1. Titus Andronicus – Stranded (On My Own) 2. Cat Meat – Vog 3. Naomi Punk – Firehose Face 4. Goat – Hide From The Sun 5. The John Steel Singers – Common Thread . . . . . . Continue reading Five Songs You Should Have Heard This Week
The longest day has come and gone, and halfway through the year we are. It seemed a good point to reflect and share thirty of our favourite albums of 2014 so far, and so here they are, in strictly alphabetical order of course… . The Amazing Snakeheads – Amphetamine Ballads . Amen Dunes – Love . Avers – Empty Light . Dan Baker – Pistol In … Continue reading Favourite Albums of 2014 (So Far)
The Dirty Nil are back with another cracking single of noisy, feral garage punk. Cinnamon b/w Guided by Vices is out August 19th on Fat Wreck Chords. Check out two pummelling minutes of the lead track below. . Continue reading MM Shorts 585: The Dirty Nil
Louisville power trio White Reaper combine sparkling hooks and fluid, fluttering rhythms to create psychedelia-tinged garage punk that make heads bob without sacrificing an ounce of sonic bite. Here is the video for the infectious Cool, the first track from their debut six-track EP, and check out Half Bad from it too… . . Continue reading New Video: White Reaper – Cool
Casey Jack’s self titled album is a raucous affair, packed with catchy hooks, brilliantly layered harmonies, and lyrics both playful and heartfelt. He clearly has both a Spector-esque obsession with detail and a love for the raw, fuzzed out energy of early punk. Not many artists are able to reconcile this duality so effortlessly, but this is where Casey thrives. There is no sloppiness or … Continue reading MM Shorts 583: Casey Jack
As the perfect companion to our earlier all-things-psych related post, we now have a brand new track for you from undeniable psych-titans The Black Angels. Sunday Evening comes from the seven track collection Clear Lake Forest, which, having previously seen a limited release for this years Record Store Day, now gets a full release across all formats, due July 21st, via Blue Horizon (pre-order here). Have a … Continue reading The Black Angels Stream Sunday Evening
While that might be the worst post heading we’ve ever produced, thankfully this round-up of all things psych-inspired that have been worming their way into our in-box, and from there into our ears is far better and certainly well worth investigating. We have the crunchy psych-noise of A Sunny Day In Glasgow, the epic space jams of Formes, the ferocious krautrock inspired aggression of Autobahn, sweetly psychedelic dream-pop … Continue reading MM Gets All Psyched-Up
1. Peggy Sue (featuring Willy Mason) – Longest Day Of The Year Blues 2. Menace Beach – Tennis Court 3. Brother Dege – Set It Off 4. Shovels & Rope – The Devil Is All Around 5. White Fence – Like That . . . . . . Continue reading Five Songs You Should Have Heard This Week
The Pharmacy’s charming blend of indie garage pop bliss has featured a few times on MM. The band’s latest release, the first since 2012’s Stoned & Alone, Spells was written in a cabin in Big Sur and recorded in the basement of a used car museum in downtown Tacoma, with each of its raw, psych-tinged tracks laid down live. The band have just offered up … Continue reading The Pharmacy – Anna Bella
The Growlers took the phrase “Beach Goth” as an apt descriptor of their music. Sunburned and salty, that term perfectly describes their distinctive melding of reverb heavy surf guitar and Bakersfield-style honky tonk with ‘80s post-punk. This is especially true of Chinese Fountain, the band’s fifth full-length set to be released on September 23rd via Everloving Records. Eleven songs that finely hone their gypsy folk dirges and … Continue reading New Growlers Album
The Mad Mackerel 