Minihorse’s fuzzed-up guitars take their genetic inheritance from bedroom transistor wizards like Bob Pollard and the brandied humour of Evan Dando and Alex Chilton. Cooing sarcasm over a wallop of scuzzy power pop, Drink You Dry is a heavy, languid, fuzz-pop thriller that’ll stick in your head for days. Try it. Continue reading MM Shorts 878: Minihorse
With Small Town Water Tower (out 4th November via Tin Angel Records) mercurial singer-songwriter John Southworth has countered previous album Niagara’s much-lauded melancholia with a revitalizing, eerily deceptive pop album. Expressing an unsettled, dreamlike vision of lives in crisis, amidst species and eras fast disappearing, the album sounds like nothing in Southworth’s previous canon, it is dizzying, cinematic and beautifully crafted. Watch the video for Second Childhood from it below. … Continue reading New Album From John Southworth
Blogtober is assembling a month of free new music every night at The Finsbury, with names such as CLASH, Artrocker, Louder Than War, For Folk’s Sake, Indie Shuffle all hosting evenings amongst others. We’re delighted to be hosting too – next Monday 3rd to be exact, when we will have the triple delights of the acerbic social commentary of Coates, matched with the offbeat melancholy indie of Organised Scum … Continue reading Mad Mackerel’s Free Show at Blogtober Festival
And so as we head north to Mackem country here are 8 songs to keep you company over the weekend. All lovingly culled from the week’s new releases for you and including songs from Hope Sandoval & The Warm Intentions featuring Kurt Vile, Greys, MV & EE, Honeyblood, Luxury Death and the incomparable Leonard Cohen. Enjoy. Greys – Fresh Hell Itasca – No Consequence Black Honey – … Continue reading Eight Songs You Should Have Heard This Week
Writing songs that proudly bear a brazen and unabashed attitude in the vein of acts Courtney Barnett or Karen O – but with a pop aesthetic reminiscent of 50s and 60s acts a la the Temptations or Buddy Holly – LA based four piece The Regrettes create infectious, heart-on-your-sleeve, punk driven tracks. We’ve previously shared A Living Human Girl and now you can wrap your … Continue reading The Regrettes Get Hot…
Sexy Cowboy, the alluring single (taken from the debut album Forever released later this year) showcases Jonny Debt’s unique and honest vocal style and his classic poetic approach reminiscent of the 1960s psychedelic era of songwriting. He pairs vocal hooks with erotic guitars in a way that has shades of Leonard Cohen and Van Morrison. Have a listen. Continue reading MM Shorts 877: Jonny Debt
Pool Hall is the new single by The Wave Pictures, taken from their forthcoming album Bamboo Diner in the Rain, due out on Moshi Moshi on 11th November. The new album is a bluesy, boozy love letter to the guitar, filled with American Primitive instrumentals, John Lee Hooker chugs and Link Wray style minor-key surf music. Listen to the single below and check out tour … Continue reading New Wave Pictures Single
The Coathangers’ excellent new album Nosebleed Weekend has been getting regular spins here at MM. The record kicks off with Perfume, a song that marries sultry pop vocals with toothy guitar riffs and is the subject of a brand new video from the band. Watch it below. Continue reading New Video: The Coathangers – Perfume
The trip to deposit our eldest at University meant we couldn’t get this ready in time at the weekend. So belatedly as he discovers the joys of student freedom, here are our quick picks from the rest of the best of the new releases last week. Enjoy (nearly) new tracks from the likes of Kim Gordon, Purling Hiss, La Sera, Damaged Bug and a fine … Continue reading Eight Songs You Should Have Heard… Last Week
Sun Angle’s singular brand of frenetic and sprawling psych-punk draws inspiration from mid-period SST bands like Meat Puppets while simultaneously connecting the threads between Can, 70s-era Miles Davis and early Fleetwood Mac. Their new record, Skullflower is out on the 21st October and you can listen to Drink The Moon from it below. According to the band, the song is “about a person fed up … Continue reading Sun Angle – Drink The Moon
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