Introducing >>> Attraktors

Nottingham trio Attraktors have a rich pedigree comprised of former members of Julian Cope’s band, Six By Seven, Bivouac, The Selector and The Nectarine No. 9, who together make a rather fetching noise amalgamating the best bits of krautrock, kosmische, spacerock, artrock and synthpop into a single idealised whole. Travelling a gamut from proto-punk to moments of melancholy whimsy, the record remains resolutely anchored within its … Continue reading Introducing >>> Attraktors

More From Lucern Raze, This Time With Sudakistan

Here is another track from Lucern Raze’s forthcoming long player International Breakdown, which is out next week via PNKSLM Records. The record features collaborations with the likes of Chemtrails, Cherry Pickles, Black Mekon, this one with ShitKid, Swampmeat, and now this track, Elvis Ronaldo, with another MM fave, Sudakistan. We have got no idea what’s going on, but it is one hell of a track, … Continue reading More From Lucern Raze, This Time With Sudakistan

Something For The Weekend…

Lockdown has given us an opportunity to get a little more up to date with our posts and to catch up, a little, with some of the many, many tunes that come our way. Given it is Friday and a Bank Holiday here in the UK, we’ve rounded up a few tunes that we would have liked to have given a bit more time and … Continue reading Something For The Weekend…

SPQR – No Brain, No Pain EP

Visceral Liverpool art-rock foursome SPQR have shared the title track from their third EP No Brain, No Pain which is out now (order here). Having already shared EP openers Nuthin Gud and the excellent Just Sumfin, the latest track is a bouncy, layered slice of quirky pop with an undeniably catchy bassline. Check them all out below.     Continue reading SPQR – No Brain, No Pain EP

Introducing >>> Junk Drawer

Belfast quartet Junk Drawer are new to us and have announced their debut album Ready For The House, out via Irish indie label Art For Blind. Channelling the likes of Pavement, Silver Jews, Beak> and more, the four-piece veer between slacker-rock, post-punk, krautrock and swirling psych across seven sprawling, chaotic vignettes of personal malady and recovery. Here are a couple of lyrically deft tracks to savour … Continue reading Introducing >>> Junk Drawer

Debut Album From Slum Of Legs

Almost five years ago we posted about Brighton’s Slum Of Legs, praising them for their brilliant, motorik punk and then, completely unnoticed by us, the band released their debut album at the end of March. Across ten tracks, the six-piece band are as fierce and as uncompromising as ever, melding defiant dissonance and danceable disco into a sonic whirlwind that somehow manages to be as … Continue reading Debut Album From Slum Of Legs

Mad Mackerel Recommends… Ohmme

Discovered these two tracks via Soundcloud last night and liked them a lot. Ohmme are a Chicago based duo and have a new record Fantasize Your Ghost, coming out on the 5th June via Joyful Noise Recordings.  3 2 4 3 was the lead single from it with it’s brilliant opening, “Looked in the mirror the other day / Caught my reflection / My mouth had moved … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends… Ohmme

Deathlist – You Won’t Be Here For Long

Deathlist is the lo-fi solo project of Portland-based multi-instrumentalist Jenny Logan, exploring themes of loss, grief, survival, love, and dreams in the vein of Mazzy Star, Suicide, and The Jesus and Mary Chain. Her new album You Won’t Be Here For Long is out on the 29th May and we have a couple of tracks for you: a stream of the woozy and sinister title … Continue reading Deathlist – You Won’t Be Here For Long

New Video: Elephant Stone – Fox On The Run

The gentle propulsion and dreamy hypnotics of Fox On The Run is one of our favourite tracks from Elephant Sun’s recently released album Hollow. Like the lovechild of classic solo era John Lennon and Yo La Tengo, it is a masterpiece of finely crafted psych-pop and the band have shared a new video for it, which you can watch below. You can also buy the album … Continue reading New Video: Elephant Stone – Fox On The Run

Car Seat Headrest – Hollywood Video

Car Seat Headrest’s latest single from upcoming album Making A Door Less Open is called Hollywood. Check out the video for it here: a fun/riotous/terrifying take on Hollywood culture, with Will Toledo at his megaphone-screaming best, while the animated video sees his alter ego Trait taking a simultaneously exhilarating and terrifying haunted ride through Tinseltown. The album is released on the 1st May via Matador Records … Continue reading Car Seat Headrest – Hollywood Video