Evans The Death are set to release a second single Sledgehammer, from their recently released, and well received, Expect Delays album. Poppier and more immediate than previous abrasive, distortion-heavy single Enabler, it is bursting with exuberance and youthful angst, more expressive, and the sense of despair leavened by sharp wordplay and humour. Have a listen. . Continue reading Evans The Death – Sledgehammer
Rocking indie-folksters Port Isla will release a new EP titled A.L.I.V.E. on the 24th May. Stream the title track below, which looks sure to add to their already rapidly growing reputation. It as, as my Dad used to say, “a doozy“. Well he didn’t, but I wish he had. . Continue reading MM Shorts 692: Port Isla
You know what you’re going to get with the Kings of Lowertown, and new track I Fells Back Under Yer Spell doesn’t disappoint. It is a tough, blues shoutin’ record with a deep groove and can be got on a pay-what-you-want deal from their Bandcamp page. Check it out. . Continue reading Kings of Lowertown – I Fells Back Under Yer Spell
Brighton four-piece Black Honey’s new single Madonna backed with the brilliant surf-infused twang of Spinning Wheel is rightly picking up much praise and hype. See what all the fuss is about below, and grab a free download of their track Bloodlust from their Bandcamp page too. . . Continue reading Introducing >>> Black Honey
Sweden’s Kid Wave have announced details of the release of a new single, Honey on June 8th via Heavenly Recordings. It’s an early contender for indie-anthem of the year – with echoes of U2’s one decent song I Will Follow in the guitar work – it shimmers and swoops with a BIG chorus at its heart. Resistance is futile. Stream it here. Continue reading Kid Wave – Honey
Heavily influenced by the psychedelic sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators, the swagger of MC5/Stooges-era Detroit rock and roll, and the guttural noise of the 1960s garage-punk highlighted within the Back From the Grave series, Swedish five piece Baby Jesus have put together an explosive 10-track mind-melting self-titled debut release. Check out the face-melting groove of Nothing’s For Me and the frenetic angst of Cry, Cry, Cry below. … Continue reading Introducing >>> Baby Jesus
METZ’s second album II is out via Sub Pop on the 4th May. The latest track to get an airing from it is the titanic Spit You Out. Brutal and beautiful, seismic and irresistible, and at it’s snarling core is an unstoppable barbed wire hook… Stream it below. Pre-order the album here. . Continue reading Metz – Spit You Out
Bonding over the films of Kenneth Anger, the guitar work of Lou Reed and William Reid, the writing of Jean Genet, and the shirtless figures of David Hockney paintings, San Francisco trio Flesh World slowly built songs filled with brooding post-punk darkness and outsider pop – all in between hanging out at drag bars and punk shows. Just To Tear Me Down comes from new album The Wild … Continue reading MM Shorts 691: Flesh World
Norwegian songstress Siv Jakobsen releases her second single, the haunting and melancholic Dark via Nordic Mellow Records on 13th April. It is a follow up to How We Used To Love, and explores themes of mortality, loneliness and existential angst. Give it a spin here. . Continue reading MM Shorts 690: Siv Jakobsen
We are loving The Magic Gang’s forthcoming debut single No Fun, backed with Alright, which is released on the 16th April via Telharmonium Records. With a ominous, hypnotic opening it calls to mind the best of the Fat White Family’s grimy, post-punk bump and grind before morphing into an effortlessly slack slice of sunshine soaked guitar pop, full of dawdling chord changes and hazy vocal harmonies … Continue reading The Magic Gang – No Fun 7″
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