MM Shorts 558: Baby Strange
The new single from Baby Strange will be the excellent Distance Yourself, a needling, wiry slice of post-punk indie that grows into a fuzzy, anthemic climax. Have a listen. . Continue reading MM Shorts 558: Baby Strange
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Max Jury – Something In The Air EP
Max Jury’s three track Something In The Air EP will see a release on Monday. It is a sublime set of soulful Americana that genuinely recalls Gram Parsons, as he binds together timeless themes of the struggles of being young, drinking the bottle dry and love lost and found with a small town perspective. And it is all topped off an airy croon that is destined … Continue reading Max Jury – Something In The Air EP
Video: Fist City – Let’s Rip
Here is an irreverent video of lady bikers causing chaos in a bar. It is for fuzzy, punk rockers Fist City’s new single Let’s Rip. . . Continue reading Video: Fist City – Let’s Rip
Video: Andrew Jackson Jihad – Temple Grandin
Andrew Jackson Jihad’s new LP Christmas Island is due on Monday. The band has released their new video for album opener Temple Grandin – the film takes some of the more visual themes within the song and brings them to life on three massive projector screens in an L.A. soundstage. Watch it and stream another track from the album, Children of God. . . . Continue reading Video: Andrew Jackson Jihad – Temple Grandin
Five Songs You Should Have Heard This Week
1. Sharon Van Etten – Every Time The Sun Comes Up 2. Parquet Courts – Black & White 3. Thee Tee Pees – Indian Bingo 4. Stagnant Pools – You Whir 5. Blessa – Unfurl . . . . . Continue reading Five Songs You Should Have Heard This Week
Video: Silent Lions – Runnin’ Me Down
Silent Lions are a sinister twosome of heavy-soul, stoned blues and chill-punk, memorably described as ‘Hall & Oates backed by Rage Against The Machine.’ This is their video for Runnin’ Me Down – judge for yourself. . . . Continue reading Video: Silent Lions – Runnin’ Me Down
Introducing >>> Cashew & Cleary
Cashew & Cleary is a psych-folk duo comprised of Eric “Cashew” Harding and Patrick Cleary, both veterans of the Los Angeles music scene. Both had been fans of one another’s music and started getting together for songwriting sessions. The result is Husbands Vol. I, the first entry in a set of forthcoming EPs. You can check out the EP’s lead track, the Lee Hazelwood inspired, spaced-out, … Continue reading Introducing >>> Cashew & Cleary
MM Shorts 557: Skaters Cover The Smiths
Ahead of their forthcoming May tour, lo-fi, garage rockers, New York’s Skaters have released a cover of the Smiths’ classic This Charming Man. Listen/download it here. . Continue reading MM Shorts 557: Skaters Cover The Smiths
DZ Deathrays – Reflective Skull
Starting with drums that could have sprung from a South London ghetto blaster, Reflective Skull, the new single from Brisbane’s DZ Deathrays quickly launches into a gut wrenching riff, cathartic half-howls and a rhythm section that both spirals and swaggers – all capped off in just three and a half destructive minutes. Let sonic mayhem ensue… . Continue reading DZ Deathrays – Reflective Skull
Video: The Felice Brothers – Cherry Licorice
Awesome band. Awesome song. Awesome video. . . Continue reading Video: The Felice Brothers – Cherry Licorice
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