Haley Heynderickx’s debut album I Need To Start A Garden mixes folk, doo wop, atmospheric guitars with beautiful instrumentation sitting next to stark rawer moments. We already shared the stunning Untitled God Song, and now we have the equally good Worth It, which over the course of nearly eight minutes undulates from soft-hums into moments of crashing catharsis all led by her incredible, arresting voice and … Continue reading More From Haley Heynderickx
Car Seat Headrest has unveiled the final single before the release of his new album Twin Fantasy, which is out on the 16th February on Matador. This time it is the album opener My Boy (Twin Fantasy), which kicks off with a sparse, plaintive declaration of “my boy, we don’t see each other much”, and blossoms into a towering sonic climax, with the mantra of … Continue reading Car Seat Headrest – My Boy (Twin Fantasy)
We loved Suck The Blood From My Wound, the last single Ezra Furman shared from his much anticipated new long player Transangelic Exodus, which will be released on the 9th February on Bella Union. Now we have his latest offering from the record, the jagged, agitated, and it must be said, spectacularly named Maraschino-Red Dress $8.99 at Goodwill. Give it a spin below. Continue reading New Single From Ezra Furman
We loved Disgraced In America, the most recent single from Ought’s soon to be released new album Room Inside The World (out via Merge Records on the 16th). Now we can share the album’s side one closer, Desire, with you. Marvellously described by bassist Ben Stidworthy as “Sade meets Bruce Springsteen,” the song employs a 70-piece vocal choir and uncovers a romantic side of the band … Continue reading More From Ought
No not a fey singer-songwriter, Oliver Hazard are actually an indie folk trio from Waterville, Ohio. Theirs are songs of small towns and the vibrant souls that stir them and Hey Louise is a lovely example of their warm, strummed Americana with rich harmonies that has more than a hint of the Lumineers about it. Give it a whirl. Continue reading MM Shorts 998: Oliver Hazard
Roaming Herds of Buffalo are an indie rock band from Seattle. They have just released an album called The Bugbears via Bandcamp (which you can order here). Listen to the appropriately titled Winter Sun which has a lot going from it, from the plaintive lyrical opening to the satisfyingly muscular guitars at the end. Have a listen. Continue reading MM Shorts 997: Roaming Herds Of Buffalo
Hookworms – Static Resistance Thurston Moore – Mx Liberty Olden Yolk – Vital Sign King Tuff – The Other Wye Oak – The Louder I Call, The Faster It Runs Alexis Krauss & The Our Land Collective – Our Land Charly Bliss – The Way You Wear Your Head (Nada Surf cover) A Place To Bury Strangers – Never Coming Back The Messthetics – Serpent Tongue … Continue reading Ten Songs You Should Have Heard This Week
Los Angeles duo Girlpool has released a new track with contributions from Blood Orange’s Dev Hynes titled Picturesong. It is a lovely offering – mellow and haunting throughout until breaking down into a distorted fuzz of static at the end. Have a listen. Continue reading Girlpool – Picturesong
We missed this just before Christmas – a new single from MM stalwarts, Portland’s Loch Lomond. Legs & Antlers takes their chamber folk and twists it through a disco-pop lens, and the result is undeniably lovely. They’ve shared a new video for the single which you can watch here. Continue reading New Video: Loch Lomond – Legs & Antlers
The third in the Marfa Myths series of releases will be seven all-new songs written and recorded by Stockholm’s psychedelic masters Dungen in collaboration with adventurous Brooklyn indie-folk pioneers Woods. On the face of it, it should be a match made in musical heaven and judging by the languid, exploratory, and dynamic, first track Turn Around, we’re in for a treat with the full album. Listen … Continue reading New Dungen & Woods Collaboration
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