Pink Mountaintops’ brilliant Get Back is one of our favourite records of the year and the band have released a new video for album track Shakedown. It tells the story of a not-so-typical commute through Los Angeles. The video floats through a headphone fueled dreamland full of arcade video games, roller skating, mixed drinks and kiddie pools. It stars Mandy-Lyn Antoniou and features a guest … Continue reading New Video: Pink Mountaintops – Shakedown
In late October, Phantom Radio will become Mark Lanegan’s ninth solo release. Apparently, much of the record was written using a $6 phone app called Funk Box. First single is the ominous, yet catchy, Floor Of The Ocean, which mixes shimmering electronics with churning guitars and and bleakly affecting vocals. Give it a spin. . Continue reading New Album From Mark Lanegan Band
Portland’s The Shivas have announced the release of their fourth LP, You Know What To Do, out October 28th on Olympia-based label K and on cassette via Burger Records. Having drawn comparisons to bands like Thee Oh Sees and Black Lips, The Shivas blend elements of surf-pop, garage-rock, and good old fashioned rock ‘n’ roll, dousing their hook-filled melodies with a healthy dose of reverb. … Continue reading The Shivas – Manson Girls
The Ukiah Drag probably make perfect bedfellows for our earlier post from The Girl Band. Their debut long player In The Reaper’s Quarters will drop on the 9th September via Wharf Cat Records, an unholy alliance of drone, pummelling riffs, creepy gothica, and sinful piano that takes in everything from Link Wray to The Fall by way of the Stooges. We’ve previously posted Her Royal Grip … Continue reading The Ukiah Drag – Final Prayer
Taking influences as disparate as Bad Brains, Neu, The Birthday Party and minimal techno, the visceral Girl Band were one of the best live shows from our trip to The Great Escape. We’ve already posted their new single De Bom Bom, and now we have the B-side for you, a crushing cover of Beat Happening’s I Love You. Released on 7″ by Dublin’s Any Other City Records, … Continue reading Girl Band Stream I Love You (Beat Happening Cover)
Asheville-based garage rockers The Tills release their new six-track EP today, capturing smoldering definitive versions of songs upon which the band have built their raucously fun reputation. The vinyl 7” features 4 songs as well as a digital download card offering two additional tracks. Check out the catchy, garage-pop classic-in-waiting Gee Golly below. Continue reading MM Shorts 602: The Tills
Brooklyn’s Backwords blends modern psychedelics with folk-rock, 60s-pop and a myriad other sonic surprises. Gentle, lazy melodies that cannot be forgotten, and a swooping darker underside mean nothing can be taken for granted – be it in lyrical cynicism, primal growl, or feed backing improvisations – in between the sun-drenched, flowery pop melodies, freak-outs are always welcomed. New album Nest is released on September 16th, check … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends… Backwords
Karen O will release her solo album Crush Songs on the 9th September. A record of resolutely lo-fi bedroom recordings that were put together during 2006 and 2007, the first taste comes with Rapt. Pre-order the record here. . Continue reading Karen O – Rapt
Saint Saviour releases her new album of layered, lush, pastoral folk, In The Seams, on November 4th through Surface Area. The lead single is the achingly beautiful I Remember, watch the video below. “I remember when we would hang about in hollow trees New sounds, sitting smoking leaves Walking past boarded up windows gets you down Shit town, knew you couldn’t breathe” . Continue reading New Video: Saint Saviour – I Remember
We’re loving the punk-pop of Hot 97 Summer Jam, the lead track from a new EP from Chumped called That’s The Thing Is Like. It precedes a debut full length, Teenage Retirement later in the autumn. Describing themselves as “bummer punk”, the track has an opening salvo which just about sums up their expectations of the classic girl-meets-boy scenario. “We’re reading books We’re drinking coffee I’m looking … Continue reading Introducing >>> Chumped
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