Ali and Billy Strange are cousins from Glasgow’s East End. Together they are Acting Strange, making raw lo-fi guitar music but never deviating too far from their pop sensibilities – the pair embody the spark of a young Lee Mavers and the more playful (less heroin-y) Velvets tracks. First single Rumble evokes the classic songwriting of the 1960s, jangly rhythm and blues reminiscent of Merseybeat … Continue reading MM Shorts 754: Acting Strange
Stripped-back and raw with emotion, Sprained Ankle is an intimate and exquisite debut from nineteen year-old Julien Baker. It was written following her move from Memphis to Murfreesboro for college. Away from her family and close friends writing proved to be a creative, cathartic outlet for her loneliness. The resultant songs are confessional yet accessible, unsparingly honest yet deeply heartening – and filled with tales … Continue reading Introducing >>> Julien Baker
We loved Kyle Cox’s recent cover of the Rolling Stones’ classic Sympathy For The Devil and now he is shortly about to release a new EP that collects up some of his B-sides. The first single from it, which he describes as “real ethereal and sombre with a big build at the end“, is called I Ain’t Been Lonely, Until I Met You. Listen below. . Continue reading More From Kyle Cox
Kalle Mattson’s video for Avalanche was filmed in one day on a sound stage in Toronto. The video features Mattson faithfully recreating the iconic covers of 35 classic albums that influenced his work including Ramones’ Ramones, Jay Z’s The Blueprint, Elliott Smith’s Figure 8, The Clash’s London Calling and many more. Watch it below. . . Continue reading New Video: Kalle Mattson – Avalanche
Three of our favourite bands have, by happy coincidence, all offered up new tracks so we thought we’d stick them altogether in one neat package for you. First up are indie legends and slowcore stalwarts Low with another excellent tune from their forthcoming album Ones and Sixes, which is out in September. What Part Of Me, is a beauty of sparse harmonies and slightly fuzzy melody … Continue reading Three’s Company: New Tunes From Low, Coke Weed & Traams
Manchester lo-fi pop project The Foetals is the new project from The Pink Teens frontman Jolan Lewis. Malted is the excellent second single from the project, and is taken from The Foetals’ upcoming debut LP Meet The Foetals, which is possibly our favourite album title of the year so far. It is due via PNKSLM Recordings in October. Hear it here. You can also stream first single … Continue reading The Foetals – Malted
We posted about the welcome return of Grass House a couple of months ago and their latest track, the excellently titled Unknown In The Scene, is another fine example of their melancholic indie rock anchored by the gravelly timbre of singer Liam Palmer. Give it a spin here. . Continue reading Another From Grass House
The Honey Ants have shared the video for their third release of 2015 – The Sound Of You. Shot at Dungeness in Kent, the landscape is a perfect fit with the haunting and powerful track. Watch it here. . . Continue reading New Video: The Honey Ants – The Sound Of You
Along with a couple of other bands like Blitzen Trapper, Wooden Wand and the Felice Brothers, we have a particular fondness for the Roadside Graves, a band whose brilliant 2009 album My Son’s Home was an early MM staple and from which Far And Wide was high in our favourite tracks of that particular year. So a pleasure to discover that, after far too long, … Continue reading The (Very Welcome) Return Of The Roadside Graves
Brisbane collective Golden Age of Ballooning have announced the release of their sophomore EP We Will Never Let You Go, the follow up to debut release Don The Winter Coats. Narrative vocals, lush harmonies and evocative arrangements drive through bursts of tempo and psychedelia. Duelling ebow solos, sea-sick guitars, pitch shifted drums and swirling organs recall influences such as My Bloody Valentine and Broken Social Scene whilst adding … Continue reading Introducing >>> Golden Age Of Ballooning
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