Piss Test are a brilliantly named punk threesome formed in Portland, Oregon in 2012. LPII is (unsurprisingly) their second album, and consists of eleven tracks of snotty, sneering, garage-punk crammed into 19 minutes and 22 seconds. The shortest at 57 seconds, the longest a second over two minutes. Listen to ferocious album opener Marianne and ferocious album closer Whole Lot Of Whole Lotta Rosie. You’ll … Continue reading MM Shorts 943: Piss Test
Complete with angular guitars, lively drums and impassioned vocals from lead-singer Bea Fletcher, Leeds art-rock five piece The Golden Age of TV have shared their new single Dust, a spiky, off-kilter track reminiscing over a now dead relationship. Stream it here. Continue reading MM Shorts 942: The Golden Age Of TV
We’ve really liked what we’ve heard so far of Wavves new album You’re Welcome (out on the 19th May). The latest track to be shared from it is No Shade, a breakneck two minute track featuring Nathan Williams’ signature drawl over quick guitar riffs and a furious drumbeat. Play loud methinks… Continue reading Wavves – No Shade
Youngest sprat hits the dreaded teenage years today. He’s always had a good ear for a tune. Current obsessions (Philadelphia Eagles apart) are Bob Marley, The Clash, Idles and a soft spot for a Neil Diamond sing-a-long. Happy Birthday fella… Continue reading Happy Birthday Youngest Sprat
Guildford-based singer-songwriter Annabel Allum shows off a marvellously snarling and sarcastic voice with latest single Eat Greens, which was released as a single last week via Killing Moon Records. It is taken from a forthcoming summer EP. Expanding from her folk roots into fuzzier-slacker territory, the single is a true statement of intent and attitude with blistering riffs and frenetic vocals on display throughout. Give it a whirl. Continue reading MM Shorts 941: Annabel Allum
Juanita Stein will release her debut solo album, America, on Nude Records on 28th July 2017. Stein, who is already known as the singer-songwriter with Howling Bells, has created an evocative and beautiful record, telling tales of characters real and imagined, her honeyed voice weaves stories of heartbreak and optimism, with Stein’s own experiences woven amongst them. The first single from the album, Dark Horse, is out … Continue reading MM Shorts 940: Juanita Stein
The first 100 Days project that has posted a new song for every day of Trump’s administration up ’til now has concluded with Phosphorescent’s wonderful cover of the alternative American national anthem, Woody Guthrie’s This Land Is Your Land. “Sometime about a year ago I heard “This Land Is Your Land” And it brought me to tears Like maybe most Americans I guess I’ve … Continue reading Phosphorescent – This Land Is Your Land
Justin Townes Earle – Graceland Hazel English – Love Is Dead Kevin Morby – Bag Of Rats Jason Isbell And The 400 Unit – Cumberland Gap Waxahatchee – Silver (Demo) ShitKid – Alright Big Thief – Breathe In My Lungs Trevor Sensor – High Beams Danny & The Champions Of The World – Swift Street Mac DeMarco – One More Love Song David Bazan – … Continue reading Twelve Songs You Should Have Heard This Week
At just 20 singer-songwriter Rosie Carney has already experienced more of the tumult of life than most her age. Having struggled with depression and anorexia half her life, music has been one of the only releases from some terribly difficult times (read her blog here). She writes gorgeous songs that are as fragile as they are powerful. New single Your Moon is a beauty, one of … Continue reading Introducing >>> Rosie Carney
London quintet Chemtrails have shared the third and final single from their upcoming second EP Headless Pin Up Girl. Forever Watching The Skies is a gem of hazy, hypnotic indie-psych that adds a contemporary twist to the halcyon days of bands like The Jesus & Mary Chain and Primal Scream. Listen below and buy the EP via Bandcamp here. Continue reading MM Shorts 939: Chemtrails
The Mad Mackerel 