I went to Tijuana for a day once, it was notable for a mouse in a cafe giving up the ghost and simply expiring on the floor whereupon a waitress on her way to deliver my sandwich stopped, picked it up by the tail and expertly threw it into the overflowing trash bin by the door. Thankfully Tijuana Bibles are a more palatable proposition. They … Continue reading Introducing >>> Tijuana Bibles
We were desperately, desperately sad to hear that Brown Bird’s David Lamb finally lost his year long battle with leukaemia this weekend. There is a lovely and eloquent statement on the band’s website from his partner MorganEve, and we can only add our own condolences for her loss – it is truly a tragic turn of events. For anyone who has stayed with MM for … Continue reading RIP David Lamb
Lost Dawn are a 2 piece from Falmouth, Cornwall, but much more than that is difficult to find out. However, their Song For Robert video hints at exciting times, being a distorted, glammed-up stomper that sounds not unlike someone dug up Marc Bolan…. . Continue reading Video: Lost Dawn – Song For Robert
An absolute plethora of cracking new music videos for you today from the brilliant Sharon Van Etten, the welcome return of the rumbling Archie Bronson Outfit, the desert-burnt junkyard indie of The Ukiah Drag, the super trippy Sleepy Sun, and a satirical sex-education video from Bleech. . . . . . . Continue reading Videos of the Day: Sharon Van Etten || Archie Bronson Outfit || The Ukiah Drag || Bleech || Sleepy Sun
The Peach Kings is made up of Texas-born Paige McClain Wood and Silver Lake native Steven Trezevant Dies, who first met in San Francisco and clicked immediately. Drawing inspiration from from a range of influences, including Nancy Sinatra and Roy Orbison to Led Zeppelin and The Cramps, the two have have announced the release of their new EP, Mojo Thunder, out June 3rd. Along with the gritty, seductive title … Continue reading Introducing >>> The Peach Kings
Lust, seduction, addiction, sleaze. All topics that we generally find can help make a mighty fine song. Throw in some deep baritone vocals, rolling rootsy instrumentation and a good helping of despair and frustration and you have something pretty close to New York trio Ten Ton Man’s forthcoming three track EP Chunk Of Change – The Toad Hill Sessions. Watch the appropriately bawdy video for Fine … Continue reading Ten Ton Man – Chunk Of Change EP
Here is a first taste from the forthcoming Clear Lake Forest EP from The Black Angels. It features seven new songs and will be released on limited edition clear vinyl on Record Store Day (19th April). Diamond Eyes is an hypnotic, insistent, peyote-fuelled crawl through a parched sonic landscape – the simple fact is these boys do this stuff better than just about everybody else … Continue reading The Black Angels – Diamond Eyes
Blues rocking, soul drenched four piece the Dough Rollers will be releasing a new five track EP, Gone Baby Gone via Third Man Records. It is the follow up to last year’s Little Lily single and sacrifices nothing in the gritty, despairing wail of the vocals and the visceral guitar riffs. Have a listen… . Continue reading Introducing >>> The Dough Rollers
Southern are Belfast-born, Liverpool-based brother and sister band Thom and Lucy Southern. They follow the acclaim for the Southern EP, with Where The Wild Are EP, another instinctive collection of songs that veer from juggernaut-sized blues-kissed rock’n’roll to gorgeously opaque pop-noir. Take a listen to the title track – it stomps and swoops, loaded with melody and the infectious vocal delivery. It’s leftfield pop with heart. … Continue reading MM Shorts 531: Southern
More Primitive the new album from Seattle’s Lonesome Shack finds them exploring the depths of boogie and country blues. The trio’s sound is raw and immediate with finger-picked guitar lines, soulful crooning and big danceable grooves. Watch the rather yucky video for Wrecks – a song about lost love. . Continue reading Video: Lonesome Shack – Wrecks
The Mad Mackerel 