It has been nearly four years since we posted about Total Babes, who were formed in Medina, Ohio, by Jayson Gerycz of Cloud Nothings and his friend Christopher Brown as an outlet for pop songs that could not be played in their noise-rock band Swindlella. Now their sophomore album, Heydays, is set for release on May 18th through Wichita Recordings worldwide. Blurred Time is the most … Continue reading MM Shorts 701: Total Babes
Sloes are a new indie-folk band and their debut track Devil In You, is a rousing, string-infused gem, starting with some beautiful violin work, the clouds elegantly part mid-way through to reveal a cinematic, soaring finish. It’s the first track to be revealed from their forthcoming Chasing Tails EP out in June. . Continue reading Introducing >>> Sloes
Sea Lion – AKA Gothenberg native Linn Osterberg – has today shared a brand new song in the shape of Room. A sparse, piano ballad in the vein of Cat Power or early Kate Bush, that is as haunting as it is mesmerising. Have a listen. . Continue reading MM Shorts 700: Sea Lion
Until recently, we were unaware of the lo-fi bedroom charms of Elvis Depressedly, that was until we heard the brilliant Bruises (Amethyst) (taken from forthcoming long player New Alhambra), which has become a firm fave here at MM Towers. The duo have now released a beautiful new video for latest single, and album opener, Thou Shalt Not Murder. It showcases perfectly their brightly melancholic noise-pop inspired by heroes … Continue reading New Video: Elvis Depressedly – Thou Shalt Not Murder
It has been more than a couple of years since we featured London based garage-popsters Love L.U.V. They have shared a new track, a cover of Buddy Holly’s Maybe Baby, released exclusively for Record Store Day as part of the Don’t Try compilation (a title borrowed from Bukowski’s headstone) for American indie label Worker Bee Records. Borrowing their name from the immortal spoken word intro to … Continue reading Love L.U.V. Cover Buddy Holly
The Pop Group and Sleaford Mods will release a split 7” on Monday June 18th through Freaks R Us. The single features Face To Faces a raw alternate version of a vitriolic track featured on the forthcoming Sleaford Mods new album, and Nations, a track taken from Citizen Zombie, The Pop Group’s recently acclaimed album. Listen to both here. . . Continue reading Sleaford Mods & The Pop Group Announce Split 7″
It can’t be anything other than a good day when a new indie-guitar band turns up in your in-box with just enough bravado and swagger matched with the necessary grit and urgency to carry things off. So it is with The Doctorates, a Kent three-piece boasting influences from The Ramones to The Vaccines, and their new single Make For An Exit which boasts plenty of ’70s punk influences … Continue reading Introducing >>> The Doctorates
Scarlet Rascal are a young four piece Bristol based band with influences ranging from Roxy Music to the The Strokes, and from Television to The Fall. Newly signed to Invada Records, their first single is Venus – stream it below. . Continue reading MM Shorts 699: Scarlet Rascal
Tim Foljahn’s solo records have always been inward looking. They’re sparsely set, late night interior monologues intoned in an echoey baritone that pretty much defines the sound of being alone. His latest solo album, Fucking Love Songs, is out now on Kiam Records. With a beautifully layered, dense, full-band sound that amplifies Foljahn’s evocative songs, you can listen to Legends with its cavorting, porch-picked guitar lick, its lilting, … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends… Tim Foljahn
This coming week Negative Fun Records will release No Jerks Allowed, the latest cassette EP from Pretty Greens. Full of melodic punk-pop, surf-rock, and garage swagger, Pretty Greens like to play it fast and loose. Listen to Tiny Locket below and pre-order from the label here. . Continue reading MM Shorts 698: Pretty Greens
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