We were turned on to this by the excellent Slowcoustic blog. We figured that, as it features MM fave, Wooden Wand then a re-post of sorts was in order. The marvellous Mr Wand has lent his talents to Good Saints who have recorded a split 7″ with Kill County. Take a listen to the wonderful Texas Moan. Order it here. a Continue reading Wooden Wand Again…In Good Saints
We’re loving Hate Smile, the advance single from the upcoming Is/Is full length. It is a song that is swathed in moody magnificence as distorted guitars and pounding percussion battle for supremacy in a maelstrom of compelling noise. Shoegaze is too easy a term for this bleakly bitter offering that is as heavy and menacing as it is beautiful. Download Is/Is – Hate Smile mp3 … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends…Is/Is
Along with Owls and Wolves of various kinds, I think Whales must be one of the most popular animals to turn up in band names. The Ancient Whales are the latest and most certainly one of the better ones if their mix of melodic garage rock and hazy psychedelia is anything to go by. Try this track, Everyone from their new studio EP Birthing via Owlphabet … Continue reading Introducing >>> Ancient Whales
Sonic carnage is indeed an appropriate way to describe the raw and raucous punk inflected garage rock of The Hussy. They memorably describe it as “bash-em-up-spit-em-out garage-trash for short attention spans“. Their new album is Weed Seizure out on March 20th via Tic Tac Totally and follows the release of their long sold-out debut Cement Tomb Mind Control. Like a flick-knife in a crowded flophouse … Continue reading Sonic Carnage From The Hussy
The Concubines take their cue from the kind of dark-hearted indie of Nick Cave or The Horrors and forthcoming debut single, appropriately titled Darkness has the classic gothic overtones of its 80s heyday calling to mind the orchestral grandeur of Echo & The Bunnymen and the pomp and ceremony of The Mission. The single will be released on a limited edition vinyl run of 100 via … Continue reading Introducing >>> Concubines
Psych-popsters Dinosaur Feathers have unveiled Beatcha, the first track from sophomore album Whistle Tips, out on April 10th via Ernest Jenning. Now joined by drummer Nick Brooks, the band sound more forceful and assured than previously, giving them satisfyingly crunchy guitars and an altogether noisier outlook. Fortunately they haven’t sacrificed any of their infectious groove and jangle, nor any of their experimental edge that marked … Continue reading New Track From Dinosaur Feathers
The short film Elsewhere, by Mathy & Fran, is formed around a collection of songs by Kurt Vile, Lucky Dragons, High Places and Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti. Set in London, two lovers-on-the-run head into the middle of nowhere, armed only with strange trinkets and a silver boom box. It is a story of love, destruction and the act of letting go, starring Jessica Raine (Call The Midwife, The Woman In Black) and Aneurin Barnard (We’ll … Continue reading Elsewhere – Short Film
We seem to be getting overwhelmed by high quality videos at the moment so it would be churlish and not a little selfish of us not to share some of the best with you. Kicking off is the wonderful video for the delicately beautiful Tuck The Darkness In from the Bowerbirds new album The Clearing. a Next we have Cheyenne Marie Mize and a video for her … Continue reading More Videos For Your Perusal And Enjoyment
Josh & Mer (aka Josh Schroeder & Meredith Adelaide) featured in a couple of the End-of Year Top Tens we posted back in December and so we are pleased to be able to offer you up a new tune and video from them. This is Mind Control, which has an altogether more unsettling and eerie vibe to it than we’ve previously been used to and the … Continue reading Josh & Mer Unleash The Freaks…
Stripped back, brother and sister two piece White Mystery know how to party with the best of them. Forget the lazy White Stripes comparisons, this duo have their own raw, visceral take on the blues and their new 7″ single is out on April 20 via Perpetrator Records and is called People Power. If I was at SxSW they would be another on my lengthy … Continue reading MM Shorts 117: New From White Mystery
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