Sunflower Bean just released their new single, the boldly named Tame Impala, it is a blistering sun drenched single with sharp hooks and incandescent guitar riffs that channels Velvet Underground psychedelia and Black Sabbath’s dark rock to their own drowsy indie ethos Have a listen. . Continue reading MM Shorts 607: Sunflower Bean
We’re thoroughly enjoying this sweetly gentle slice of dreamy pastoral folk from Field Division. Faultlines is the debut single from the Des Moines duo and precedes a planned long-player, which on this evidence will be well worth getting hold of… I see you walking through the valley Heading straight to the ravine Where in the hell do you think you’re going, Nobody yet knows your … Continue reading Field Division – Faultlines
Known for their howling vocals, pounding drums, and swaggering bass lines, check out the new single Do It to Me from Nashville-based, psych-grunge-rock trio The Grayces, taken from their forthcoming sophomore album Westing, out on October 14th. . Continue reading MM Shorts 606: The Grayces
The Hunted Crows are a bruising two piece from Melbourne. Drums, guitar, heavy sweet riffs, groovin’ beats and catchy vocals. Watch the video for Sniff You Out and download it on a pay-what-you-want deal from Bandcamp. . . Continue reading Video: The Hunted Crows – Sniff You Out
Taking their name from Aldous Huxley’s writings on visionary experiences, Moksha Medicine grab their influences from a sprawling range of genres such as psychadelia, surf-punk and drone. After releasing their debut EP Moksha in early 2014, the band are now set to release their first official single Spindle Thief on September 15th. Describing their sound as “Spacemen 3 injected with Grace Slick and Omar Khorshid”, the track kicks … Continue reading Introducing >>> Moksha Medicine
She Keeps Bees have unveiled a second, excellent single from new album Eight Horses. Radiance is another beautifully crafted, low-key slice of compelling, yet punchy Americana that is as emotionally dense and questioning as it is confident and challenging. Have a listen. . Continue reading More From She Keeps Bees
Experimental punk magpies Fat White Family have announced details of the release of the first single on their new label, Without Consent – the wonderfully titled I Am Mark E Smith is released on Monday October 27th and it is an absolute cracker. . Continue reading MM Shorts 605: Fat White Family
Wooden Wand hits the road on the back of his recent album Farmer’s Corner, another outstanding release, which came out in May on Fire Records. For most of these shows, he’ll be headlinging and playing solo, performing songs from the new album as well as from his extensive back catalogue. He has also announced a couple of shows with Jolie Holland, one is a sold out … Continue reading Wooden Wand – Uneasy Peace
Flying Ant Day, will be the first full-length from the Brighton five-piece Tyrannosaurus Dead. The first track to air from it is Local Bullies, a charming indie pop-meets-scuzzy punk hit in the making – distorted guitars break out, followed shortly by beautiful layered vocals, flitting from crazy to calm and back again. The album is out on Odd Box Records on 3rd November. Order here. . Continue reading Tyrannosaurus Dead – Local Bullies
Brighton’s Abattoir Blues feature on Beech Coma Vol. 2, a Leeds based label’s compilation of new acts that they describe as “negotiating a sun-bleached and apathetic world with a lazy-day quality and an old-fashioned frustration“. This track, Blinded, is firmly in the latter camp – a raw, seething explosion of bilious anger, beneath which a melody fights furiously to breathe. Cracking stuff. Download the full compilation for … Continue reading MM Shorts 604: Abattoir Blues
The Mad Mackerel 