Vancouver’s The Shilohs and their upcoming album So Wild are all about perky, happy indie rock so stay away if you wish to remain in a melancholy mood. But if you’re up for it, you can listen to Get Ready Now and let it put a big smile on your face. The album is out on the 5th February via Light Organ Records. Continue reading New Single From The Shilohs
We have posted about Blessed Feathers many times on MM, and they featured in our round up of our favourite albums of 2011. Last year they released a very fine five track EP Peaceful Beasts In An Ocean Of Weeds to much critical acclaim. They just announced a winter tour in support of the EP, which includes dates with Mount Moriah, Young Buffalo and a stop at … Continue reading Blessed Feathers New Track & Tour
Insound’s latest free mixtape is up and available for the next week or so. This time it features tracks from Amor de Dias, Beach Fossils, Campfires, Free Energy, Gospels, Leapling, Mock & Toof, The Pharmacy, The Ruby Suns, Toro y Moi, Vatican Shadow, and Widowspeak! Just go here to grab it for nowt, or check a couple of our favourites from it first. Download Campfire – … Continue reading Latest Free Insound Mixtape
Gospel Claws have appeared a few times on Mad Mackerel, and they have made a new track available for free download from their recent album Put Your Sunshine Away. Looming Darkness has just the right amount of jangle and reverb to create an infectiously enjoyable slice of indie rock. Buy the album here. Download Gospel Claws – Looming Claws mp3 (from Put Your Sunshine Away) Continue reading MM Shorts 298: New Track From Gospel Claws
Fear Of Men have made Seer, the unreleased track from their new singles compilation, Early Fragments, available online. It’s released on Kanine Records on Feb 11th on marbled 12″ vinyl and collects together the tracks from their limited UK 7″s, plus Doldrums and Seer. It is a North American release but is available on import in the UK. Another band I shall be looking out … Continue reading New Track From Fear Of Men
The brilliantly ramshackle Americana and pedal-steel inspired psychedelia of the Futurebirds is the latest must-have free download from Noisetrade. They have put together an album titled Exhume which culls ten tracks from their self-titled debut EP, debut long-player Hampton’s Lullaby and the Via Flaminia EP plus a new demo (check it out below) and a live version of Megachills. The band will be releasing their … Continue reading MM Shorts 297: Futurebirds Offer Up Free Album Download
Dive into the new video from Barry Sean’s favourites, the Bunnymen inspired Chapel Club, slow things down with the sweet harmonies in the new Eliza & The Bear video for Upon The North and get ready for a Saturday night with the inflammable garage punk and dirty surf rock from Australia’s Reptiles and more lo-fi grunge inspired indie rock from MM faves Speedy Ortiz. a … Continue reading Videos of the Day: Chapel Club || Eliza & The Bear || Reptiles || Speedy Ortiz
We are liking this new London band called Great Heat, who have a psychedelic / garage rock edge to them. Check out their top-notch first single Laid Bare. Looking forward to hearing more… Continue reading MM Shorts 296: Great Heat
Last year’s Menomena album Moms was a bit of a late discovery for us, but it has been a record we’ve been listening to solidly since then. So we’re a bit quicker off the mark with this, their new single called Toomer, the lyrical meaning is clear, “I’m a cancer/you’re a tumor” as they carry over their themes of disease, despair and suffering from the album. … Continue reading New Single From Menomena
And so to the third instalment of our Round Up posts, catching up with our overflowing in-box, our favourite blogs and the internet at large. Today another 13 tracks to tickle your fancy. First up is another track from the brilliant Australian Tom Morgan and his forthcoming album Orange Syringe which is due on Fire Records on 4th February. This is the wonderfully stripped back and … Continue reading Round Up Time Again – Part 3
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