Quiet Hollers are back with an excellent new single, Addicted. It is their first release since last year’s sophomore album Amen Breaks, and carries on that record’s theme of tackling important socio-political issues. Addiction is a powerful rumination on opiate addiction – frontman Shadwick Wilde has struggled with addiction since adolescence. Although he didn’t intend for it to be a “drug song” necessarily, its inception … Continue reading Quiet Hollers – Addicted
The Callas hail from Greece and are built around brothers Lakis and Aris Ionas. In 2016, the group collaborated with Lee Renaldo on a soundtrack for their film The Great Eastern, and they have teamed up once again on their upcoming LP Trouble and Desire due out October 26th. The first single from it, Acid Books is out this week and its a post-punk burner brimming with … Continue reading The Callas with Lee Ranaldo – Acid Books
After a too long absence, the Twilight Sad have shared a new single, the curiously titled I/m Not Here [missing face]. It’s a driving, motorik return, with wailing guitars and swirling synths circling around frontman James Graham’s repeated declarations of “I don’t want to be around you anymore.” Graham describes the track’s lyrical basis as being “about my ongoing battle with not liking myself, trying … Continue reading Twilight Sad Are Back
Lovin’ Scoundrels is a 70s punk-inspired country rock and roll band from Brooklyn, NY. Forged of equal parts Waylon Jennings and Johnny Thunders, the band plays hard-living, booze-soaked anthems. They have posted a few pay-what-you-want tracks up on Bandcamp here, that are well worth checking out, or just listen to the wearily melancholic Cigarette Beer below… Continue reading Introducing >>> Lovin’ Scoundrels
Featuring members of Terry Malts and Plateaus, LA power pop group Smokescreens have unveiled a new video for their latest single Waiting For Summer, the third track taken from their new album Used To Yesterday, due out this week via Slumberland Records. Filmed during a chilly February morning on a Skid Row rooftop, director Steel O’Neil captures the band embracing the LA winter, whilst pining … Continue reading Smokescreens – Waiting For Summer
Parquet Courts – Today Your Love, Tomorrow The World (Ramones cover) Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros – London Is Burning Woolen Men – Brick Horizon Muncie Girls – Falling Down Sinister Purpose – Warp Yr Head The Shifters – Work/Life, Gym Etc Cash Savage & The Last Drinks – Pack Animals together PANGEA – Money On It (Acoustic) Elephant Micah – Surf B Thee MVPs … Continue reading Ten Songs You Should Have Heard This Week
Australian outfit Psychedelic Porn Crumpets have shared their mind-blowing, hypnotic visuals for cosmic offering Cornflake. Having burst onto the scene in their homeland alongside supports with Royal Blood, Dune Rats and Black Mountain, the band have developed a staunch grassroots following with their captivating blend of psychedelia. They are also re-releasing their first two albums High Visceral Pt 1 & Pt 2 on a limited edition … Continue reading Psychedelic Porn Crumpets – Cornflake
SISTERAY have now announced the release of a brand new EP Sisteray Said this September, ahead of a UK tour that includes a headline show at London’s 100 Club. The EP delivers on all the London four-piece’s early promise, with four brilliantly inspired tracks railing against the modern age. When punk is done with as much raw energy, sweat, wit and intelligence as this, it’s … Continue reading SISTERAY – Algorithm Prison
Same To Me is the second single Philadelphia’s Oldermost have shared ahead of the release of their new album How Could You Ever Be The Same? (out 13th July). It follows the rollicking lead single The Danger of Belief, which we posted back in May. This introspective new song was one of the first written for their new album, and is a gorgeous, hazy stand-out, … Continue reading Another From Oldermost
Whiplash is the new single from Stockholm based quintet Sudakistan – it follows the excellent Two Steps Back, and both are taken from their upcoming second LP Swedish Cobra. We’re looking forward to this one as we were big fans of their 2015 debut album Caballo Negro. The new single features the band’s trademark brand of latino infused heavy psych, and some hypnotic spaced out … Continue reading Sudakistan – Whiplash
The Mad Mackerel 