Brooklyn band Dead Stars recently self released a new single Fractured. Influenced by bands like Dinosaur Jr., Yuck, and Nirvana it is a most enjoyable tune that races along in a tumble of reverb, gruff vocals and a nagging guitar line that also puts us in mind of Silversun Pickups Lazy Eye. Whatever, it is proper rock’n’roll so just grab it and enjoy. Download Dead Stars … Continue reading MM Shorts 252: Dead Stars
Hailing from Bridgetown, Western Australia, Emily Barker is a compelling songwriter with a gift for weaving folk-inflected melody and beautiful lyrics. Her talent is perfectly complemented by the elegant arrangements of her band The Red Clay Halo, whose ensemble playing underpins Barker’s agile vocal blend of strength and fragility. Together with her band, she has recorded three acclaimed albums: Photos.Fires.Fables. (2006), Despite The Snow (2008) and Almanac (2011). … Continue reading MM’s 5:1 Interview No 2: Emily Barker
Made up of train whistles, tense synths, and pulsing guitar lines, Border Crosser is the lead single from Trails And Ways forthcoming album Trilingual. It was written by the band’s singer KBB as a love letter between his grandparents circa 1942, and the melody traces their emigration out of Europe, through the middle-east, and finally to California. You can listen below or grab a free … Continue reading New Single From Trails And Ways
Released last month, The Rupture by Manzanita Bones is hoarsely expressed existential ruminations to the twang of banjos and the stomps of feet. Get it from Bandcamp here. Download Manzanita Bones – Shootin For A Kill mp3 (from The Rupture) Continue reading MM Shorts 251: Manzanita Bones
Raised in Kansas and not allowed to listen to secular music during her childhood, Piney Gir kicked off her church shoes to sing rock ‘n’ roll music, and has since drawn comparisons to Jenny Lewis and Nellie McKay. She grew up singing in choirs and playing the piano and drums, at the age of 14, when her father moved to start a prison ministry in … Continue reading Piney Gir To release Geronimo! In The USA
To celebrate the end of term, daughter sprat and I loafed into the local market town today. Her treat was a trip to the fishy foot parlour, and Mama went too… Nothing has given me such a fit of the giggles in quite some time. Sadly, the fish didn’t share the joke. I thought I saw a few waving white handkerchiefs while others threw themselves … Continue reading Mrs Mackerel’s TFI Friday (26th October)
Somehow we missed this in the ongoing deluge of e-mails into our in-box, and having posted about Team Genius and their effervescent indie rock back in August of last year, we still wanted to get this up in a typical blogger’s case of ‘better late than never’. They have just simultaneously released three EPs Pop Songs, Loud Songs and Whiskey Songs (which in Seven Years features … Continue reading More From Team Genius
This is too good to miss. The wonderful Dr. Dog are offering up a sampler EP via Noisetrade who had this to say about it…”Be The Void (Dr. Dog’s second release on Anti-Records) showcases the critically adored band’s renewed commitment to cultivating a stripped-down live sound. “This record comes from our pushing toward a rawer, more powerful, somewhat jittery competence,” explains guitarist-vocalist Scott McMicken. “We … Continue reading Free Dr Dog Sampler From Noisetrade
