Sarah Persephona is Russian artist angelic milk – a purveyor of bedroom based grungey pop tracks shot through with a healthy dose of teenage angst, and set to some pretty insanely catchy melodies. Her debut EP, Teenage Movie Soundtrack is out next week, and is four tracks of expertly crafted grunge pop ranging from the sweet romance of Rebel Black to the punk strut of Ripped Jeans. The … Continue reading angelic milk – Tie Me Up
Bristol’s Meadowlark have unveiled a brand single, Quicksand. With its sparse arrangement and crystalline vocals, it is an emotive, captivating song written after the duo were deeply moved by a story on Humans of New York (HONY) about a family working in a brick kiln in Pakistan. The pair weren’t the only ones moved by the words and photos of the HONY post, within mere days … Continue reading Meadowlark – Quicksand
Residual Echoes frontman Adam Payne releases his new solo album Famous Blondes on the 22nd July via Selection Records. It is a record where no genre, style, or sound is hands-off. There’s the late-night folk funk of Tell Me and Nightmare, the ham-fisted fey glam of Eyes of the World, the neon go-kart slow burner U. Angel, and even doo-wop filth in Open Up. Stream Tell Me below. Continue reading MM Shorts 857: Adam Payne
With more than passing nods to Alvvays, The Jesus & Mary Chain and Angel Olsen, Gothenburg’s Holy Now trade in a veritable pop dream of delirious vocals, riveting guitar solos and complex sensibilities that is tinged throughout with the faintest whiff of melancholy. Debut single Wake Up, backed with Please Love Me, is out on the 19th August via Beech Coma. Listen below. Continue reading Holy Now – Wake Up
Having shared a couple of tracks already from psychedelic garage rockers Ranch Ghost’s just released album Lookin, here is another in the shape of Bleu. It is a potent Southern backwater concoction, with elements of 60s and 70s psychedelia and a chugging Velvets undertone. Spin it here. Continue reading Ranch Ghost – Bleu
Here is this week’s round up of new tunes. We have nine tracks for you from the kaleidoscopic pop of Ezra Furman to the fuzzy shambling pop of Fireworks by way of the infectious hooks of Dogbreth and the Mercury Rev inspired psych of Avers. Enjoy. Cass McCombs – Run Sister Run Ezra Furman – Teddy I’m Ready Tacocat – I Live For The Sun (Sunrays … Continue reading Nine Songs You Should Have Heard This Week
Green Glass Room, the debut LP from Seattle trio VATS was officially released yesterday on End of Time Records. We discovered it by happy accident after our Soundcloud meanderings led us to this track Melting Culture following our posting of the new Three Dimensional Tanx track yesterday. It is a brilliantly propulsive slab of bristling post-punk with a pneumatic riff that recalls Killing Joke in their pomp. Stream / download … Continue reading VATS – Melting Culture
Ahead of the release of their new album Attack, psych stalwarts Three Dimensional Tanx return with an immediately infectious single Son of Go. At just 1 minute 52 seconds long, not a second is wasted in this energetic statement of intent. A driving beat, intricate organ line, huge guitars and a commanding vocal combine to create a brilliantly memorable and accessible psych-punk track. Get your groove on… … Continue reading MM Shorts 856: Three Dimensional Tanx
Rock ‘n roll four-piece, GANGS, were born out of the dregs at the bottom of a double Jack and Coke, the band came together in the shadowy underbelly of Glasgow during its cold winter months. Now they are unleashing their pounding sound upon us with the release of their single, Thieves, due for release on 22nd July via Smooth Action Records. Have a listen… Continue reading MM Shorts 855: GANGS
Electric Soul Unity is Happy Diving’s fourth record in less than three years, and showcases the band taking their noisy lo-fi indie rock to ever greater heights. Taking their cues from luminaries such as Japandroids or Dinosaur Jr, their characteristic thick fuzz is coupled with tender melodies, a yin-yang of scorching in-your-face rippers and contagious hook-laden singalongs. Check out the aggressive driving force of lead single Holy Ground below. The … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends… Happy Diving
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