Girls With Headaches was one of our favourite tunes of last year and now six piece rock n rollers Avers have just shared a new tune titled Vampire. Listen below – it is a tripped out, psychedelic jam that comes from their forthcoming LP. Continue reading MM Shorts 687: Avers
The marvellous Jamie T releases a new six track EP Magnolia Melancholia on 6th April, with five new tracks including covers of The Replacements’ Bastards Of Young and Bran Van 3000’s Mama Don’t Smoke as well as Don’t You Find from last year’s Carry on The Grudge album. This is Riverbed and it is brilliant. Order vinyl here, or download via iTunes. . Continue reading Jamie T – Riverbed
Du Blonde has unveiled the latest track to be taken from her forthcoming album, Welcome Back To Milk, out on 19th May. Mind Is On My Mind (also featuring Samuel T Herring of Future Islands) is the second brilliant taste of Beth Jeans Houghton ripping it up and starting again. Call it what you will – evolution or revolution – as she strips everything back in one massive release … Continue reading Du Blonde – Mind Is On My Mind
MM faves, Manchester four-piece PINS have released their latest 7″ Too Little Too Late on Bella Union. They’ve shared its b-side, a cover of Misfits’ Hybrid Moments, complete with some typical PINS style choir girl harmonies and all in 90 seconds… Have a listen – its a cracker. . Continue reading PINS cover the Misfits
Heaters are a Grand Rapids-based trio peddling a highly addictive line of psych-meets-surf-rock. Latest single will be Mean Green backed with Levitate Thigh and it is released as a 7″ for Beyond Beyond is Beyond Records (pre-order here). Stream yourself some sonic mayhem below… . Continue reading Heaters – Mean Green
Eskimeaux is the recording project of songwriter and producer Gabrielle Smith. Smith started using the moniker in 2007, releasing experimental and noise albums through 2010, and developing the sound over the years into the realm of more structured songwriting as is evident in her new album, O.K. I Admit I’m Scared is the second single of poetic bedroom indie from the record and it is a … Continue reading MM Shorts 686: Eskimeaux
LA’s Gateway Drugs rather intriguingly comprise of three siblings (all children of the Knack’s Prescott Niles) and another non-family musician. Rather than giving us an updated My Sharona, instead the band delivers dark, heavy rock that borders on noisy and psychedelic with obvious reference points being the Jesus & Mary Chain, Sonic Youth and Brian Jonestown Massacre. Try the fuzzy melodies and swirling guitars of Fridays Are … Continue reading Introducing >>> Gateway Drugs
Canterbury based fuzzed-up rockers Broken Hands have unveiled the brand new video for their single Death Grip. It is a disorientating clip which combines the band’s fascination with aviation, with a dark and mysterious edge. Watch the first instalment of a three part narrative below. The single is released on the 6th April via So Recordings but for a limited time is available for free download the band’s … Continue reading New Video: Broken Hands – Death Grip
The Stick Figures are Brazilian duo Rodrigo Freire and Fabricio von Finck. New seven track EP Dusk is due for release in April/May and is a fine mix of classic Pixies style indie rock, Bowie-era electronics and even a hint of 80s new wave pop. Have a listen to the darkly brooding Mr Je Ne Sais Quoi here. . Continue reading MM Shorts 685: Stick Figures
Susan is a three piece band from Los Angeles playing twee-garage-punk-pop. Drawing on their mutual love of Shop Assistants, The Darling Buds and The Go Betweens they crafted three effervescent, fizzing slices of power-pop that make up their debut 7″ EP Just Call It. Listen to the whole EP here. Order from Bandcamp here. . . . Continue reading MM Shorts 684: Susan
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