New Bands, New Singles, New Stuff – A Round Up (Pt. 2)

Following on from yesterday’s round-up of all things new and shiny in the MM inbox, here is a second instalment for your listening edification. First up are Philadelphia’s cult indie favourites Literature, who have shared New Jacket, another slice of master-crafted indiepop from their upcoming album, Chorus. Larkin Poe’s sister duo Rebecca and Megan Lovell, are descendants of tortured artist and creative genius Edgar Allen … Continue reading New Bands, New Singles, New Stuff – A Round Up (Pt. 2)

New Video: Megafauna – Haunted Factory

Austin’s Megafauna have shared a psychedelic, creepy, and dark new video for Haunted Factory, a single from their new album Maximalist. The film, which features Megafauna’s guitarist and vocalist Dani Neff trapped in a haunted factory and eventually escaping into an idyllic forest, was shot in the broken-down boiler rooms and peeling laundry facilities of Texas’s oldest psychiatric hospital. . . . Continue reading New Video: Megafauna – Haunted Factory

New Bands, New Singles, New Stuff – A Round-Up (Pt. 1)

Having returned from a few sunny days on the coast the in-box has been bulging with new singles, new bands and all manners of new stuff that is well worth sharing. So dive in and have a listen and we’ll put some more up tomorrow. San Diego’s Sister Speak’s first single from new album Rise Up For Love is the gritty Americana of Chicago Dream, … Continue reading New Bands, New Singles, New Stuff – A Round-Up (Pt. 1)

New Single From The Minx

Poppy punk rockers The Minx are set to release their new single, and crowd-favourite, No Friends a deliriously bouncy power-pop song, and if that wasn’t enough, it comes backed with hugely infectious B-side, Jesus and The Mary Chain. Stream the former, and then watch the video for the latter. The single is out on the 1st September. . . Continue reading New Single From The Minx

Happyness To Release Anything I Do Is All Right EP

It is fair to say that the Happyness debut album Weird Little Birthday has been one of our discoveries of the year so far, woozy, odd, imaginative and captivating in equal measure. They have a new EP, Anything I Do Is All Right coming out on the 1st September and you can listen to You Come To Kill Me?! below. Brilliant stuff. . See them … Continue reading Happyness To Release Anything I Do Is All Right EP

Introducing >>> Whyte Horses

What happens when you put an obscure Mancunian music chronologist on a three month sojourn in the heart of the Italian countryside with some battered analogue recording gear, some cheap guitars and a female vocalist and friend to explore themes of the human condition and daydreams of fantasy with one piece of decoration: a poster of their favourite band Os Mutantes looming large on the … Continue reading Introducing >>> Whyte Horses

Speedy Ortiz – Lost Something In The Hills

For Rookie Magazine, Speedy Ortiz have recorded a cover of re-discovered German folksinger Sibylle Baier who recorded an album’s worth of songs thirty years ago and did nothing with them until her son sent one to J Mascis who helped get the songs reissued in 2006 as an album called Colour Green. This is Lost Something In The Hills and you can download it below as … Continue reading Speedy Ortiz – Lost Something In The Hills

The Growlers Release New Single & Announce UK Dates

Self-describing their music as “Beach Goth”, sunburned and salty, the term perfectly describes The Growlers distinctive melding of reverb heavy surf guitar and Bakersfield-style honky tonk with ‘80s post-punk. The band have announced details of the release of their new single Good Advice, which is taken from their forthcoming album Chinese Fountain, released through Fat Cat Records on Monday 29th September. . Additionally, the band … Continue reading The Growlers Release New Single & Announce UK Dates

Seven Songs You Should Have Heard This Week

1. Meatbodies – Tremmors 2. Foxygen – How Can You Really 3. J Mascis – Wide Awake 4. Marissa Nadler – Hollywood Forever Cemetery Sings (Father John Misty cover) 5. Allo Darlin’ – I Wanna Be Sedated (Ramones cover) 6. Purling Hiss – Learning Slowly 7. Cymbals Eat Guitars – Warning . . . . . . . . Continue reading Seven Songs You Should Have Heard This Week