Here are eight new songs to end the week, including two from the mighty Ty Segall – a track from his forthcoming self-titled album and a cover of a Harry Nilsson track that was released as a split seven inch with Loch Lomond. We also have an appropriately apocalyptic track (in every sense) from POND, a re-worked version of an album track from Fear Of … Continue reading Eight Songs You Should Have Heard This Week
Be Gulls is the side project of Kyle Field and Lee Baggett from Little Wings. After many years of cajoling from Mike at the wonderful PIAPTK label, they are (finally) releasing a six track album of Grateful Dead covers titled Dead Giveaway, in a very limited edition run. Order it here. Listen to Mexicali Blues from the album below. Continue reading Introducing >>> Be Gulls
Hardly Art’s first release of 2017 will be Seattle based trio Dude York’s Sincerely. The record kicks off with the massive opening chords of Black Jack, a squealing track that blends the swagger of glam with the heavy riffing and ringing hooks of arena rock. Listen below. Pre-order here. Continue reading MM Shorts 894: Dude York
Aaron Lee Tasjan is set to release his new album Silver Tears on January 6th via New West Records. Like a modern day Cosmic Cowboy, Tasjan creates a heady blend of country-flecked rock-n-roll, veering from acoustic blues to garage-pop psych to smooth Nashville sounds to lush Laurel Canyon fare… bringing to mind the showmanship and humour of Father John Misty as well as Harry Nilsson … Continue reading New Video: Aaron Lee Tasjan – Memphis Rain
Permit is a Bloomington, IN based duo whose debut six track 7” reflects their love of 70s-80s classic rock, punk, and power pop. Think Thin Lizzy, but twice as fast. Listen to the catchy, if unimaginatively titled, Track #6 below, and order the 7″ from Bandcamp here. Continue reading MM Shorts 893: Permit
We will always have a soft spot for Philadelphia’s wonderfully named Pissed Jeans ever since their brilliant Boring Girls was adopted as an anthem by our gentle, sweet middle sprat a few years back. She is sixteen next week and will be just as delighted as me to learn they will release their new album Why Love Now? via Sub Pop on 24th February. It is produced … Continue reading Pissed Jeans Are Back
Seattle R&B/garage-rock trio Night Beats have shared another track from their recent Fuzz Club Session, a brilliant white-knuckle cover of Bo Diddley’s blues classic Mama, Keep Your Big Mouth Shut. The Fuzz Club Sessions are a new series from the London label, the idea is to take the best names in rock and roll, bring them to a studio to lay down some tracks, recorded live … Continue reading Night Beats Cover Bo Diddley
Leeds duo Menace Beach recently announced details of a new album Lemon Memory (due 20th January, on Memphis Industries – pre-order here). They will release a new single, Give Blood, on the same day. It harnesses their raucous and scuzzy energy, but in perhaps their most “pop” moment to date. It’s good. Have a listen. See them live 31 Jan – Sheffield, The Picture House 01 Feb … Continue reading Menace Beach – New Single, New Album, Tour Dates
Apparently the Low Anthem now play what they describe as “multi-dimensional future folk“. Another description for it would be “self-indulgent shit of the very worst kind“. And the typewriter is not a musical instrument. Fact. Many left before the end. So here are some songs back from when they were a really, really good band. Needless to say they didn’t play any of these bar a totally … Continue reading Live Review: The Low Anthem (Oxford Academy)
In the tradition of Swervedriver and Failure, Salt Lake City four piece No Sun play loud, confident, and modern shoegaze. Debut album If Only swells with walls of reverb and texture – shoegaze for those who can appreciate the loudest and dreamiest aspects of the genre. Have a listen to Drown In You. Continue reading MM Shorts 892: No Sun
The Mad Mackerel 