Tomorrow sees the release of SOFT, the new album from Rathborne, a band centred on songwriter Luke Rathborne. At times bouncy-Ramones, with splashes of Dylan, Pavement, The Strokes and Lou Reed, SOFT feels concise and poppy, with plenty of darkness lying under the surface, dusting its cotton candy melodies with a fine layer of grit. Nowhere is this better demonstrated than on the latest track to be … Continue reading Rathborne – SOFT
Chris T Popper mentioned over the weekend how much he was liking the new single from Scottish indie rockers Idlewild, and although it has been around for a while, as we found it still lurking in our in-box we thought we’d give it a spin and share it with you. So listen to muscular new single Come On Ghost, and the equally powerful previous one Collect … Continue reading New Album From Idlewild
That’s right, title says it all. But if you’ve not wrapped your ears round these yet this week, now’s your chance. 1. Steve Gunn & The Black Twig Pickers – Trailways Ramble 2. Wire – Joust & Jostle 3. Marika Hackman – Monday Afternoon 4. Speedy Ortiz – Raising The Skate 5. Yowler – The Offer 6. Unknown Mortal Orchestra – Multi-Love 7. Low Low Low … Continue reading Seven Songs You Should Have Heard This Week
Something akin to Led Zep crossed with Spacemen 3, watch London trio Yak’s first official video for Hungry Heart. The video documents a recent psychedelic (road) trip to Wales which involved an impromptu midnight gig on a beach, interspersed with footage from some of the band’s unpredictable recent live shows for which they are becoming well known. . . Continue reading New Video: Yak – Hungry Heart
As an almost perfect companion post to our earlier sharing of Early Ghost’s excellent excursion into vintage 60s psychedelia we now have Hidden Charms for your listening pleasure. Indisputably drawing from the same era, but with an emphasis on the sharper mod sounds of The Kinks, The Who and their ilk, It’s Time is a modern, vibrant, and wholly infectious take on a classic era that sounds … Continue reading Introducing >>> Hidden Charms
In much the same way as the Allah-Las brilliantly (and effortlessly) appropriated the long past psychedelia of the West Coast and blended it with a contemporary twist, the new single from Early Ghost, Devil’s Got Me Now does exactly the same from a British perspective. They take a vintage sixties summer-of-love vibe that sounds like a long-lost classic of pastoral psych-folk and give it just enough of … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends… Early Ghost
Check out the new single from Nai Harvest who have shared Sick On My Heart, a fervid and hazy slice of garage punk taken from duo’s forthcoming album Hairball which is set for release on 28th April via Topshelf Records. It is an altogether more energetic and feedback-laden grunge sound then we’ve heard from them previously… . Continue reading MM Shorts 664: Nai Harvest
Los Angeles based duo Drug Cabin will release their debut album Yard Work on February 24. A collection of harmonious, deep groove, folkish and dreamy pop, the band have shared a new track Jesus from the record that will be released on CD, cassette tape, and digital formats via 401 Music. Stream it here. . Continue reading Introducing >>> Drug Cabin
Created by Anton Newcombe on behalf of the Brian Jonestown Massacre for an imaginary French film, Musique de film imaginé (music for film imagined) is a soundtrack that pays homage to the great European film directors of the late 50s and 60s, such as François Truffaut and Jean-Luc Godard. It is released on 27th April. Listen to the lead track, Philadelphie Story, featuring SoKo. . Continue reading MM Shorts 663: Brian Jonestown Massacre
Last Year is the latest taster from fast-rising indie-rockers Joanna Gruesome. Taken from forthcoming album Peanut Butter (out on 11th May), it is apparently a song about experiencing tragedy and the occult in a water park. The new album is the follow up to their excellent debut album Weird Sister which gathered a whole shedload of critical acclaim when it was released in September 2013, going on to win last year’s … Continue reading More From Joanna Gruesome
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