Flying Ant Day, will be the first full-length from the Brighton five-piece Tyrannosaurus Dead. The first track to air from it is Local Bullies, a charming indie pop-meets-scuzzy punk hit in the making – distorted guitars break out, followed shortly by beautiful layered vocals, flitting from crazy to calm and back again. The album is out on Odd Box Records on 3rd November. Order here. . Continue reading Tyrannosaurus Dead – Local Bullies
Brighton’s Abattoir Blues feature on Beech Coma Vol. 2, a Leeds based label’s compilation of new acts that they describe as “negotiating a sun-bleached and apathetic world with a lazy-day quality and an old-fashioned frustration“. This track, Blinded, is firmly in the latter camp – a raw, seething explosion of bilious anger, beneath which a melody fights furiously to breathe. Cracking stuff. Download the full compilation for … Continue reading MM Shorts 604: Abattoir Blues
The marvellous Charlie Boyer & The Voyeurs are now just The Voyeurs, which seems like an eminently sensible move in the band-name stakes. Having released the much underrated Clarietta album last year, they return with a new album Rhubarb Rhubarb which will see the light of day in November. Drawing on classic influences such as The Doors, the Jesus & Mary Chain and adjusting the … Continue reading The Voyeurs – England Sings Rhubarb Rhubarb
1. Terry Malts – Don’t 2. Grass House – All I Have To Do Is Dream (Everly Brothers cover) 3. We Were Promised Jetpacks – I Keep It Composed 4. Vashti Bunyan – Holy Smoke 5. Ming City Rockers – Get Outta Your Head 6. Real Estate – Paper Dolls (Nerves cover) 7. Blood Sister – Paralysis . . . . . . . . … Continue reading Seven Songs You Should Have Heard This Week
While a marionette farmer plans for a nuclear fallout in ’60s black and white PSA footage, Philadelphia-based post punk band The Silence Kit blasts through the melodic rush of their 2 minute You Think I’m Crazy Now? from their new LP Watershed. . . Continue reading New Video: The Silence Kit – You Think I’m Crazy Now
To mark their upcoming tour together, Cass McCombs and Meat Puppets have announced the release of a split 7-inch single. Comprising of four tracks – two originals by McCombs and two covers from Meat Puppets who take on Cathy’s Clown by the Everly Brothers and Texas Tornados’ (Hey Baby) Que Paso. Listen to the brilliant funky folk of McCombs’ Night Of The World and the rollicking Meat Puppets … Continue reading Split 7″ from Cass McCombs And Meat Puppets
Pink Mountaintops’ brilliant Get Back is one of our favourite records of the year and the band have released a new video for album track Shakedown. It tells the story of a not-so-typical commute through Los Angeles. The video floats through a headphone fueled dreamland full of arcade video games, roller skating, mixed drinks and kiddie pools. It stars Mandy-Lyn Antoniou and features a guest … Continue reading New Video: Pink Mountaintops – Shakedown
In late October, Phantom Radio will become Mark Lanegan’s ninth solo release. Apparently, much of the record was written using a $6 phone app called Funk Box. First single is the ominous, yet catchy, Floor Of The Ocean, which mixes shimmering electronics with churning guitars and and bleakly affecting vocals. Give it a spin. . Continue reading New Album From Mark Lanegan Band
Portland’s The Shivas have announced the release of their fourth LP, You Know What To Do, out October 28th on Olympia-based label K and on cassette via Burger Records. Having drawn comparisons to bands like Thee Oh Sees and Black Lips, The Shivas blend elements of surf-pop, garage-rock, and good old fashioned rock ‘n’ roll, dousing their hook-filled melodies with a healthy dose of reverb. … Continue reading The Shivas – Manson Girls
The ethos and energy of punk rock first inspired Steve Palmer to pick up a guitar, but it was his discovery of the music of John Fahey in 2012 that renewed and deepened that interest. For his first full-length, Unblinking Sun, he filters cosmic krautrock, drone, and psychedelic improvisation through the vernacular of the American fingerpicked folk tradition. We have a couple of excellent tracks from it to stream or download, Cassini and Six … Continue reading Steve Palmer – Unblinking Sun
