Toronto’s Animal Parts have revealed a second track, Grey Owl Call, the, from their forthcoming Six Arms To Hold You EP. Mighty fine it is too with echoes of Laurel Canyon, southern rock and the melodic sensibilities of a fired up Neil Young. Have a listen. Continue reading MM Shorts 458: Animal Parts
The excellent 60s infused, indie psych-rock duo Coves kick off our videos for Monday with a film for new track Beatings, which is the first single from their forthcoming debut album. We also have the video for Novokaine, the new single from grunge-rockers Nine Black Alps and from the much heralded Wytches comes the video for new single Robe For Juda, which is possibly the surf-doom … Continue reading Videos of the Day: Coves || Nine Black Alps || Wytches || Thespians
Well, seeing as our last posts were covers by Eagulls and Shearwater, and seeing as they say good things come in threes, here is long standing favourite of our blog, Joe Pug covering another long standing favourite of our blog, Vandaveer and vice versa. It comes courtesy of the excellent I Am Fuel, You Are Friends blog. The two are touring together throughout October and … Continue reading Joe Pug & Vandaveer Covers
It seems to be a day for covers! Following on from the Eagulls taking on Killing Joke, you can now download Fucked Up Life, the second single from Shearwater’s Fellow Travelers album, a new collection of reinventions and collaborations with artists they’ve toured with over the years. Fucked Up Life is Shearwater’s rendering of the song written by beloved Denton, TX band (and labelmates) The Baptist … Continue reading More From Shearwater
We love spiky down-to-earth punks Eagulls. And we used to love Killing Joke. And we certainly loved their apocalyptic single Requiem when it came out way back in 1980. And now you can have Eagulls rather natty take on the aforesaid, doom laden classic. Altogether now: Man watching city fall The clock keeps on ticking He doesn’t know why He’s just cattle for slaughter [Or download via Rolling … Continue reading Eagulls Cover Killing Joke
The songs at the foundation of Jus Post Bellum’s forthcoming sophomore album Oh July are bathed in the idyllic voices of Geoffrey Wilson and Hannah Jensen. The first taste comes with Gimme That Gun – banjo, drums, country twang – fabulous. The album is out on the 12th November. Continue reading MM Shorts 456: Jus Post Bellum
Turn the speakers up to 11 – videos today come from the brilliant Parquet Courts and one of our favourite songs of the moment, You Got Me Wonderin’ Now and from heavy retro garage-pysch rockers Sleepy Sun for (another of our favourite songs of the moment) 11:32. We have longstanding MM stalwarts and fierce blues duo The Pack A.D.’s new video for Big Shot and finally … Continue reading Videos of the Day: Parquet Courts || Sleepy Sun || The Pack A.D. || Mikal Cronin
Auckland quintet and longtime MM faves Ghost Wave will shortly be heading over to the USA for a tour and in preparation for the dates, the band has made available for download, their cover of The Buckingham’s song, Kind of a Drag. As if we needed to tell you…it is well worth grabbing. Continue reading MM Shorts 455: Ghost Wave
Videos to enjoy today from Public Service Broadcasting, The Visibles, Whales In Cubicles and Wolf Alice. Public Service Broadcasting’s Night Mail takes its subject matter from the eponymous film of 1936, a pioneering documentary film produced by the General Post Office and the Royal Mail Group. Setting the original words of the documentary – including the much loved Night Mail poem – to a song … Continue reading Videos of the Day: Public Service Broadcasting || The Visibles || Whales In Cubicles || Wolf Alice
Next week sees the release of Better Days by the Harmed Brothers, and if the evidence of these two tracks is anything to go by, it is going to be a real joy. Mixing folk and bluegrass with a wistful twist of poignant melancholy, Love Song For The Assumed is as sweet and as simple a song of heartbreak and longed for resolution as we’ve … Continue reading The Harmed Brothers – Better Days
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