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Alternative, Indie, Music, Rock

New Single & Album From Courtney Barnett

Courtney Barnett will release her follow-up to her acclaimed debut album Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit on the 18th May. Titled Tell Me How You Feel, the first single from it, Nameless, Faceless is an infectious indie anthem that simmers with indignation and sarcasm. It examines the phenomenon of incessant and anonymous internet trolls, and every lyric is memorable as Barnett quotes … Continue reading New Single & Album From Courtney Barnett

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Americana, Folk, General, Indie, Psychedelic, Rock

Olden Yolk – Cut To The Quick

If, like us, you have a thing for dystopian folk, abstract poeticism and motorik rhythms then Olden Yolk can happily tick those boxes for you. The New York-based group led by songwriters, vocalists, and multi-instrumentalists Shane Butler (of Quilt) and Caity Shaffer, are set to release their self-titled debut album on 23rd February via Trouble In Mind. We previously shared tracks Takes One To Know One and Vital Sign, and now we have latest … Continue reading Olden Yolk – Cut To The Quick

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The Lost Brothers – Come Tomorrow

Irish duo The Lost Brothers recently released new album Halfway Towards A Healing has been rightly picking up some great reviews, and new single Come Tomorrow may be our favourite track from the record. It is a gently insistent folk song complete with their trademark tender harmonies and sense of bruised heartache and is a absolute gem of a tune. Stream it here.   Continue reading The Lost Brothers – Come Tomorrow

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More From Amen Dunes

Amen Dunes (aka the project of New York-based Damon McMahon) has shared the video for his new single Blue Rose, taken from upcoming long player Freedom which is out on the 30th March. The song is a teenage clarion call born from McMahon’s growing up with an unpredictable father, his fighting back with music, drugs and fantasy, and his eventual escape from it all via one of … Continue reading More From Amen Dunes

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Alternative, Indie, Music, Post Punk, Punk, Rock

Mad Mackerel Recommends… Fontaines D.C.

We’re absolutely loving the new single from Dublin’s Fontaines D.C. Channelling past masters like the Modern Lovers, The Fall and Iggy Pop, as well as contemporaries like Idles and Shame, Chequeless Reckless is built on a great hypnotic, kraut-rock infused cyclical riff, and some scalpel sharp lyrics. We’re pretty damn sure it is going to end up in our end of year best of lists… A sellout … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends… Fontaines D.C.

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Iceage – Catch It

Catch It is Iceage’s first new material since 2014’s Plowing Into The Field of Love. Recalling the Bad Seeds or a more brutal version of the Cure, the song thrums with barely restrained tension, teetering on the verge of collapse for the first three and a half minutes while Elias Bender Rønnenfelt’s lyrics plumb the deepest corners of human emotion – intimacy, betrayal, and contemplation, before exploding into … Continue reading Iceage – Catch It

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Alternative, Electronic, Music, Post Punk, Rock

More From Russian Baths

We recently shared Russian Baths’ excellent What’s Your Basement, a marvellously queasy slab of noise rock, and now we have the follow-up for your listening pleasure. Poolhouse is a slightly more restrained affair, with a woozily elegant yet sweetly off-kilter middle bookended by rushes of swelling, noisy guitars and thunderous percussion. Good stuff. Dive in here.   Continue reading More From Russian Baths

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Okkervil River – Don’t Move Back To LA

Okkervil River’s new record is called In The Rainbow Rain, and is released on the 27th April. Described as a buoyant and playful record spattered with starbursts of electric guitar, big blooms of synth, and a chorus of backing vocals, the first taste is Don’t Move Back To LA, the light-hearted midpoint of the album. Bandleader Will Sheff says the song “had a very straightforward impulse behind it: … Continue reading Okkervil River – Don’t Move Back To LA

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Alternative, Americana, Folk, Garage, Indie, Music, Post Punk, Punk, Rock

Nine Songs You Should Have Heard This Week

PJ Harvey & Harry Escott – An Acre Of Land Goat Girl – The Man Screaming Females – No More I Love You’s  (Annie Lennox cover) EELS – Today Is The Day Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks – Middle America King Tuff – Psycho Star Say Sue Me – Old Town Shakey Graves – Counting Sheep Plain Dog – Reptile Boy         … Continue reading Nine Songs You Should Have Heard This Week

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Alternative, Electronic, Music, Psychedelic, Rock

MIEN – Earth Moon

Here is a second track from psych-rock supergroup MIEN. With members from The Black Angels, The Horrors, Elephant Stone and The Earlies expectations are naturally high and Earth Moon delivers in spades. A hypnotic, transcendental groove with its roots in the mystic sounds of the east combines with the wide-eyed innocence of the peace and love era of the sixties. Listen here. Their self-titled debut album is out on … Continue reading MIEN – Earth Moon

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