Minotaur backed with Bad Blood is the first 7″ by Matthew Edwards & The Unfortunates on Metal Postcard. It is a shoe-in for lovers of smart, articulate songwriting and melodic, harmonious indie-pop. . Continue reading MM Shorts 468: Matthew Edwards & The Unfortunates
Sunday morning videos for you from The Spook School, a new track and video from The Dum Dum Girls, and from T. Hardy Morris, the final video from his Audition Tapes From Places In Peril series. It is a performance of the song Quit Diggin’, filmed at St. Eom’s Pasaquan, an internationally acclaimed visionary art site consisting of six major structures – the oldest a … Continue reading Videos of the Day: The Spook School || Dum Dum Girls || T. Hardy Morris || Caged Animals
Released a few days ago, Strangers is the new album by Baltimore band Eureka Birds. It hovers somewhere between cerebral indie pop and damaged art-rock, with echoes of orchestral space rock, Ariel Pink’s oddness and Yo La Tengo’s literacy. However, rather than being one big mess, the record is a surprisingly tight and coherent one, and one that reveals more of its many charms with each … Continue reading New Eureka Birds Album
To be honest we nearly didn’t listen to this, let alone post it due to the terrible band name, but despite the images of sickly cute doe-eyed fawns, the music is actually far more robust – their upcoming new single Reap From The Dying Love is filled with guitar riffs, reverbs, groovy beats and stunning vocals. With nods to Echo & The Bunnymen from yesteryear, … Continue reading MM Shorts 467: Bambi
Marijuana Deathsquads will release their debut album Oh My Sexy Lord on 20 January, and new single Ewok Sadness is tortured pop of the best kind – all glitchy electronics, synths, and processed vocals. Stream it here. See them in the UK in February Feb 06, O2 Academy, Bristol Feb 07, Arches, Glasgow Feb 08, The Ritz, Manchester Feb 10, All Saint’s Church, Brighton Feb 12, The Troxy, … Continue reading Marijuana Deathsquads Debut Album
Over a year ago we included Brooklyn’s Beach Arabs in a big round up post. At the time they were hoping to get a follow up to their self-released debut, Under The Whale out that side of Christmas, but it turns out it is only recently that Wild Movement has seen the light of day. Mixing indie rock with surf pop and a dash of … Continue reading Beach Arabs – Wild Movement
The dreamy soundscapes of My Darling Fury are both haunting and beautiful, reminiscent of acts such as Andrew Bird meets Fleet Foxes meets a bit of Rufus Wainwright. The vocal melodic phrases are long and wide-ranging, placing a strong emphasis on evocative lyrics with a broad emotional span. The use of bowed double bass with effects adds atmosphere and a sometimes psychedelic quality. Two guitarists juxtapose … Continue reading Introducing >>> My Darling Fury
Just in time for the witching hour on Halloween, we have the video for Josh Ritter’s Evil Eye – a suitable end to the night… Continue reading Josh Ritter’s Halloween-themed Evil Eye Video
Here is our traditional free Halloween Mix for 2013 – twenty five great tunes and the fourth year we’ve provided a soundtrack for one of the best nights of the year. Download a perfect mix of ghouls, ghosts, spooks, and all manner of assorted monsters…from all genres and the past 40 years. No trick, all treat! Download Gene Vincent – Race With The Devil mp3 … Continue reading Free Halloween Mix 2013
Here is a second track from Son of Dave’s forthcoming Blues At The Grand LP, released on the 25th November. We Goin Out, is a disco-blues number with his distinctive style stamped all over it. Check out our previous post here to get all his November tour dates. Continue reading Another From Son of Dave
