Jesca Hoop’s latest stark and eloquent effort Undress is an intimate rendering of her sophomore album Hunting My Dress. Not only that but it offers up salt-of-the-earth duets with artists such as Guy Garvey, MM faves Iron and Wine and Willy Mason and Erika Wennerstrom. Check out Whispering Light with Willy Mason taking the lead and Jesca playing the supporting role . Continue reading Jesca Hoop – Undress
Steve Hears Pile In Malden and Bursts Into Tears is a failed concept album about two kids living on the outskirts of Boston who realize they are characters in a Pile song. Well actually it is an EP by Krill. This song is a triumph of introspective slacker rock, titled Turd. The sentiment of feeling like shit is taken quite literally, perpetually floating and never to be flushed. … Continue reading Krill – Turd
Safe to say, the new self-titled Water Liars album is among our most anticipated in the first half of 2014. With the release of the the second taster from it, Ray Charles Dream, it is also safe to say that our anticipation has just ratcheted up another couple of notches. Water Liars is out on the 4th February via Fat Possum. . Continue reading Water Liars – Ray Charles Dream
Clara Berry And Wooldog’s Magician’s Wife was a delightful discovery of ours at the end of 2013, a captivating excursion into baroque tinged indie-pop and folk that was both subtle and haunting. Their newest tune more than keeps up the standard – you can check out Riches & The Girls below. You can get also pick up a free download of it here, and pick … Continue reading More From Clara Berry And Wooldog
Since their debut album release just under a year ago, Brooklyn’s fuzz-rockers Lightouts have been busy writing and recording new material. The first fruits of their labours comes with Disappear, inspired by a love for early Wire and Japandroids, and complete with duelling, harmonised guitar solo. It is part of a double A sided single, backed with My My. Stream it below. . Continue reading New From Lightouts
Other Lovers came described as a like a punk rock June Carter and Johnny Cash, which was enough to pique our interest. Latest EP, Born To Party / Born To Be Old is six tracks that are short, but certainly sweet. Only one tips the three minute mark, but all are pleasingly raw, honest and offer much to be enthusiastic about, as the tracks switch … Continue reading Introducing >>> Other Lovers
Sun Blood Stories are a psych-rock band from Boise, Idaho who embed a healthy dose of garage rock and soul into their music and put their line in the sand somewhere near the primal, hypnotic end of the spectrum. We’ve previously featured them in one of our Videos of the Day posts and now we have a free download of a rather tasty track, Desert For Days … Continue reading MM Shorts 511: Sun Blood Stories
Phosphorescent have a pretty fine pedigree when it comes to cover versions – Willie Nelson (obviously), Merle Haggard, Neil Young, Lucinda Williams, and Vampire Weekend (amongst others) have all been given the Matthew Houck treatment and the first song live we ever saw them play was a stunning version of Radiohead’s House of Cards. Now we have another to add to the list, as Phosphorescent deliver … Continue reading Phosphorescent Cover Dylan
Leeds noiseniks Dinosaur Pile-Up have announced the release of Peninsula on limited transparent purple 7″ vinyl backed with a new track, Hanging By A Thread. In anticipation of their biggest ever headline show, the single will be exclusively available at Scala, London on Tuesday February 18th on a strictly first come, first serve basis. . . Continue reading New From Dinosaur Pile-Up
Contrary to expectations Jimmy Tait is an Australian band, and not a tortured singer-songwriter, who have just released their second album, Golden. It is going to be well worth checking out if this taster from it is anything to go by. All My Friends is a excellent example of their pleasingly unconventional, somewhat desolate, goth-tinged post-rock that can be grabbed on a pay-what-you-want basis from … Continue reading MM Shorts 510: Jimmy Tait
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