We’re thoroughly enjoying the new single from Aussie six-piece psych-garage groovers Dead Heir. Cooked is layered with jangly guitars, subtle organ lines and a rolling rhythm section, draws its brooding pop flavour from a string of sordid affairs with late 60s tunes and the neo-psychedelica of the 90s alternative scene. Far out man. . Continue reading MM Shorts 587: The Dead Heir
Never Closer by Firestation is a genuine psych-pop delight delivering a more than addictive mix of sweetly fuzzy guitars and distorted drum machine with squeals of feedback and half spoken cryptic lyrics. It spirals into pop choruses and crashes to an abrupt halt in under three minutes. Have a listen. . Continue reading MM Shorts 586: Firestations
1. Titus Andronicus – Stranded (On My Own) 2. Cat Meat – Vog 3. Naomi Punk – Firehose Face 4. Goat – Hide From The Sun 5. The John Steel Singers – Common Thread . . . . . . Continue reading Five Songs You Should Have Heard This Week
Hull four-piece The Holy Orders have announced the release of their brand new single, the 3 minute feelgood good, summer pop song, The New Asbestos. Well, to be honest it is more a cynical, pessimistic, feelgood summer pop song, which is just the way we like ’em. It captures how the band effortlessly combines catchy melody lines with visceral guitars and passionate vocals to create a … Continue reading New Single From The Holy Orders
The longest day has come and gone, and halfway through the year we are. It seemed a good point to reflect and share thirty of our favourite albums of 2014 so far, and so here they are, in strictly alphabetical order of course… . The Amazing Snakeheads – Amphetamine Ballads . Amen Dunes – Love . Avers – Empty Light . Dan Baker – Pistol In … Continue reading Favourite Albums of 2014 (So Far)
Fresh from attending their brilliant live show with Chris T Popper in Oxford last week, we now have the latest track to stream from Parquet Courts excellent new album Sunbathing Animal. This is the minimalist riffing of album opener Bodies Made Of. Superb. . Continue reading Parquet Courts – Bodies Made Of
Jessica Hernandez and her band the Deltas will release their debut album Secret Evil in August via Instant Records. They draw on influences from cabaret and vaudeville to modern day indie rock via experimental folk and smoky jazz. The results are an intense and smouldering cauldron of songs that are just as notable for Hernandez’s sublime vocals that enchant and entreat in equal measure. Have a listen … Continue reading MM Recommends… Jessica Hernandez & The Deltas
The Dirty Nil are back with another cracking single of noisy, feral garage punk. Cinnamon b/w Guided by Vices is out August 19th on Fat Wreck Chords. Check out two pummelling minutes of the lead track below. . Continue reading MM Shorts 585: The Dirty Nil
Louisville power trio White Reaper combine sparkling hooks and fluid, fluttering rhythms to create psychedelia-tinged garage punk that make heads bob without sacrificing an ounce of sonic bite. Here is the video for the infectious Cool, the first track from their debut six-track EP, and check out Half Bad from it too… . . Continue reading New Video: White Reaper – Cool
The latest single from Wye Oak’s spring release Shriek is Logic Of Color, a song the duo describe as both “the most straightforward pop song we’ve ever made” and “open-ended, like an unfinished thought“. Have a listen. . Continue reading MM Shorts 584: Wye Oak
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