It is always extra pleasing when a local band demands some attention. And so it is with Oxford’s excellently named Little Brother Eli, a five piece offering up their own take on bluesy garage rock combined with powerful, soulful vocals and appropriately growling guitars. Our very good friends at Nightshift describes them thus, “These boys have got the blues, and dirt under their fingernails, like White … Continue reading Introducing >>> Little Brother Eli
Pittsburgh four-piece The Gotobeds have shared Brash Not Rash, the second track from their forthcoming album Blood // Sugar // Secs // Traffic, out June 10th via Sub Pop. It is a completely riotous explosion of guitars and drums that doesn’t let up from the first moment to the last. Wake up your day below… Continue reading The Gotobeds – Brash Not Rash
The spectacularly badly named TERRY manage to contrast the quality of their moniker with Don’t Say Sorry – a jerky, hectic slab of art-punk that skitters and writhes and eventually turns in on itself, collapsing into a sonic self-implosion. Rather good. Stream it below. Continue reading MM Shorts 843: TERRY
On 10th June Death Valley Girls will release their debut album Glow In The Dark via Burger Records. It’ll be worth the wait if the title track – an instant classic of feral, spiky, punked-up garage rock – is anything to go by. Stream it below and feel the sweat drip down the walls… Continue reading MM Shorts 842: Death Valley Girls
Our favourite, scrappy indie noiseniks in the shape of Scott & Charlene’s Wedding return with a new EP, Delivered in early June. The title track doesn’t disappoint, a propulsive slice of infectious garage rock with pleasingly primal percussion and a typically plaintive yet anthemic chorus. Throughly enjoyable. Listen below and order via Bandcamp here. Continue reading Scott & Charlene’s Wedding – Delivered
Elvis Depressedly is a duo holed up in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina. They will release the Holo Pleasures / California Dreamin’ LP on Run For Cover Records on 3rd June. It is both a re-issue of their 2013 Holo Pleasures EP and a new EP of unreleased material on the B-side, California Dreamin’. Slip is a wonderfully woozy slice of two minute psych-pop … Continue reading Elvis Depressedly – Slip
The story goes Arbor Labor Union was born from a peach tree in Georgia in the American south, and on that tree they heard a bird singing, a calling. The four members have reinterpreted that birdsong into a psychedelic, repetitious and joyful rock ‘n’ roll call for arms just for you. It’s called Mr Birdsong and it’s the brilliant, opening chugging juggernaut of a track … Continue reading Arbor Labor Union – Mr. Birdsong
Danish all-girl outfit Baby In Vain are streaming their new track The Urge. Opening with jagged synths, it is actually a subtle and slinky desert rock anthem that shows off another side to the heavy-hitting trio. Inspiration came from a documentary in which serial killers described their bloodlust and urge to kill. The song quickly morphed into a comparison to the urge that many monogamous couples feel to … Continue reading New From Baby In Vain
It has been a month since the last Nickel in the Jukebox, so here are another collection of ten tunes to put before our most discerning jury… you. So give them a spin and decide, hot or not… The Vryll Society – La Jetee [RIYL: Space-rock, the Horrors, the Brian Jonestown Massacre ] Reddening West – The River [RIYL: Americana, Hiss Golden Messenger, Andrew … Continue reading Nickel In The Jukebox (Vol. 13)
Following the release of their last album Shadow in 2014, Little Barrie embarked on a worldwide tour. The low budget US west coast leg of the tour involved travelling from Tokyo to Los Angeles, crossing the International Date Line and arriving before they left. They picked up their van and had 48 hours before they were due on stage in Seattle. This was the tone … Continue reading Little Barrie – I.5.C.A.
The Mad Mackerel 