Susan is a three piece band from Los Angeles playing twee-garage-punk-pop. Drawing on their mutual love of Shop Assistants, The Darling Buds and The Go Betweens they crafted three effervescent, fizzing slices of power-pop that make up their debut 7″ EP Just Call It. Listen to the whole EP here. Order from Bandcamp here. . . . Continue reading MM Shorts 684: Susan
This week there was a powerful and thought-provoking piece on the Guardian Music blog about accessibility to music for people with hearing impairments. Written by Lee Walker it is well worth reading, and goes on to mention TOY’s captioned and subtitled gig (the first time this has happened) at the Islington Assembly Hall which took place on the 24th March. Robert Wyatt is is the patron … Continue reading TOY Cover Robert Wyatt
It is the weekend and time for our regular round up of the songs from the past week that are well worth some listening time… 1. Torres – Sprinter 2. Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin – Step Brother City 3. Nai Harvest – All The Time 4. Uniform – Perfect World 5. Shadow Age – Silaluk 6. Fight Like Apes – Pretty Keen On … Continue reading Eight Songs You Should Have Heard This Week
Beach Baby are a more than promising four-piece from London (via Athens and Dorset) who met at Goldsmiths College, and started making music inspired by that transition from British New Wave into the slightly more apathetic, US-inspired 90s grunge which followed. First single Ladybird is is an evocative blend of post-punk and dream-pop and is backed with the sullen moodiness of Bruise, which if anything is … Continue reading Introducing >>> Beach Baby
Indie-pop duo Coeds has announced the release of their debut 7″, Sensitive Boys, out on the 19th May via Old Flame Records. The title track is an infectious, sunny jam that features smooth vocals and playful lyrics atop a wave of buzzing synths. It is the perfect anthem for the warmer weather… . Continue reading MM Shorts 683: Coeds
Pfarmers is the new project from Danny Seim (Menomena, Lackthereof), Bryan Devendorf (The National), and Dave Nelson (David Byrne & St. Vincent, Sufjan Stevens). They will release an album titled Gunnera in May and the first taste is the coagulating, dense electronica of The Ol’ River Gang. . Continue reading MM Shorts 682: Pfarmers
The Othermen sound like they should come from a 50s sci-fi series. Instead their new four track EP reveals a garage band par excellence. Frantic, raw, and visceral. Guitars cut to the bone, while the vocals could shred paint from the walls and the percussion pounds like a jackhammer migraine after a day and night of solid drinking. This is NYC cool with a capital … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends… The Othermen
Here is the title track to WATERS’ upcoming album What’s Real, which is released on the 7th April. Frontman Van Pierszalowski describes it pretty succinctly, “The song is meant to represent a simple, almost gospel-esque quest for a new scene. I don’t know about y’all, but I’ve had some shitty friends in the past, and this song is all about ditching them and trading up for some … Continue reading WATERS – What’s Real
Brazilian-born, London-based duo The Tamborines release their second album Sea of Murmur on 30 March through their own imprint Beat-Mo Records. Lyrically the record strikes a more emotional chord than its predecessor and serves almost as a snapshot of their relationship coming to an end. New single Another Day is a perfect combination of sweetly delivered psych-pop that at the same time confronts their relationship on … Continue reading New Video: The Tambourines – Another Day
Husband and wife indie-popsters Big Harp will release the follow up to 2013’s excellent Chain Letters album later this year. The first single from it is the recently released, and fuzzily infectious, It’s a Shame, which adds some ‘60s psych and a bit of ‘80s flamboyant pop to their established ingredients, creating a vibrant new sound that is exemplified in this instant bittersweet, power-pop classic. Groove around the living … Continue reading New Single From Big Harp
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