Stockholm’s Gestures first appeared last spring with the debut EP Shattered Mind, a lo-fi garage punk explosion recorded, written and performed by Sick Vic in his living room. They’re following it up with The Bad Taste EP featuring three new tracks, including new single Kicks, alongside a cover of The Yardbirds For Your Love. Stream the single below, and pre-order the EP here. SaveSave Continue reading MM Shorts 974: Gestures
Stockholm artist Nora Karlsson is back with a new single with her lo-fi pop project Boys, her first piece of new music since last spring’s Love on Tour EP, as well as an early taste of her upcoming debut LP. The single is called Rabbits and it’s also her first studio recording as well, a perfectly judged, sweetly melodic slice of jangly indie-pop that’s good enough to … Continue reading Boys- Rabbits
Tuvaband are a Norwegian/English duo creating beautiful folk songs reminiscent of oft-featured MM alumni Laura Marling and The Staves. Featuring female Norwegian vocals and English male guitar playing, the band are in London soon to promo their upcoming EP with shows in Rough Trade In-Store gig on 27th Oct, followed by a show at Mirrors Festival on 28th Oct. Listen to the stripped-back sound, vocal layering and … Continue reading MM Shorts 973: Tuvaband
We’ve featured the bittersweet lo-fi indie of Manchester duo Luxury Death a few times in the past and they are back with a new single that traverses some sonically darker terrain. Diluted has a bolder, more aggressive feel, influenced as it is by industrial dance music and the club scene, offering up something more hypnotic and dystopian than we’ve heard previously. Stream it here. Continue reading Luxury Death – Diluted
Sharon Van Etten originally released her excellent debut Because I Was In Love in 2009. Now she is reissuing a remastered version of it with two additional bonus tracks, entitled (it was) because i was in love. It will be released on the 17th November. Ahead of the reissue release, she has shared a new version of opening track I Wish I Knew, which you … Continue reading Sharon Van Etten Remasters and Reissues Debut Album
Pearl is the brilliant, fuzzed up new single from garage punks Flat Worms. It is another incendiary taste from their forthcoming self-titled debut and we can’t wait. The album is out on the 20th of this month via Castle Face Records. Continue reading Flat Worms – Pearl
Well, better late than never! And some great new tunes. Ty Segall – Alta The Limiñanas featuring Anton Newcombe – Istanbul Is Sleepy Who Is She? – Seattle Freeze Langhorne Slim – Life Is Confusing A. Savage – Phantom Limbo Whitney – Light Upon The Lake Joint Effort – Blue Lightning Nervous Dater – Don’t Be A Stranger … Continue reading Eight Songs You Should Have Heard… Last Week
There isn’t much that sounds better than the gorgeous harmonies created by Swedish sisters First Aid Kit. New single It’s A Shame is a perfect case in point. Simply lovely. Continue reading First Aid Kit – It’s A Shame
Michigan psych-rockers Heaters have shared a new track, the propulsive and hypnotic Kingsway, which is taken from upcoming long player Matterhorn. The album is out on the 20th October and you can pre-order via Bandcamp here. SaveSave Continue reading New From Heaters
Four cracking new tracks for you this morning. The latest from Courtney Barnett and Kurt Vile’s much anticipated collaboration, another absolute shredder from Aussie duo DZ Deathrays, more potent pop-punk from Bully, and indie-pop God Ezra Furman’s new track Driving Down To L.A., which he describes as “This is a song of paranoia, escape and ecstatic ego-death. We decided to make a video about me and my … Continue reading New From Courney Barnett & Kurt Vile, DZ Deathrays, Bully and Ezra Furman…
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