Australian psych-rock outfit Pond are offering a free download of a brand-new song, Waiting Around For Grace, off their forthcoming sixth LP Man It Feels Like Space Again, in anticipation of their upcoming North American tour. Stream it below, or go here to get a free download. . Continue reading Free Download From Pond
London three piece Alpha Maid merge angular grunge and dominant grooves with raw sample heavy electronics. An explorational genre hybrid based around repetition, rhythms and punk vocals. Quoting Radiohead, Micachu & The Shapes, Tune Yards, Deerhoof, Bjork and Nirvana as prominent influencers Alpha Maid’s Body Chores is a prime example of a band without restriction. . Continue reading Introducing >>> Alpha Maid
Founded in 2005 on a farm in Mono, Ontario, Canada, The Shanks are a blistering rock duo comprised of bass and drums. A combination of 1970s album oriented rock and proto-punk, they belt-out melodic chordal arrangements amidst a sea of low end and pounding rhythms. It’s haunting, tribal arena-rock played on a basement floor. Their latest full-length offering is titled Surfing The Lexicon and can be ordered from Bandcamp here. … Continue reading MM Shorts 612: The Shanks
The only album from virtually unknown Australian singer Howard Enyon is being be reissued by Earth Recordings 40 years after it’s original release. So What If Im Standing In Apricot Jam (the lack of apostrophe is deliberate) is a bizarre and wonderful acid folk treasure in the vein of wild-eyed geniuses such as Syd Barret, Kevin Ayers, Neil Innes or Nick Drake, although perhaps even more … Continue reading So What If Im Standing In Apricot Jam…
1. Grouper – Call Across Rooms 2. Bass Drum Of Death – For Blood 3. Girlpool – Jane 4. The Hussy – EZ/PZ 5. Kevin Morby – Parade 6. Parquet Courts – This Is Happening Now 7. King Tuff – Headbanger . . . . . . . . Continue reading Seven Songs You Should Have Heard This Week
Institute are another excellent addition to the Sacred Bones roster of punk bands. Hailing from Austin, Texas, their new EP Salt has echoes of classic anarcho-punk bands so beloved of our own heyday (Crass, Flux of Pink Indians, Zounds etc.) and allied to sinewy, naggingly insistent guitar lines, the title track had us hitting repeat immediately. Have a listen. Pre-order from the label here. . Continue reading Introducing >>> Institute
Check out Brooklyn glam saboteurs Evil Arrows and the new single, In Clover, from their forthcoming release, EP 4, due out September 30th. . Continue reading MM Shorts 611: Evil Arrows
Mrs Mackerel was lucky enough to catch Cate Le Bon live in Oxford this week, so it seemed an opportune moment to share her new video for Duke. It is a tour diary that takes a murderous turn! Watch it here. . . . Continue reading New Video: Cate Le Bon – Duke
With a band name like Vagina Town, you might expect some basic, frenetic punk rock would be on the menu, but this is so much better than that. A 7″ single via the Kythibong label delivers the freneticism all right, but allied to a sharp ear for rhythm and melody that recalls classic garage sleaze, rockabilly rebels and a touch of the Cramps. Perhaps it is … Continue reading MM Shorts 610: Vagina Town
We are anxiously awaiting the crowning of Yorkshire as County Cricket Champions this week, and to (prematurely) celebrate we have a cracking indie anthem from North Yorkshire four-piece The Van Doos. Not only that, but the video for the soaring Baby Be Brutal stars cult British actor John Altman (best known as the murdering / drug-addicted / faker of his own death, “Nasty” Nick Cotton in (admittedly … Continue reading New Video: The Van Doos – Baby Be Brutal
