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Americana, Folk, Music, Rock

MM Shorts 712: Nick Shaheen

Chicago-based Nick Shaheen is releasing his latest single, Flashbulbs, taken from his new album of powerful, modern Americana, Sauvignon, which is out now. It is an intriguing song with an hypnotic yet chaotic rhythm section and where the battle of menacing electric guitar versus victorious Dobro are joined by captivating vocals. It takes the listener deep inside the mind as Shaheen struggles with being framed, and eventually exonerated for murder, … Continue reading MM Shorts 712: Nick Shaheen

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Alternative, Americana, Country, Folk, Gothic, Indie, Music, Psychedelic, Rock

MM’s 5:1 Interview No 17: Torres

Back in 2013, my last trip to SXSW, I wandered into a venue to see Night Beds and exited having been completely transfixed by singer Mackenzie Scott (aka Torres) and her band. From then on tracks like Honey and Waterfall became much loved secret treasures – intense and intimate, they were songs I didn’t want to share, but rather to immerse myself in as the … Continue reading MM’s 5:1 Interview No 17: Torres

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Folk, Music

New Video: Small Feet – Rivers

Swedish folk outfit Small Feet are due to release their debut album From Far Enough Away Everything Sounds Like The Ocean on 14 August via Control Freak Kitten Records. Fronted by songwriter Simon Stålhamre, the trio draw from American influences, drawing comparisons to Neil Young, Chad VanGaalen and a Scandinavian Woods. Watch the striking video for the swirling, meandering Rivers. Gorgeous and haunting in equal measure. … Continue reading New Video: Small Feet – Rivers

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Alternative, Garage, Music, Psychedelic, Rock

MM Shorts 711: Melt Dunes

Any band able to describe their sound as “like wandering alone in a desolate circus at night with the impending doom of being hunted by psychopathic clowns“, gets our ears. This then is Melt Dunes, almost eight minutes of malevolent, eerie, tortured psychedelia shot through with a garage savagery that makes Epicaricacy a compelling listen. Try it here. . Continue reading MM Shorts 711: Melt Dunes

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Alternative, Americana, Blues, Country, Folk, Indie, Music, Pop, Psychedelic, Punk, Rock

Eleven Songs You Should Have Heard This Week

Our weekly round up for you of some of the best songs shared in the past seven days… 1. Barna Howard – Bitter Side Of Blue 2. Theo Verney – Brain Disease 3. Spray Paint – Country Singer 4. The Wooden Sky – Our Hearts Were Young 5. Jacco Gardner – Find Yourself 6. White Reaper – I Don’t Think She Cares 7. Telegram – … Continue reading Eleven Songs You Should Have Heard This Week

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Alternative, Indie, Industrial, Music, Punk, Rock

New Video: Vomitface – Never Make It

Vomitface, the Jersey City/Brooklyn punk trio have offered up their new music video for Never Make It. The video captures the band playing to a yoga class, offering their own “meditative” expertise in the form of destructive, noisy sludge-pop. The track comes from their just released sophomore EP, Another Bad Year, out via Boxing Clever Records. . . .   Continue reading New Video: Vomitface – Never Make It

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Alternative, Garage, Indie, Music, Pop, Rock

New From Young Romance

We posted about the catchy noise pop of London based duo Young Romance back in March and new single Never Learn looks set to enhance their reputation even further. Swathed in a fuzzy exterior, it is a adrenalin fuelled rush of sugar-coated hooks and harmonies that rushes to a giddy climax in just over two perfect minutes. Stream it. Hit repeat. . Continue reading New From Young Romance

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Country, Folk, Indie, Music, Pop, Psychedelic, Rock

New Single From The Deadline Shakes

Phonecalls In The Bath is the new single from Deadline Shakes, out on the 28th June via Flowers In The Dustbin records. It starts as sweetly yearning, meandering indie-folk before shaking off the shackles half way through and galloping into country-tinged power-pop territory with infectious harmonies that nod to Phil Spector and the Beach Boys. Pretty sure you won’t hear anything more charming or smarter today…Pre-order via Bandcamp here. … Continue reading New Single From The Deadline Shakes

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