We first posted about Melbourne’s Immigrant Union back in 2013 or so, and to be honest they had kind of slipped off our radar somewhat. By happy chance, we came across new album Judas and very quickly got ourselves reacquainted with their heady brew of country-psych, garage rock and power pop. It is an excellent album. I mean a properly excellent album, full of twangy … Continue reading Immigrant Union – Judas
Pigeons is the first taste from Bill Callahan’s newly announced long player Gold Record (out via Drag City on the 4th September – pre-order here) The track is set in the heart of Texas, where from the wheel of his long white limousine, a man gently advises a pair of newly weds with reflections from his own experience. As always it is a lyrical treasure … Continue reading Bill Callahan Announces Gold Record
Each week Popper, Joe Fish and me meet to discuss an album, rate it and pick our three best and one worst selection from the record. OASIS – DEFINITELY MAYBE (1994) 7.5 Popper 6.7 Joe Fish 7.3 Mad Mackerel AVERAGE: 7.2 THREE TOP TRACKS 1 SUPERSONIC 2 LIVE FOREVER 3 CIGARETTES & ALCOHOL LEAST FAVOURITE SHAKERMAKER Continue reading Mad Mackerel Music Club # 1
Money is the latest track to be shared from Widowspeak’s upcoming long player Plum. A song focused on the worth of contribution versus the cost of selling out, it is gloriously hypnotic, built on a cyclical repeating motif, with singer Molly Hamilton asking “Will you get back what you put in?” over an insistent guitar riff. Love this – listen below and click through to … Continue reading Widowspeak Announce Plum, Share Money
Dublin 5-piece Silverbacks have shared a video for new single Up The Nurses, the latest track to be taken from their much-anticipated debut album Fad. The band draw from influences covering classic punk, art-rock, slacker-indie and spindly post-punk, and the new track has a new wave vibe, brimming with exuberant energy, but as taut and tense as ever. Watch it here. Continue reading New Video: Silverbacks – Up The Nurses
Delta Spirit have announced their first new album in six years, What Is There, out on 11th September via New West Records. The first taste comes with the cinematic How Bout It, and you can watch the video below, which was shot during the Covid-19 pandemic at over 30 locations throughout North America. After speaking with roughly 70 cinematographers to learn about their particular circumstances, video … Continue reading Delta Spirit Return
Down In The Weeds Where The World Once Was is the new, long, long awaited album from Bright Eyes and will be released on the 21st August via Dead Oceans. It is nine years since the release of The People’s Key. Here is the hand-painted, animated video for new track Mariana Trench which fair rattles with anxiety, its epic sprawl exploding with the forward-chugging momentum of syncopated … Continue reading Bright Eyes – Mariana Trench
Duo Gum Country’s self-described “harsh twee” project began back in Vancouver as a series of lo-fi four track recordings made in an apartment, very quietly. It draws on groups like Stereolab, Yo La Tengo, Meat Puppets, and The Magnetic Fields, and envelops and transforms these influences within the warm embrace of fuzzy open-tuned guitar tones, driving drums and melodic keyboard accompaniments. After relocating to LA where … Continue reading Gum Country Release Somewhere
Reprinted in full: ATO Records, an independent record label out of New York City, has been reflecting deeply on the injustices and inequality in our world. We recognize that music is not just an agent for change, but a space of solace. As we approach our 20th anniversary as a label, we remain proud to represent a diverse range of artists whose music imparts messages … Continue reading ATO Records – Silence Is Not An Option Compilation
London-based trio Dream Wife have shared a new track from upcoming album So When You Gonna… Temporary is about the often-unspoken struggles of miscarrying, and shows a sweeter side of the band, with honey-sweet guitar beautifully complementing soaring vocals. The band have also announced that all proceeds from digital Bandcamp pre-orders of So When You Gonna… will be donated to Black Minds Matter and Gendered … Continue reading New Single From Dream Wife
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