Here is the latest instalment in our Nickel In The Jukebox series – simple proposition – ten songs, you decide… hit or miss. Have at it. Rue Snider – Blue Skies And Telephone Poles [RIYL: Americana, Bright Eyes, Billy Bragg] The Persian Leaps – See Me Unaware [RIYL: Power-pop, Bob Mould, The Ramones] Naked Giants – Ya Ya [RIYL: Garage Rock, The Sonics, … Continue reading Nickel In The Jukebox (Vol. 22)
Oldermost are a new band out of Philadelphia who have shared their first single Honey with Tea and it is well worth a listen. Gorgeous lap steel anchors the song’s despairing wit and questionable advice, which buoyantly tumbles over a sea of lush strings and the steady rhythms of some focused and passionate drumming. Stream it below. Continue reading MM Shorts 869: Oldermost
Here are our selections from the week’s new releases. Tracks from UK indie royalty such as Jamie T, Slaves, and TOY, some brilliant Dylan-esque protest folk from Kyle Craft, three very different covers from Sam Beam & Jesca Hoop, St. Vincent, and Katy Goodman & Greta Morgan, jerky, infectious punk rock from Sex Stains, and more raw country from Lydia Loveless. Enjoy the rest of the weekend. Jamie T … Continue reading Nine Songs You Should Have Heard This Week
SeaWitches most recent single is the double A-side Tempest / Skylight. It is the sound of The Velvet Underground, Joy Division, The Doors, Public Image Ltd and re-imagined by LCD Soundsystem main man James Murphy, the two tracks showcase the band’s sulphurous post-punk jaggedness and propulsive grooves to dazzling effect. Have a listen. Continue reading MM Shorts 868: SeaWitches
The Tumbling Wheels formed in New Orleans about eighteen months ago out of a love for classic country sounds including clear melodies, lush vocal harmonies, and good storytelling. They have an album, The Tumbling Wheels Play The No Counts, due out this September through United Bakery Records and have shared a couple of tracks from it. With echoes of the Milk Carton Kids, Patsy Cline and Bessie … Continue reading Introducing >>> The Tumbling Wheels
Wild Raccoon is a one man garage band from Lille, France, who plays a lo-fi mix of fuzzed up garage rock and psych rock, influenced by King Khan, Ty Segall and Mikal Cronin among others. His new album Half Pine Cone is out now on Bandcamp. Check out Corn Cob from it below. Continue reading MM Shorts 867: Wild Raccoon
Good old fashioned suicides, murders, and alcoholic depravity followed by church on Sunday—Welcome to Elouise— an eccentric collaboration of Los Angeles-based musicians who came together to create an ominous, raw and cinematic genre of music they identify as Blackgrass. Debut album Deep Water is a mix of low end drone and virtuosic strings combined with sounds from traditional Bluegrass instrumentation. Listen to a couple of tracks below… … Continue reading MM Shorts 866: Elouise
We shared Ritual Howls’ Park Around The Corner last month, a noisy combination of drum machines, synths, fuzz bass and twangy guitar, and now we have Spirit Murder for you – happily in much the same vein. Listen below for a blast of darkness with a buried pop sensibility… Continue reading More From Ritual Howls
After three years without a new album from long standing MM FavesThis Frontier Needs Heroes, we at last have news of their fourth studio album Real Job. With a folkier feel than previous records, the first taste comes with the rollicking and hard-hitting I Love Immigration. Continue reading New Album From This Frontier Needs Heroes
Anyone who has visited MM on more than an occasional basis is likely to know how much we liked Great American Canyon Band’s debut long-player release Only You Remain. Crash is one of our favourite tracks on the record, and they have stripped the song down and let their 90s Mazzy Star, spaghetti western influence shine through. Have a listen. Continue reading Great American Canyon Band Deconstruct Crash
The Mad Mackerel 