Category: Gothic

Americana, Folk, Gothic, Indie, Music, Pop

Emily Jane White – Frozen Garden

The title of Emily Jane White’s fifth album, They Moved in Shadow All Together, is a play on the opening line from Cormac McCarthy’s novel Outer Dark which hauntingly depicts a group of uncanny travelers descending a hill in the Appalachian mountains. The eleven songs on the album focus conceptually upon the symptomatology of trauma with songs about the anti-racist struggle against police violence and the epidemic … Continue reading Emily Jane White – Frozen Garden

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Alternative, Gothic, Indie, Music, Post Punk, Rock

MM Shorts 849: Pink Milk

Sweden’s reverb-laden indie-rock duo, Pink Milk have a rather tasty (no pun intended) new single out. Influenced by 80s and 90s music like Jesus & Mary Chain, Cranes and Cocteau Twins and movies like Twin Peaks, True Romance and Sofia Coppola’s work, their shoegaze infused sound is inspired by stories of love and death Listen to the chaotic and addictive Detroit here.   Continue reading MM Shorts 849: Pink Milk

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Alternative, Americana, Blues, Folk, Garage, Gothic, Indie, Music, Pop, Post Punk, Psychedelic, Rock, Soul

Nickel In The Jukebox (Vol. 18)

Still wading through a massive backlog of high calibre new tunes. Here are ten more of all shapes and sizes for you to check up on and decide hit or miss…   Mud Howlers – Magic Place  [RIYL: Desert-Blues, Led Zeppelin, Richie Valens ]   Mark McGowan – Fugazi  [RIYL: Soulful country, Johnny Cash, Otis Redding]   Casper Skulls – Mink Coats  [RIYL: Noise-punk, Screaming Females, … Continue reading Nickel In The Jukebox (Vol. 18)

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Alternative, Electronic, Garage, Gothic, Indie, Industrial, Music, Pop, Post Punk, Psychedelic, Punk, Rock

The Great Escape – Day 2

If one thing really irritates me then it is the bloke (it is always a bloke) at the back of the gig who, at the end, opines how the band “were a bit too samey”, or they “didn’t quite get it”, or it “was OK, but nothing special”, or they’ve “seen it done better by other bands” and then goes on to list a load … Continue reading The Great Escape – Day 2

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Alternative, Americana, Blues, Country, Folk, Garage, Gothic, Indie, Music, Pop, Psychedelic, Punk, Rock

Twelve Songs You Should Have Heard This Week

We seem to have posted a lot of tunes this week with three Nickel In The Jukebox round ups and here are twelve more – all newly minted this week. From the return of the Stone Roses to the gothic blues of Adia Victoria and the indie rock of Catfish & The Bottlemen and taking in songs about Bob Dylan, God and a cover of the … Continue reading Twelve Songs You Should Have Heard This Week

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Nickel In The Jukebox (Vol. 16)

  Outblinker – Farrokh Bulsara  [RIYL: Modern Krautrock, CAN, Fuck Buttons]   The Weeping Willows – River of Gold  [RIYL: Gothic Americana, Tom Waits, Brown Bird]   Rick Redbeard – Wild Young Country  [RIYL: Folk, Bill Callahan, Leonard Cohen]   Otherkin – Yeah I Know  [RIYL: Punk, The Ramones, Slaves]   L.T. Leif – Fine Dust Rising  [RIYL: Indie-folk, The Microphones, Angel Olsen]   Peach … Continue reading Nickel In The Jukebox (Vol. 16)

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Alternative, Electronic, Folk, Garage, Gothic, Indie, Music, Pop, Post Punk, Psychedelic, Punk, Rock

Ten Songs You Should Have Heard This Week

No less than ten more new tracks compiled for your listening pleasure including three covers by Mountain Goats (taking on War’s Summer), Fidlar’s version of the Beastie Boys stone cold classic Sabotage and Yuck’s tribute to Elliott Smith. Not only that, but newly discovered and reissued tracks from garage punks The Hunches and cult 70s folkie Bob Brown, and of course the return of Radiohead plus plenty … Continue reading Ten Songs You Should Have Heard This Week

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Alternative, Americana, Country, Folk, Gothic, Indie, Music, Pop, Punk, Rock

Eight Songs You Should Have Heard This Week

After a week away, we’re back with eight tracks selected from the past week and covering everything from hardcore to goth-pop by way of some shoegaze and a classic cover. Enjoy. Hooded Fang – Dead Battery M. Ward – Time Won’t Wait Bonnie Prince Billy & Friends – Rubin & Cherise (Grateful Dead cover) Joana Serrat featuring Neil Halstead – Cloudy Heart The Don Darlings … Continue reading Eight Songs You Should Have Heard This Week

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Ten Songs You Should Have Heard This Week

Here are this week’s careful selections for you dear reader/listener. No less than ten new tunes, all released, blinking and dewy eyed into the spring sunshine over the past seven days. They include Spray Paint, Flat Worms and Diarrhea Planet for those who like the needle in the red and Money and Andy Shauf for those who prefer the more sedate, maudlin side of life. … Continue reading Ten Songs You Should Have Heard This Week

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Ten Songs You Should Have Heard This Week

Here is this week’s offering of songs gathered from the past seven days that are surely worth a bit of your attention and ear-time. From the garage rock of The Limiñanas and Music Band to the proto-punk of The Gotobeds, the haunting gothic pop of Marissa Nadler and the soulful delta blues of C.W. Stinking.  We have Easter treats for everyone. All yours… The Limiñanas – Prisunic Arbor Labor Union – Belief’d … Continue reading Ten Songs You Should Have Heard This Week

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