Time for some old fashioned blues. The spirit of Slim Harpo inhabits the insistent and rollicking boogie of Levee Town’s Show Them Whatcha Got, with appropriate, “Shake it for me baby” lyrics and a dynamic guitar and drums breakdown. From their album Pages of Paperwork, released last month and available to buy from CD baby here. Download Levee Town – Show Them Whatcha Got mp3 (from Pages … Continue reading MM Shorts 38: Levee Town
Whilst Idlewild have been on hiatus, guitarist / songwriter Rod Jones has been busy with his solo project The Birthday Suit. Their debut album, The Eleventh Hour, came out just last week. The album is a return to the noisy pop moments that originally established him so firmly in the UK music scene. Tracks like Do You Ever? and On My Own hark back to … Continue reading Debut Album From The Birthday Suit
Six Shooter Records’ Melissa McClelland and Luke Doucet tie the musical knot with the debut of their new band, Whitehorse, marrying their talent and chemistry on stage as a smoldering duo. Gutsy and resolute in their pursuits of sound and substance, Luke and Melissa’s fusion of the personal and professional brings to mind the road-tested romance of Johnny and June. We’re latecomers to their self-titled … Continue reading Introducing…Whitehorse
Black Creek emerged from the swamps of the Weston Creek Delta a broken band with little memory of how they got there and the unmistakable dredge that is a hangover. Armed with tales only a weathered sea fearing man would find comforting, Black Creek are a band that will seduce your body and steal your soul. Have a listen to the dirty country rock that … Continue reading Introducing…Black Creek
The Low Anthem are a staple favourite here at MM and their stunning performance at last year’s End of the Road Festival to a rapt and enthralled crowd on the lovely Garden Stage will remain one of our favourite live shows ever. This year they have already given us the excellent Smart Flesh (an album that appears amongst our Best of the Year lists in … Continue reading Free Album Download From The Low Anthem
We’ve long enjoyed LA’s Wounded Lion and their unique yet completely compelling take on classic Garage rock. In fact it has been more than a year since we posted anything from them, but new track Roman Values from forthcoming album IVXLCDM (released this coming week) proves it has been more than worth the wait. It is two and a half minutes of insane garage punk that is … Continue reading New Wounded Lion Album
This rocks. Put the ear muffs on Granny and play loud. If you like it (you will), you can download for free from Wet Nuns website in exchange for an e-mail…if you dare. Also includes a remix by Matt Helders (Arctic Monkeys). Recommended if you like women, death, beards, skulls or whiskey. Continue reading MM Shorts 37: Wet Nuns
2/3 Goat (pronounced: Two-Thirds Goat) is not your average New York City based farm band. On November 20th they will release their sophomore album Stream of Conscience, which was recorded entirely on vintage equipment, along with a music video for the title track, taking a stance against mountaintop removal coal mining. Fronted by lead singer Annalyse McCoy, the band’s fusion of Folk, Blues, Rock, and Country … Continue reading Introducing…2/3 Goat
We loved The Whalers first EP How The Ship Goes Down so it was good news to discover they released a new EP, Paddle Easy, yesterday. Paddle Easy is another varied, five-song release that demonstrates the bands growing aptitude for creating diverse music within the rock and roll genre, from the surf-inspired Cheat on Each Other, to the elegance of I’m a Pixel in Your … Continue reading Return Of The Whalers
Monday 5th December sees the release of the new Felice Brothers single Fire At The Pageant, on 7″ single & download. It is our favourite song from one of our favourite albums of the year. Here is the eerie, slightly disturbing video for it. a Be like us and go and see them live too: 06/12 LONDON Koko, 07/12 MANCHESTER Academy 2, 09/12 GLASGOW ABC, 10/12 … Continue reading MM Shorts 36: Felice Brothers Video
The Mad Mackerel 