New York City psychedelic aficionados Whitewash will soon make their first waves with an EP of bedroom psych-rock recordings entitled Fraud in Lisbon. It is out on the 16th September and you can stream Street Faces from it here. . Continue reading MM Shorts 600: Whitewash
White Sands consist of members of Male Bonding, Mazes and Novella, and their debut 7″ The Wait is set to be released as a flexidisc accompanied by a zine put together by the band as well as the more usual three track digital single. The title track is three joyous minutes of furious, no-holds-barred post-punk that had us hitting play again as soon as it had finished. … Continue reading Debut 7″ From White Sands
1. Thurston Moore – The Best Day 2. Hiss Golden Messenger – Mahogany Dread 3. Wampire – Wizard Staff 4. Twilight Sad – There’s A Girl In The Corner 5. Dinosaur Feathers – Zeitgeist 6. Terror Pigeon! – Girl! 7. Tyrannosaurus Dead – Local Bullies 8. King Tuff – Black Moon Spell . . . . . . . . . Continue reading Eight Songs You Should Have Heard This Week
Like yesterday’s post about Elliott Brood, The Futurebirds are another long-term staple of MM. Their brand of southern-fried psych-jams and gothic tinged Americana has resulted in a whole series of excellent releases, and they remain one of the bands we would most like to see live. From Athens in Georgia, the band have teamed up with Jittery Joe’s Coffee to create the new Baba Java blend of … Continue reading The Futurebirds & Jittery Joe’s…
Long standing MM faves Elliott Brood are back with a new album in September titled Work And Love. The album mines the bare histories of their own lives: penning verses about the ends of relationships and the tests of adulthood, long drives, childhood retreating in a rear-view mirror. Work and Love also serves as a eulogy for the moments on the doorstep of manhood: first loves, … Continue reading New Album From Elliott Brood
At the start of this week indie-folkers Twin Brother released their new album Swallow The Anchor. Listen to Way To Be below, and buy the album from Bandcamp here. . Continue reading Twin Brother – Swallow The Anchor
Dull Boy is the third (excellent) song previewing The Growlers upcoming album, Chinese Fountain, that’s coming out on September 23rd on Everloving Records. Give it a spin. . Continue reading More From The Growlers
We’re loving this acerbic single from Leeds-based poet Matthew Hedley Stoppard and Hull art-rockers The Glass Delusion. Revenge Song is a story from the point-of-view of a bullet making its way through the organs of its intended target. It comes across like the bastard lovechild of Gil Scott Heron and The Fall, and sounds just as good as you would imagine. It is a follow-up to previous … Continue reading Introducing >>> MATTHEW HEDLEY STOPPARD & THE GLASS DELUSION
Seattle-based psych-pop foursome The Black Whales have just dropped their brand new single The Warm Parade. Have a listen. . Continue reading MM Shorts 599: Black Whales
Joanna Gruesome and Perfect Pussy will release a split 7″ later this autumn together with an accompanying comic book. Perfect Pussy’s contribution is a cover of the Sugarcubes’ Leash Called Love, while Joanna Gruesome offer a cover of their own, …And Keep Reaching for Those Stars by I Hate Myself as well as a new track, Psykick Espionage. Stream them both below. . . Continue reading Joanna Gruesome & Perfect Pussy Plan Split 7″
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