Elephant Stone have shared a new song from their forthcoming Three Poisons LP… the word anthemic should properly describe Knock You From Yr Mountain. Check out a groove filled psych-rock gem. . Continue reading Elephant Stone Share Knock You From Yr Mountain
Here is Hurray For The Riff Raff performing a gorgeous version of album standout The Body Electric on Letterman. . . Continue reading Video: Hurray For The Riff Raff – The Body Electric (On Letterman)
1. Delta Spirit – From Now On 2. She Keeps Bees (featuring Sharon Van Etten) – Is What It Is 3. Lilac Daze – Knives 4. Woods – Tomorrow’s Only Yesterday 5. Destruction Unit – Dust 6. The Cambodian Space Project – Here Comes The Rain . . . . . . . Continue reading Six Songs You Should Have Heard This Week
Montreal’s The Barr Brothers have announced details of their new album, Sleeping Operator, out on October 6th, through Secret City Records. The thirteen songs explore the far reaches of folk, laced with West African influences, hypnotic modernist pulsing and beyond. Yet while the record extends into cinematic and other-worldly territories, it still manages to maintain a campfire-like intimacy throughout. Listen to the brisk, talking-blues influenced album track … Continue reading New Album From The Barr Brothers
Casey Jack’s self titled album is a raucous affair, packed with catchy hooks, brilliantly layered harmonies, and lyrics both playful and heartfelt. He clearly has both a Spector-esque obsession with detail and a love for the raw, fuzzed out energy of early punk. Not many artists are able to reconcile this duality so effortlessly, but this is where Casey thrives. There is no sloppiness or … Continue reading MM Shorts 583: Casey Jack
Inspired at times by early Creation Records, Television Personalities and mod culture, drawing from the same ideals as Dexys, The Style Council and Vic Godard and from the lineage of The Velvet Underground, The Byrds and the 13th Floor Elevators, Comet Gain’s mystic anarchist principles blend French New Wave with English kitchen-sink heart. For years they have drifted through scenes picking up people and emotional … Continue reading More From Comet Gain
Houndstooth return with their intriguing blend of dark indie pop and edgy Americana on a new album later this year. While the record is, as yet, untitled they have shared the video for the first taste from it in the shape of Yellow Stone. . Continue reading New Video: Houndstooth – Yellow Stone
The brilliant Hiss Golden Messenger (aka M.C. Taylor) will release Lateness of Dancers, his fifth studio album, on September 9 in the US and September 18 worldwide on Merge Records. Known for expertly weaving Americana, psychedelia, blues and folk into sparse, yet gripping tales, the new record is set to be a more direct, more confident affair. The record takes its name from a Eudora Welty story … Continue reading Hiss Golden Messenger To Release Lateness Of Dancers
Ramshackle indie rockers Mazes will release their third long-player, Wooden Aquarium this September. The first single from it is the outstanding Astigmatism, which brilliantly utilises a pulsating riff and queasy guitar breakdown to perfect effect. It is up there with their unheralded classic Skulking, and may even be their finest moment to date. Pre-order the album from Fat Cat Records here. . Continue reading MM Shorts 582: Mazes
A nice collection of new videos spanning the Americana and folk of long standing MM fave Justin Townes Earle and Dry The River to the post-punk of Street Eaters by way of Circa Waves’ classic indie rock and the wonderfully downbeat melancholia of Pete Fij / Terry Bickers. A veritable musical potpourri…have a rummage. . . . . Continue reading New Videos: Justin Townes Earle || Circa Waves || Dry The River || Street Eaters || Pete Fij / Terry Bickers
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