Began as a drunken strum into a tape recorder, Marijuana’s on the Phone is the first drag (and lead single) from Ape School’s new album of acid-fried maniacal pop, Junior Violence, coming this August from Hometapes. The single is out now via Hometapes and Needless Records. a Continue reading MM Shorts 183: Ape School
We must confess to be taking a bit by surprise by this. Described as being “full of washed out guitars, punctuated with equal parts textual synths and reverb“, it didn’t really sound like it was going to be up our proverbial street. However, proof once more that we should never pre-judge, because once we’d played Suburban Living’s first single, Float In Clouds from sophomore EP Cooper’s … Continue reading Introducing >>> Suburban Living
Hello! Swum out of hiding for a brief frisson on a Friday. This week saw Big Sair and I take to the open road once more and try and find our way to old London Town. And so we began by chanting the gospel according to Big Sair: what’s said in the car, stays in the car. I like that. Off we shot, with Doris … Continue reading Mrs Mackerel’s TFI Friday (22nd June)
Insound have got yet another excellent, free digital mixtape up and available for all their loyal newsletter subscribers. The sampler is full of new tracks from Ale Mania, Black Forest Fire, Broken Water, Caveman, Dead Mellotron, Fawn, Heavy Blanket, Pure Bathing Culture, Redgrave, Trouble Books and more. As usual a couple of our favourites from it below – both brilliant tracks from 2econd Class Citizen and Wymond … Continue reading MM Shorts 180: Free Insound Mixtape
Koko Beware are a married couple who enjoy the simple things in life – particularly when that comes to music. They release their debut album Something About The Summer in August and it is packed full of summery guitar pop that throws caution to the wind and just concentrates on one thing – having a good time. Influences are joyfully celebrated from the surf … Continue reading Introducing >>> Koko Beware
We were big fans of Buffalo Killers album 3 released last year and the follow up, Dig. Sow. Love. Grow. will be released on 7th August and promises to be just as an intoxicating mix of ferocious blues psychedelia and good old fashioned rock and roll as its predecessor. But there are some nostalgic echoes of Laurel Canyon and 60s hippiedom too, which provide some … Continue reading New Album From Buffalo Killers
As you read this I will probably still be speeding northwards through the torrential rain on the M1 heading for Sherwood Forest and the inaugural No Direction Home music festival. Having spent the last two years happily enjoying the fantastic End of the Road festival, my plans were scuppered for a hat-trick by a sneaky move in dates making it clash with our first overseas … Continue reading No Direction Home Festival: Free Mix
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