Foals return after two years with the comeback track Inhaler – an epic, blistering, shamanistic purging of the soul – three urgent minutes set out to raise the dead. Heavier than anything Foals have written before it nevertheless shines with their inimitable groove and funk. Lyrics reference claustrophobia and narcissism. Have a watch… a Continue reading Return of Foals
She & The Sun is Andy Stack and Melissa Ahern, siblings from Western New York. Growing up in a musical family with their mother, a travelling nurse who also spent her time playing Irish traditional music, the two started collaborating creatively almost by accident after discovering that Melissa’s vocal and songwriting strength complemented her brother’s instrumental and production skills in an extraordinary way. They have … Continue reading Introducing >>> She & The Sun
We posted a few weeks ago about Crushed Out (formerly Boom Chick) and their explosive hit of surf-garage momentum and rock & roll. Their debut full-length, Want to Give, is out on November 6 on the band’s own Cool Clear Water Records. Here is a second track from it, the primal Push Down & Twist. Download Crushed Out – Push Down & Twist mp3 (from … Continue reading MM Shorts 256: Another From Crushed Out
Here is a blast from the past that Slumberland have thrown up on their Soundcloud. Whorl started in 1987 as Big Jesus Trash Can, driven by a love for The Birthday Party, early Sonic Youth and the Jesus & Mary Chain to pick up guitars and make a noise of their own. The result was this chunk of minimal nastiness, Mind Revolution. Having no studio … Continue reading Remembering: Whorl
We are a little late to the undeniable charms of Theatre Royal. However, once we’d played their recent single A Hundred Thousand Tears a couple of times we figured we needed to put that right. The track is a melancholic, harmony drenched, psyche-country shuffle, replete with flugelhorn solo plus some ‘la la la’s’ to boot! It was the second taster of their sophomore album At The End … Continue reading Introducing >>> Theatre Royal
Listen to the closing track of The 1975’s new Sex EP – available 19th November in the UK and a day later in the US. a Continue reading MM Shorts 255: The 1975
Split Screens is the solo project of multi-instrumentalist, Jesse Cafiero. Entering a fresh chapter of his life, Cafiero began Split Screens upon his move across the country to San Francisco. Influenced by the subtle psychedelia of Pink Floyd and raw emotion of Sea Change-era Beck, his debut self-titled EP is a love letter to coasts and muses left behind, delivered against the primal urge to … Continue reading Introducing >>> Split Screens
The Mad Mackerel 