Clear Plastic Masks hail from Brooklyn, but fear not, they are about as far a cry from bedroom laptop noodling as it is possible to get. These boys are a rock’n’roll band pure and simple, offering up a thrilling mix of bluesy, reverb drenched guitar and pistol shot percussion with no airs and graces, and plenty of good time attitude. They have just finished recording … Continue reading Introducing >>> Clear Plastic Masks
Kyle Adem turned up in our Best of the Year…So Far post recently and here is another track from his excellent album Armour. The Sunlight & The Sea is described as an existential dilemma – we’re not too sure about that, but we do know it is another damn fine song of reflective, orchestral folk from this excellent storyteller. Download Kyle Adem – The Sunlight … Continue reading MM Shorts 193: Another From Kyle Adem
We’ve taken our sweet time getting round to listening to the new single Businessman’s Guide To Witchcraft by Somerset’s Waves of Fury, but as soon as we did we knew we’d be sharing it far and wide. It is the first track to see the light of day from their forthcoming self-titled long player and it is an unholy alliance of scowling, snarling vocals, sleazy … Continue reading Introducing Waves of Fury
Back at the beginning of the year we posted about the well crafted indie rock of Halo Sparkle. They are back with a new EP and are sharing the video for White Picket Fences as well as giving the track away as a free download. Enjoy. a Download Halo Sparkle – White Picket Fences mp3 Continue reading MM Shorts 192: Another From Halo Sparkle
Nallo have just released their album Mechano And The Trees, a beautiful mix of garage, psych and wierdo-folk reverb! It switches from the full on freakout of album opener Different and the fizzing previous single Submarines to slower paced jams like Beasts And Cartoons (Rope And Sand). In fact it is this confident and easily managed shift of styles throughout that makes the record such a … Continue reading New Album From Nallo
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The debut record by Southend’s Wobbly Lamps is the first release on Polyvinyl Craftsmen Records (an independent DIY label set up by the team behind the Polyvinyl Craftsmen podcasts). It contains three tracks of strutting garage rock that evokes the best of The Trashmen through to the surging sonics of the Stooges and the voodoo swagger of the Cramps. This is no pastiche though, these boys have enough … Continue reading Introducing…Wobbly Lamps
