The RIP Records Introduces Series showcases a brand new, undiscovered talent each month, that will be accompanied by a 12” compilation at the end of the year featuring the whole series. The second release is from a Manchester artist called Matadors – Trumpet of Conscience is a catchy lo-fi pop song about being young and skint, and it is the perfect way to perk up your Friday … Continue reading MM Shorts 915: Matadors
Mr. Elevator eschews guitars for vintage synthesizers, organs, and electric pianos, setting themselves apart somewhat within the fuzzy, distorted contemporary psych-pop scene. Their new album When The Morning Greets You is out next week via Rad Cat Records (order here), and you can listen to Ending from it below. Continue reading MM Shorts 914: Mr. Elevator
We were big fans of I See You the first track from Bonny Doon’s upcoming self-titled debut. A beautifully judged mix of rolling Americana, freak folk, and a little psychedelia, the second track to be shared from the album is the equally good What Time Is It In Portland? Stream it below – the album is out on the 10th March via Salinas Records. Continue reading New From Bonny Doon
Not only did we have the return of Wooden Wand earlier, but Mac DeMarco has also announced his first full-length album since 2014’s Salad Days. Titled This Old Dog, he has shared two songs from it, the sweetly bucolic title track, and the jauntier, acoustic psych-pop of My Old Man. Both bode well for the new record, which he describes thus, “the majority of this album is acoustic guitar, synthesizer, some drum … Continue reading New Album From Mac DeMarco
After what seems like an uncharacteristically long silence, longstanding MM fave Wooden Wand has shared details of a new album, Clipper Ship, to be released on the 5th May. The first taste from it is Mexican Coke, a typically understated, gently strummed and elegant folk song that reminds us all of what we’ve been missing these past months. Lyrically there are few who can match … Continue reading Wooden Wand Returns
Here is a quick selection of five excellent new videos that have caught our eye (and ears) recently. Jade Jackson creates a sound that is simultaneously new and old, merging a youthful spiritedness with a weary storyteller’s perspective usually reserved for veteran artists. Stylistically the sound is unapologetically country rock. It merges the heartbreak and resilience of Lucinda Williams with the melodic confidence of Emmylou Harris, yet … Continue reading New Videos: Jade Jackson, IDLES, Singapore Sling, Baked & Garrett Pierce
Singer-songwriter Scott Fab’s introduction to music came from Detroit punk. As a member of the hardcore band GCMS he was part of the same scene that spawned the legendary pioneers of the genre, Negative Approach. Having drifted away from music in the early 2000s, Fab started performing again in 2013 and soon afterwards began working on a new batch of songs. He now returns with … Continue reading Introducing >>> Scott Fab
Having spent three years cutting their teeth in the NYC live music scene under their former identity, The Hunting Party, a band we featured a few times on MM, the quartet decided it was time for a change as they continued to hone their alt-folk, Americana style. Adding two more members, they took their new name from seeing Evening, Darling! sprayed across the side of a desolate Queens … Continue reading MM Shorts 913: Evening Darling
Another seven days have come and gone, although these felt infinitely more dangerous than any others. Hats off to Ewan McGregor at least this week! If nothing else it means new songs from those horrified by the new leader of the free world – so to kick us off we have offerings from Suuns, Meat Wave, Father John Misty and an update on a protest song classic … Continue reading Twelve Songs You Should Have Heard This Week
To coincide with their upcoming tour (see dates below), Josefin Öhrn + The Liberation will be releasing a gorgeous, reworked version of their sultry album track, Sister Green Eyes, this will be the band’s third single from last year’s excellent album Mirage. Sister Green Eyes sensuously throbs to a more Eastern drive, with an sedated Velvets droned melody, and a fluctuating groove straight out of the CAN … Continue reading Josefin Öhrn + The Liberation – New Single and Tour
The Mad Mackerel 