East London fourpiece SHINERS have announced the release of their debut EP Now with lead single Generation Y, both released via AWAL on 24thNovember. The upbeat single has a chorus reminiscent of 90s Supergrass and a spacey alt outro which could easily be from Zenyatta Mondatta era Police. Lyrically it reflects the disquiet felt by the band’s peers in 2017; a tale of festival-going youths watching the same … Continue reading MM Shorts 985: SHINERS
Halloween is one of our favourite times of year. You get the best films for a start and oldest sprat has already digested the Texas Chainsaw Massacre and the original Halloween itself in the past few days. So here is a collection of new spooky themed tunes that have found their way into our in-box, and which like a lot of the other stuff we got, … Continue reading It’s Halloween…
Ty Segall – Meaning King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – Crumbling Castle Destroyer – Cover From The Sun Chris Stapleton – Millionaire Blitzen Trapper – Dance With Me Hans Chew – Give Up The Ghost Trance Farmers – Witches SaveSave Continue reading Seven Songs You Should Have Heard This Week
Spice City Boys is the effervescent and vibrant first single from Glade, the debut album from Umeå, Sweden’s garage rock act Spice Boys. Well worth a spin… Continue reading MM Shorts 980: Spice Boys
Back in 2007 Pretty Lightning formed. The German duo tick off a long list of influences – from 60s psych and delta blues through to krautrock and drone – and the end-product is a heady dose of raw, twisted psychedelic-blues recalling an utterly visceral, mind-blowing mix of Oh Sees, Wooden Shjips and early Black Keys. They already have two highly-praised LPs behind them and are … Continue reading MM Shorts 978: Pretty Lightning
Calexico – End Of The World With You No Age – Soft Collar Fad Jim White – Far Beyond The Spoken Word Father John Misty – Pure Country Hater – Blushing Django Django – Tic Tac Toe A. Savage – Ladies From Houston Surfing Magazines – One Of These Days Anna St. Louis – Fire The Deep Dark Woods – Deep Flooding Waters Miss World – … Continue reading Eleven Songs You Should Have Heard This Week
Mean Motor Scooter are a fuzzed up Fort Worth quartet of frazzled, psych-garage goodness firmly rooted in the Texas traditions of The Butthole Surfers, The Dicks, and Roky Erickson with a tab of Scratch Acid. Check out Sea Serpent from their debut album Hindu Flying Machine, which can be pre-ordered on coke-bottle translucent green 12″ vinyl here. Continue reading MM Shorts 977: Mean Motor Scooter
Stockholm-based Delsbo Beach Club are set to release their instantly charming debut single All The Way Home on Swedish label Rama Lama Records on the 11th October. With nods to the likes of Mac DeMarco, check out their fuzzy indie pop melodies, with hints of classic garage and surf rock below. Continue reading MM Shorts 976: Delsbo Beach Club
Mountain Goats – Shirtless In Hamburg OCS – The Fool U.S. Girls – Mad As Hell Patsy – Tommy, Bobby, Johnny Gun Outfit – Landscape Painter Nots – Anxious Trend Evan Stephens Hall – Burnout (Green Day cover) Adults – MSN Silver Torches – Bartender SaveSave Continue reading Nine Songs You Should Have Heard This Week
Stockholm’s Gestures first appeared last spring with the debut EP Shattered Mind, a lo-fi garage punk explosion recorded, written and performed by Sick Vic in his living room. They’re following it up with The Bad Taste EP featuring three new tracks, including new single Kicks, alongside a cover of The Yardbirds For Your Love. Stream the single below, and pre-order the EP here. SaveSave Continue reading MM Shorts 974: Gestures
The Mad Mackerel 