With his debut album, Introducing, Free Weed is positioned as the stoner-pop ambassador of the legalize-it culture. He has crafted a long player that splices the freak power illumination of Ween with the catchy spirit of Loser era Beck and the Butthole Surfers’ Pepper. Unsurprisingly themed around Free Weed’s love of marijuana, listen to the first single from the album, Later. . Continue reading Introducing >>> Free Weed
Much like yesterday’s Monday morning round-up post, we’ve now selected just a few of the excellent videos that have arrived in our in-box over the past few days and weeks for your viewing (and listening) pleasure. So without further ado start with the wonderful old time banjo of Willie Watson at Pickathon, and by way of Andy Shauf, Darren Hayman, The Asylums, Streets Of Laredo, The April … Continue reading Tuesday Morning Video Round Up
Dogheart formed in early 2014 and draw influences from bands like Diamond Rugs, Guided by Voices, Neva Dinova, the Clash, and Real Estate. Their debut album, What Burns the Best, was tracked and recorded over five days, and is due out February 17th. Over the recording process over 40 songs were written, and the 10 best were chosen, becoming a 30-minute glimpse into stripped down rock … Continue reading MM Shorts 662: Dogheart
We’ve been clearing up (or down, or out, or whatever the term is) our in-box over the weekend and from the plethora of remixes, ‘bangers’, and electro-pop that went straight into the trash we have picked these gems for you to set your working week off on the right foot… . Goldishack’s Devil Can Dance is a dark, fuzzed-out dirge, a tale of moral conflict … Continue reading Monday Morning Round Up
Cornish three-piece Lost Dawn take a starting point of raw garage-rock and infuse it with voodoo psychedelia, blues, 60s-70s classic rock influences and a sparkle of heavy Glam rock swag. The end results can be heard on latest single Count On Me, taken from their forthcoming self-titled debut album released on the 13th April. Watch it / stream it here. . . Continue reading MM Shorts 661: Lost Dawn
Wilderness Blues is the second EP from Oxford-based indie-rock / Americana outfit, Toliesel,which takes it’s cues from Wilco at their loudest and Crazy Horse at their most melodic. There is nothing fashionable or flimsy to be found on this release, instead Toliesel give it all they’ve got with a dense and richly textured sound underpinning songs filled with disillusionment, fear and solitude. Lead single Bones is … Continue reading Introducing >>> Toliesel
Beth Jeans Houghton will release a brand new album this spring on Mute under the name Du Blonde. The new moniker announces a fresh start for Beth whose forthcoming album is a big change in musical direction – as evidenced by the short taster video below. Her 2012 album Yours Truly, Cellophane Nose was a standalone piece of polymath pop, and a big favourite of Mrs … Continue reading Beth Jeans Houghton Becomes Du Blonde
2:54’s cover of a Doors classic, No Ages’s cover of a Black Flag classic and the welcome return of Other Lives heads our biggest ever weekly round up of the songs you really should have found some time to listen to already. But if not, here they are in one neat package for you. 1. 2:54 – Take It As It Comes (Doors cover) 2. WATERS … Continue reading Eleven Songs You Should Have Heard This Week
Happyness, who featured in our Best of 2014 lists, announced in January that they have signed to Moshi Moshi Records for the UK. Now their first single proper of 2015 has been named as the A Whole New Shape, and is set for release on March 30th. It’s taken from the re-release of their debut album Weird Little Birthday which includes this as one of four extra bonus … Continue reading New Single From Happyness
While this may have been out since last summer, we have just gambled our remaining e-music credits on it, and discovered a marvellous album of experimental electro tinged, acoustic weirdness and freaked out psych-folk by a collective known as Silver Servants. Our attention was first grabbed by their version of the hymn Jerusalem, but cemented by the brilliant A Crow Will Remember Your Face, a maelovent, … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends… Silver Servants
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