Haunted Hearts is the new project by Dum Dum Girls’ Dee Dee and Crocodiles’ Brandon Welchez. Watch the video for our favourite track from the album, Johnny Jupiter. . Continue reading Video: Haunted Hearts – Johnny Jupiter
Edmonton, Canada’s Michael Rault plays an infectious hybrid of ’70s psych-pop and contemporary rock that draws on influences as diverse as Bo Diddley, Buddy Holly, The Kinks and gospel music. It is showcased to good effect on the vintage sounding Lost Something. Visit his Bandcamp page here. . Continue reading Michael Rault – Lost Something
The Prettiots are an NYC-based girl band that manage to add their own mischievous twist to classic indie pop. Stabler is a perfect example. . Continue reading MM Shorts 569: The Prettiots
Papercuts has shared a new video for Life Among The Savages, the title track from their new album. The video juxtaposes a casual afternoon trip to the Zoo with intimate scenes between friends indoors. . [Click through for free download] . Continue reading Video: Papercuts – Life Among The Savages
Previously we’ve just offered Best of the Month postings with downloads, but that excludes so many quality songs we’ve decided to just post our favourite tracks – irrespective of whether they are free to download or not. If you like them add them to your Spotify playlists or do the old fashioned thing and download them from iTunes, Bandcamp, or wherever. Anyway, with a bit … Continue reading Mad Mackerel’s Best Of The Months: March – May (Part 1)
Joel Gion is best known for his contribution to the Brian Jonestown Massacre, but will release a solo debut, Apple Bonkers, in the summer. Preceding it is this excellent single, Overthrow backed by Night Of The Living Deadbeats released by the The Reverberation Appreciation Society in partnership with The Committee To Keep Music Evil. Listen to both below. Order the limited edition vinyl here. . … Continue reading MM Shorts 568: Joel Gion
Six years in the making, SixToes have announced their second album The Morning After. They have also shared a new, brilliantly animated video for the track Hawthorns. It serves as the album’s harrowing peak, with the lyrics dealing with a female’s abusive relationship with first her father, and then spouse. The album also features the single Low Guns, with vocals from Depeche Mode’s Dave Gahan. Watch … Continue reading Video: SixToes – Hawthorns
It has taken more than three years but at last The Phantom Band are back with a new album Strange Friend. Their bold experimentation with krautrock, folk, electronics, all melded and seamed within a mine of good old fashioned indie-rock has long been missed round this parts and it is good to report that the first taste from the new record, The Wind That Cried … Continue reading Welcome Return Of The Phantom Band
1. Old Crow Medicine Show – Brushy Mountain Conjugal Trailer 2. Kult Country – Trembling Moon 3. Dust From 1000 Yrs – Party Song 4. Bonnie “Prince” Billy & The Cairo Gang – We Love Our Hole 5. Beach Day – All My Friends Were Punks . . . . . . Continue reading Five Songs You Should Have Heard This Week
Work has been more than hectic lately, but conversely that seems to have coincided with listening to more music too – maybe the extra time sat on the train or in the car? Who knows or cares, but it does mean a collection of mighty fine tunes for you to welcome home the weekend too… We kick off with a brilliant track of hypnotic garage-psych … Continue reading Time For A Friday Round Up
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