Category: Alternative

Alternative, Folk, Indie, Music, Psychedelic, Rock

The Chemistry Experiment – Gongs Played By Voice

Melding their indie and prog-rock influences with a folkier sensibility, and ten years after they released their debut album The Melancholy Death Of…, The Chemistry Experiment are set to release their follow-up record Gongs Played By Voice via Fortuna POP! in early January. Containing nine beautifully arranged songs that call to mind the best of Will Oldham, Tindersticks and King Crimson, have a listen to … Continue reading The Chemistry Experiment – Gongs Played By Voice

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Alternative, Music, Punk, Rock

MM succumbs to Xmas Already…All DZ Deathrays Fault

As you’ll see from previous years, we like a good festive tune as much as the next fish, but were determined to not post anything of this nature until at least December. But then along come DZ Deathrays and their version of Lonely This Christmas…and (no pun intended) blew that resolution out of the water! . Continue reading MM succumbs to Xmas Already…All DZ Deathrays Fault

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Alternative, Electronic, Indie, Music, Rock

New Video: Deerhoof – Exit Only

In all honesty the charms and delights of Deerhoof have largely bypassed us here at MM, but you should never say never and their latest album La Isla Bonita contains the stand out track Exit Only which we’ve loved since the first time we heard it. Now the song has a fittingly insane video starring Michael Shannon of Boardwalk Empire and Man Of Steel fame … Continue reading New Video: Deerhoof – Exit Only

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Another From Howard Enyon Reissue

The reissue by Earth Recordings of Howard Enyon’s long deleted acid-folk masterpiece So What If Im Standing In Apricot Jam (the no apostrophe is deliberate) has been one of our favourite discoveries of the year. We have already posted a couple of off kilter, some might say bizarre, tracks from it and here is a third, the marvellous Happy Song. Dig in. . Continue reading Another From Howard Enyon Reissue

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Acoustic, Alternative, Americana, Blues, Folk, Garage, Indie, Music, Pop, Psychedelic, Punk, Rock

Start Of The Week Round Up

The e-mails have piled up like never before in our in-box, and having started to trawl through them for a few hours last night, here are a few gems we came across to make Monday more bearable – some old(er), some new, some borrowed, and some blue(s). Or something like that…check them for yourself. Let’s kick off with the brilliant Total Sunflower by Chimes is … Continue reading Start Of The Week Round Up

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Alternative, Americana, Electronic, Folk, Indie, Music, Pop, Psychedelic, Punk, Rock

Eight Songs You Should Have Heard This Week

The latest instalment of our regular feature of songs you really should have wrapped your ears around in the past seven days…this week has a bumper crop of eight cracking new tunes. 1. Father John Misty – Bored In The USA 2. The Decemberists – Make You Better 3. The Dodos – Competition 4. Emmy The Great – Swimming Pool 5. The Districts – 4th And … Continue reading Eight Songs You Should Have Heard This Week

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New Video: King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – Satan Speeds Up

Australia’s King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard have revealed the video to their album track, Satan Speeds Up. It is taken from their debut release for Heavenly Recordings, I’m In Your Mind Fuzz released on December 1, a skeleton of propulsive kraut-beat fleshed out with a liberal dose of citric sweetness, flutes and harmonicas, a ton of wah, and many lovely left turns of delicate psych. Watch … Continue reading New Video: King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – Satan Speeds Up

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New Riverboat Gamblers 7″

Texas garage skate-punks Riverboat Gamblers will release the first in a new series of 7″ records and digital singles for End Sounds on December 2nd. The single, entitled Dead Roach also features a cover of the Big Boys’ Sound on Sound. A likely first for any band, a limited version (100 available) of the vinyl (download code and digital booklet included) will be available only for … Continue reading New Riverboat Gamblers 7″

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Stream Parkay Quarts Content Nausea

Parkay Quarts (Andrew and Austin from Parquet Courts) are streaming their new release Content Nausea online in full. The “in between albums album” is now due out on November 17th November After the release of this year’s excellent Sunbathing Animal, the addition of this record adds an extra level of heft to an already banner year for Parquet Courts. . Continue reading Stream Parkay Quarts Content Nausea

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