The lush, dreamy, retro folk soundscapes of the Honey Ants might seems a strange stablemate for the raw, visceral power of Nirvana. However, confounding all expectations, the aforesaid duo imbue the latter’s Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge On Seattle with a sparse melancholy that gives the track a whole new dimension. The cover is the B-Side to their new single Lies (See You Again). … Continue reading The Honey Ants Cover Nirvana
Here is Dan Sartain’s new video for his rather inspired cover of The Knife’s Pass This On. It is the lead single from his new album Dudesblood, which you can order here. . . Continue reading Video: Dan Sartain – Pass This On
Out of My Head, the new album from San Antonio rock ‘n’ rollers The Rich Hands takes its cues from classic rock, garage punk, and even a little surf pop. There are riffs aplenty, and the tight rhythms, infectious hooks and supercharged anthems are gleefully belted out throughout the dozen loud and proud tracks. It is out on May 6th via Fountain Records, with a cassette … Continue reading Rich Hands – So Fine
A few months back we posted about Mirror Travel’s “fuzzy, whipsaw garage pop” and their forthcoming debut album Mexico, which is out now on Modern Outsider Records (order here). Seemed a fine reason to post another track for you – the punchy Nuggets-style bassline and reverb-slathered drive of I Want You To Know, and the trippy new video for the title track. Relax, turn off your … Continue reading More From Mirror Travel
A collection of very fine musical films for you to peruse. From the hip guitars and indie insouciance of Made Violent (and one of the best lyric videos we’ve seen) to the punchy folk-rock of Sean Grant & The Wolfgang. From the ominous menace and brandy-warm baritone of John Joseph Brill’s Muscle and Bone (inspired by his recent diagnosis with multiple sclerosis) to the danceable psychedelia … Continue reading Videos Round Up
Nerve Endings is the third song to be released from hard hitting psych-rockers Heavy Glow’s upcoming album, Pearls & Swine and Everything Fine, to be releasedon the 4th June. Stream it here. . Continue reading MM Shorts 556: Heavy Glow
Louisville, Kentucky’s White Reaper are a raucous and strident three piece that combine sparkling hooks with fluid, fluttering rhythms to create psychedelia-tinged garage punk that doesn’t sacrifice an ounce of sonic bite. Their self-titled debut EP is a six-song blitzkrieg that traces the band’s present and future. Check out the dingy and jangly single Conspirator and the more urgent, spasmodic jerkiness of Half Bad complete with freaky keyboard riff…. . … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends… White Reaper
Just over a year ago we posted about Horse Party, and now they are releasing a new single, Inbetween, available as a free download with their self produced fanzine Shut The Fuck Up. A debut album Cover Your Eyes sees a release next month. They are a band who have naturally tapped into music’s power to stir a stagnant mentality – as such their sound is a … Continue reading New Single & Fanzine From Horse Party
Swedish singer-songwriter Varjen will release a new EP Against The Country through Rundgång Rekords on 9th May. Varjen (Swedish for “the wolf”) is the solo project of singer-songwriter Niklas Sibelius. Against The Country is his second release, based around his unassuming guitar work, he creates beautiful, haunting indie-folk in the vein of Damien Jurado or fellow swede The Tallest Man on Earth. The songs explore themes … Continue reading Introducing >>> Varjen
Go Rambo b/w Time Flies is a superb debut 7″ of squalling punk sonics that announces the steam-hammer, nihilistic Atlanta hardcore of Dasher. Bury your head in some…get some brain-burn. . . Continue reading MM Shorts 555: Dasher
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