A final day building up the step count trudging between venues. This time choosing to start at a free all day gig at Bleach which was not an official GE event, and was nearly 3,000 steps away, but worth it all the same for Nots and Nap Eyes. The former, a blistering all-female foursome from Tennessee, peeled what paint was left from the walls and the … Continue reading The Great Escape – Day 3
One of the bands we’re most looking forward to seeing at the Great Escape next week is Man Of Moon whose debut track The Road made the top echelons of our Best of list for 2015. We’ve previously shared Sign from new EP Medicine and now we have I Run, another brilliant example of their insistent, pulsating psychedelia that ebbs and flows and mesmerises. Listen … Continue reading Man Of Moon – I Run
Here is a quick round up of a bunch of cracking tunes that have been earmarked for posting in our inbox for too long! Treat it like a musical pick ‘n’ mix and make your selections from the queasy, post-punk drama of Greys, Ladada’s surf-psych, the crisp indie rock of Clean Spill, rustic American from The Convergers, dystopian garage rock from Sans Pareil, gorgeous, ambient … Continue reading Musical Pick ‘n Mix – Quick Round Up
Here is this week’s offering of songs gathered from the past seven days that are surely worth a bit of your attention and ear-time. From the garage rock of The Limiñanas and Music Band to the proto-punk of The Gotobeds, the haunting gothic pop of Marissa Nadler and the soulful delta blues of C.W. Stinking. We have Easter treats for everyone. All yours… The Limiñanas – Prisunic Arbor Labor Union – Belief’d … Continue reading Ten Songs You Should Have Heard This Week
A day late perhaps, but none the worse for all that. Our collection from the past seven days includes ten new tracks from Bleached, Andy Shauf, Julianna Barwick and the welcome returns of both Big Deal and Virginia Wing. Bleached – Sour Candy Andy Shauf – The Magician Cat’s Eyes – Drag Big Deal – Say Yes Virginia Wing – Rhonda Margo Price – Hurtin’ (On The … Continue reading Ten Songs You Should Have Heard This Week
Swedish trio A Nighthawk release their debut full-length Ice In The Belly, Fire In The Mind via their own imprint Dead Dandelion Collective, on 26th February. A confident distillation of rhythm, songcraft and texture: signposts to Lykke Li, Susanne Sundfør, Beach House or perhaps a Nordic Cocteau Twins populate the album – giving the songs an eerie, sometimes Lynch-ian feel. Listen to Dune, and you’ll hear exactly … Continue reading 100 Songs In 100 Hours: 77 – A Nighthawk
North Collins self-titled debut album is a thoroughly beguiling work of layered orchestral arrangements, pop-folk simplicity, ambient sounds and cinematic textures; finding way to unique tensions and resolutions. The duo is comprised of Celine George and Robert Pycior (O’Death, Skeletonbreath). Listen to a couple of tracks below and order from Bandcamp here. Continue reading MM Shorts 793: North Collins
Our regular weekend collection… this week seven new releases gathered for your edification and listening pleasure. Enjoy. Beach House – Elegy To The Void The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart – Laid (James cover) Soldiers of Fortune – Campus Swagger Coromandelles – New Ordain Palm Honey – Bewitched Sea Pinks – Depth Of Field Sune Rose Wagner – Donna (Richie Valens cover) … Continue reading Seven Songs You Should Have Heard This Week
After a bit of a gap due to too much life interrupting, we’re back with instalment 6 of Nickel In The Jukebox. Ten new songs, you decide how good they are… Miners – Better Instincts [RIYL: Folk-rock, Lord Huron, The Head And The Heart] Futurekids – White Girl In A Wu-Tang Shirt [RIYL: Indie-rock, Wilco, Jenny Lewis] . PROM – I’ll Teach You [RIYL: … Continue reading Nickel In The Jukebox (Vol 6)
A day late, but surely none the worse for all that, our collection of some of the best tracks from last week. Low – Lies The Mantles – Doorframe Laura Stevenson – Torch Song Lanterns On The Lake – Faultiness Heaters – Gum Drop Nai Harvest – Ain’t That Enough (Teenage Fanclub cover) Alien Hand Syndrome – Something In The Way (Nirvana cover) Moses Sumney … Continue reading Eight Songs You Should Have Heard This Week
The Mad Mackerel 