Soft Lions are a three piece from San Diego (which makes us like them already as I went whale watching in San Diego once and it was fantastic). Fortunately the music, which they describe as both intimate and arty, ranging from minimal and vulnerable to heavy and psychedelic more than passes muster too. They have their first EP, No Peace, scheduled for release in December and … Continue reading MM Shorts 483: Soft Lions
Malaena Cadiz is a Brooklyn based musician who has been putting out a song every month as part of The Singles Project. This month she has collaborated with David Turbeville, a more than talented musician and composer in his own right and whose considerable talents were found behind the drum kit for the wonderful Felice Brothers for a number of years. They sent us over … Continue reading Malaena Cadiz – Bright Center Of Heaven
Cosmicide is the new band led by Brandon Curtis of Secret Machines. He says, “It’s been a while since I have played my own songs for anybody. I guess since the last Secret Machines record was released in 2008, I have been busy mixing and producing music for other bands (Russian Circles, School of Seven Bells) or playing in other bands (Interpol). I never intended … Continue reading Introducing >>> Cosmicide
London label Critical Heights will be releasing lo-fi pop queen Keel Her’s new album on the 10th February next year. Known for her prolific songwriting and soundcloud posting, Rose Keeler-Schäffeler’s debut album features eighteen powerfully but economically packed tracks, cherry picked from her vast repertoire. The echoey, fuzzy dreamlike sounds of lead single Don’t Look at Me treads a fine line between melancholy and joy. … Continue reading Keel Her – Don’t Look At Me
The Family Rain are adding to the buzz they are creating for themselves with this exhilarating cover of the Depeche Mode classic Enjoy The Silence. It will feature on the iTunes deluxe version of their debut album Under The Volcano, which is out on the 3rd February. You can pre-order it here. Continue reading The Family Rain Cover Depeche Mode
We recently picked up on Darlia’s debut EP Knock Knock, which is a thrilling combination of brash energy, righteous anger, and downright chaos. With echoes of the past with Fugazi and Nirvana and the present with Parquet Courts and Eagulls, this is a mighty promising debut of grungey punk, and bodes well for their first full length release in 2014. Have a listen. Continue reading MM Shorts 482: Darlia
We featured Texas native songstress Jess Williamson nigh on eighteen months ago with her debut solo EP. Now she is gearing up for the release of her debut album Native State, which will be out on the 28th January via Brutal Honest. We have two tracks for you to sample, the title track from the album and Blood Song. Both are beautifully poetic, resonant folk songs that … Continue reading Introducing >>> Jess Williamson
Tough Luck is the new single from Leeds finest Eagulls. Another top notch punk anthem, the track is also the first taste from the band’s debut album, Eagulls, which will be out on the 4th March on Partisan Records. Continue reading New Eagulls Single
Desert Noises are gearing up for the release of their debut LP 27 Ways, which sees a release in March next year via SQE Music. 27 Ways pays homage to a range of musical staples from Fleetwood Mac to Tom Petty and the Delta blues. Psychedelic guitar work rubs shoulders with heartrending Americana songwriting in tracks that stretch wider and run deeper than any of … Continue reading Desert Noises – 27 Ways
Here is Darling Dear, the latest track of shimmering psych rock from Brooklyn’s Lazyeyes. It comes from a forthcoming seven track EP – the follow up to their self-titled debut EP, which can be grabbed for free via their Bandcamp page here. Continue reading MM Shorts 481: Lazyeyes
The Mad Mackerel 