Dark Stream is the new single from Northern Ireland’s Arborist. Beginning with a stark, quasi-funeral horn it launches in to a haunting and affecting lament, awash with typically gorgeous melodies and arrangements that showcase Mark McCambridge’s rich vocals and thoughtful songwriting. We’ve already shared the six minute ramble of A Man Of My Age and the subtly melancholic I Heard Him Leaving, but this may … Continue reading Arborist Share Dark Stream
Arriving in a haze of mystic fuzz and tangled dirge-pop, Brighton trio Gang will release their wonderfully macabre new 7” single, Dead / Enough Nothing, on November 25th via Ra-Ra Rok Records. There are echoes of everything from Sabbath’s portentous doom-metal to Dinosaur Jr’s brawny distortion and Wand’s sludgy psych rock, but deconstructed and reapplied in a new, uncompromising and somewhat ferocious way… Have a listen. Continue reading Introducing >>> Gang
We’ve posted about Swedish duo Pale Honey a few times in the past, but they have been pretty quiet for the past eighteen months or so. The pair have oft drawn comparisons to the likes of PJ Harvey and Sleater-Kinney, but there is a lot more to them than mere pale imitation. What is certain is that they have their own breed of nervy, direct, and … Continue reading New From Pale Honey
Following her recent collaboration with Katy Goodman of La Sera on an excellent covers album Take It, It’s Yours, LA singer/songwriter Greta Morgan aka Springtime Carnivore released her own second album Midnight Room last week. It is a record borne of a relationship breakup and subsequent insomnia, and is in equal parts reflective, questioning, tender and heartbreaking. There are echoes of Neko Case and Jenny Lewis, and excursions … Continue reading Springtime Carnivore – Midnight Room
LA punk trio Girl Tears will be releasing their new album Woke Against The Tide on 28th October via Sinderlyn. Listen to the dense and conflicting new single Cold Thoughts below, there are hooks, melody and structure, but also a bit of chaos built on a more complex arrangement that’s constantly shifting and evolving. Continue reading MM Shorts 881: Girl Tears
You know the score by now. This week we have new tunes from Thee Oh Sees, Potty Mouth, Menace Beach, Mutual Benefit, Honeyblood, Crystal Fairy, Jacuzzi Boys, Hazel English, Teen Suicide and some vintage 60s garage rock from Film Jacket 35. Enjoy the weekend. Thee Oh Sees – The Poem Menace Beach – Maybe We’ll Drown Hazel English – Control Potty Mouth – Smash Hit Teen … Continue reading Ten Songs You Should Have Heard This Week
Influenced by bands like Blondie, Modern Lovers, Jesus and Mary Chain, and Alvvays, San Diego’s Soft Lions love blending vintage sounds together with jangly guitars and propulsive percussion to create something fresh. A case in point is the excellent, effervescent psych-pop of Freeway, which is taken from forthcoming album XOXO (out on 28th October). Listen here. Continue reading MM Shorts 880: Soft Lions
Alan’s Bed is taken from Rat Motel’s self-titled debut album, which you can get on a pay-what-you-want deal from Bandcamp here. It is a wholly satisfying two and half minutes of rattling, fuzzed-up garage punk that owes as much to Ty Segall as it does to The Strokes. Have a listen. Continue reading MM Shorts 879: Rat Motel
Here is another track from Communist Daughter’s upcoming long player The Cracks That Built the Wall which is out October 21. Balboa Bridge is a beautiful, gently rolling folk song, but one which covers some difficult and troubling topics – primarily the struggles with mental health and the loneliness and isolation that can come with it. Frontman John Solomon told Stereogum, “There’s this gorgeous park in the … Continue reading Communist Daughter – Balboa Bridge
We posted Forth Wanderers’ excellent track Slop a couple of months ago. It was the title track from their new EP (due 11th November) and with its confident nods to influences like Mac DeMarco, Built to Spill and Liz Phair, it received a lot of love from around the blogosphere. Now we have a second one for you with the bittersweet indie-pop of Know Better. Have a listen … Continue reading More From Forth Wanderers
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