Irish art punks Silverbacks have shared an excellent new track – Just In The Band – it is out tomorrow on PK Miami. Produced by Daniel Fox from fellow Dubliners Girl Band (when will we get something new from them?) the single has the same nagging unease as previous (outstanding) single Dunkirk with taut drums and unrelenting bass underpinning seasick guitar arps and Daniel O’Kelly’s … Continue reading New From Silverbacks
Many, many moons ago (actually back in 2009) when Chris T Popper and I went to Austin for the first time for SxSW, pretty much by happy chance we saw Phosphorescent live for the first time too. At the end of that year in his top ten round up, Mr Popper wrote “In March I took my first trip to America and the SXSW festival, which widened … Continue reading Phosphorescent Cover Radiohead’s House Of Cards – And We’ve Been Waiting Nearly 10 Years For It
Nashville crooner Nicole Atkins, has shared her take on the Guns N’ Roses ballad, November Rain and enlisted the assistance of MM fave, the gravel voiced Mark Lanegan to turn it into a rather special duet. The result is a gorgeous, sprawling country reimaging of the rock n’ roll classic. Have a listen. Continue reading Nicole Atkins Covers Guns N’ Roses With The Help Of Mark Lanegan
Willard Grant Conspiracy – Untethered Preoccupations – Pontiac 87 (Protomartyr cover) Mercury Rev – Sermon (featuring Margo Price) (Bobbie Gentry cover) Avett Brothers – Roses And Sacrifice Girlpool – Hire FEELS – Car Willie Watson & Tim Blake Nelson – When A Cowboy Trades His Spurs For Wings D.B. Rouse – About The Bite Missing From Your Sandwich … Continue reading Eight Songs You Should Have Heard This Week
Jason Lytle of Grandaddy, Kyle Field of Little Wings, and Kramies have decided to release the first ‘Split- Trio’ or Tri-Single’ as some might put it. The unique concept sees the three musicians each writing and recording an original song using only one instrument, their voice, and one microphone. Intentionally lo-fi, the recordings use no frills or studio tricks, making for an intimate release of home … Continue reading Jason Lytle, Little Wings and Kramies – Split Single
Rebelling against her classical upbringing, Anemone band leader Chloe Soldevila traveled the globe, where she immersed herself into the psychedelic traditions of Southern California and the punk/new wave scene from France, to which she returned home to Montreal with a clear vision of wanting to form her own band. The band’s debut album Beat My Distance (out in Feb) is a blast of ’60s-tinged dream … Continue reading Introducing >>> Anemone
The brilliant Anglo/US/Swedish noiseniks FEWS have announced details of the follow-up to their debut album (2016’s Means) with Into Red, which will be released through Play It Again Sam on 1st March next year. They’ve also shared the video for their excellent new track Paradiso. It is another example of their slashing, incandescent guitars and ferocious, pummelling percussion. Catch them live next March: … Continue reading FEWS – Paradiso
De Facto is the title of the new record from Lorelle Meets The Obsolete, it is the Mexican duo’s fifth album and was recorded at their home studio in Ensenada, Baja California. It sits somewhere between the brave experimentation of the new Low album, Double Negative, and Tender Buttons-era Broadcast put through a psych filter. There are pure pop songs that come across like lost … Continue reading New Album From Lorelle Meets The Obsolete
The urgent, compulsive punk of Dublin’s mighty Fontaines D.C. might well be our favourite new band discovery of the year. Following on from the brilliant Chequeless Reckless single they have shared new track Too Real. Another storming single of undeniable power and swagger that just begs to be played loud, and on repeat. Watch the video below – director Hugh Mulhern, says it is made up of … Continue reading New Single From Fontaines D.C.
With their sound rooted in shimmering indiepop with an undercurrent of darkness, Chorusgirl blend the sparkle of 80s bands like The Cure and the Cocteau Twins, with the close harmonies and surf-inspired indie of Dum Dum Girls and La Luz. The lyrics run from the abstract to the personal, are delicate and angry, but layered underneath a measured dose of noise and happy fizz. We first … Continue reading Chorusgirl – Demon Baby
The Mad Mackerel 