The first two tracks shared from the forthcoming Pink Mountaintops album Get Back are undoubtedly two of our favourite tracks of the year so far. So we are delighted to be sharing a third with you, the electrifying punky stomper, The Second Summer Of Love. . Continue reading Pink Mountaintops – Second Summer Of Love
Having already shared the campfire Americana of Big Sycamore today, we now have New York’s “Earth folk/rock” 5J Barrow for your listening pleasure. A band who has taken their hometown by storm and who is gearing up to release their first LP, From the Dim, Sweet Light on 24th June. Influenced by the band members’ individual and diverse backgrounds and relationships with the city and nature, … Continue reading Introducing >>> 5J Barrow
In the style of the Avett Brothers or the Tallest Man On Earth, Big Sycamore’s self-titled four track EP is a lovely collection of folky Americana that sounds as though it were made to be song on the back-porch. Listen/download Fall Asleep and our favourite from the EP, Green Fire below. In my sights I found the oldest in the pack Hot hell fire bursting from … Continue reading Introducing >>> Big Sycamore
The Wytches have shared their new video for Robe For Juda. The trio had a £200 budget for the video, so they rented the local town hall in their Peterborough hometown and shot it on a VHS camera with their mates. The results – a kind of middle-school-talent-show-meets-Clockwork-Orange tone somehow works for their raucous and unruly sound, decorated with vivid wordplay and Egyptian-esque harmonic-minor scales. . Continue reading Video: Wytches – Robe For Juda
New Orleans band Yelephants recently released a new four track EP called You Look Divorced. It’s a most enjoyable blend of fuzzy, garage inspired punk-pop and can be grabbed as a free download from Bandcamp here. . Continue reading MM Shorts 552: Yelephants
Atlanta’s Black Lips were joined by none other than Boy George on Friday to perform a cover of T.Rex’s classic single Bang A Gong (Get it On). Both artists were performing their own individual sessions at WXPN’s Free At Noon concert and joined forces for a one-off performance. Never thought we’d be posting about Boy George on MM…. . . Continue reading Black Lips & Boy George Cover T.Rex
We’re previously featured LA-based experimental indie-pop quartet FIM when we posted a couple of tracks from their excellent seven track EP Alien Beach Party. So here is another, and while the tracks we previously posted were noisy, manic, and infectious recalling the early freakouts of Butthole Surfers, Ween and Frank Zappa, Love Die signals a shift to the more chill, indie pop side of FIM. The track has a … Continue reading FIM – Love Die
Courtney Barnett has unveiled a new video for Anonymous Club ahead of her UK tour kicking off in May. . . May Dates 1 – Liverpool Sound City, Liverpool 3 – Live at Leeds, Leeds 6 – Cluny 2, Newcastle 7 – The Horn, St Albans 8 – The Great Escape, Brighton 12 – Portland Arms, Cambridge 13 – Waterfront Studio, Norwich 14 – The … Continue reading Video: Courtney Barnett – Anonymous Club
On the 5th May, A new five track EP by Shunkan (aka New Zealand based Marina Sakimoto) titled Honey, Milk and Blood, will be released on cassette, limited to 50 and housed in fold out card artwork via Art Is Hard (pre-order here). It is scuzzy, lo-fi pop that has elements of everything from Tune-yards to Karen O by way of the Coathangers. Listen/Download EP … Continue reading MM Shorts 551: Shunkan
Limited Fanfare’s Spring/Summer Sampler is available on a pay-what-you-want basis from Bandcamp. It features ten tracks from such MM faves as Lil Daggers, Gringo Starr, Criminal Hygiene and Denney & The Jets. Check a couple of our favourites below or just head here to get the whole thing. . . . Continue reading Limited Fanfare Records 2014 Spring/Summer Sampler
The Mad Mackerel 