea, a limited edition 7″ in April via the Howling Owl label. It is a blend of shoegaze, noisy math-rock and some epic orchestral flourishes that create an enduring and compelling wall of sound that sits nicely with the Foals, Wu Lyf or the Twilight Sad. Watch the video for the a-side and then grab the … Continue reading Introducing >>> The Naturals
Here is our third offering from pure-voiced French chanteuse Alice Michel. This is the piano led Lightning and Thunder. Have a listen. a Continue reading MM Shorts 106: More From Alice Michel
Uncut have produced their best cover disk in a goodly while on their April edition. Showcasing their pick of “new music” for 2012 it includes tracks from a few MM favourites who have all featured here since the start of the year including Simone Felice, Shearwater, First Aid Kit, Django Django, Beth Houghton & The Hooves Of Destiny, Lambchop and Craig Finn. Here are two … Continue reading Uncut’s Watch That Band – New Cover CD
TRMRS (pronounced Tremors) hail from Costa Mesa, CA. and have an upcoming 7″ split with another MM fave, Night Beats. Released on Volcom Entertainment & Resurrection Records, you can pre-order the 7″ vinyl from both labels. It includes their new single Goodtime Blues and comes with immediate digital downloads for both that, and a bonus song Enter the Door. You can also grab yourself both below … Continue reading Introducing >>> TRMRS
Town Hall win us over afresh with each new track we hear. Yesterday we posted their cover of Always On Time and have already heartily recommended their debut EP Sticky Notes And Paper Scraps. Now we are pleased to share Swim Team with you, it is lovely slice of pastoral folk – initially poignant as it meanders and gently ebbs and flows, before finally building … Continue reading New Single from Town Hall
Mirroring is a new collaboration between Liz Harris (aka Grouper) and her icy, fog-shrouded menace and Jesy Fortino of Tiny Vipers. This is the suitably eerie and off-kilter Fell Sound from the appropriately named Foreign Body album out next month. Pre-order here. Download Mirroring – Fell Sound mp3 (from Foreign Body) Continue reading MM Shorts 105: Mirroring
We posted about the smart, infectious garage pop of Eux Autres recently with news of their new EP Sun Is Sunk. It gets its official release tomorrow and the band have made a second track available for free download. This is the fizzy, effervescent Home Tonight. Watch it/download it. a The Sun Is Sunk EP is out on Bons Mots Records. Order it direct here. Download … Continue reading Eux Autres Release Sun Is Sunk EP Tomorrow
We’ve been trawling through a whole mass of videos recently and here are some of our favourites assembled for your viewing and listening pleasure. First up is Crybaby’s video for excellent debut I Cherish The Heartbreak More Than The Love That I Lost, shot in the gloomy surrounds of Bristol hospital and is a noirish loveletter to the exquisite pain of a broken heart. a … Continue reading Mega Video Round Up
Noisetrade’s latest free sampler offering is a four track EP from Andrew Bird who releases with his latest studio album Break It Yourself next week. It contains four tracks including the recent single Eyeoneye, The Crown Salesman and So Much Wine from his recent 7″ and a track from the Break It Yourself sessions titled After Dinner Jam. Grab the EP for free by heading … Continue reading MM Shorts 104: Free Andrew Bird Sampler
Ryan Monroe of Band of Horses will release his debut album A Painting Of A Painting On Fire on May 22nd. Covering a spectrum from progressive rock to elaborate pop, via nods to country and even classical, the first taste is the sunny upbeat (in contrast to the title) Any Way, Shape Or Deformity that has more than an echo of ELO about it… Download Ryan Monroe – … Continue reading Solo Album From Ryan Monroe (Band of Horses)
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