Good stuff coming out of our ears from every direction at the moment. Here’s a little round-up of eight of the best of them. Download them all below. First up we have punky psych-rockers Cult of Youth with a taste of forthcoming album Love Will Prevail (out September on Sacred Bones), this is Man And Man’s Ruin. Keeping the noise levels in the red are … Continue reading Thursday Means Eight of the Best
Sun Sister is a quartet from Fitchburg, Massachusetts. The band’s music can be described as lo-fi dreampop with warm melodies, gorgeous reverbed vocals and rough jangly guitars. They have a single out via the ever-wonderful Eardrums Pop for whom it is the latest in their series of excellent free singles. Download the whole package including the three tracks, artwork, and accompanying booklet, all beautifully put … Continue reading Free Sun Sister Single
We’ve posted a couple of times about the inventive and exuberant indie-pop of Saint Motel and yesterday they released their debut long player Voyeur. Voyeur is an album lush with stories that reveal themselves through thematic twists and turns with a narrative voice both subversive and sincere. With themes ranging from the lure of plastic surgery, to the dangers of honest feedback, to the taboo bonds … Continue reading Stream Saint Motel’s Debut Album Voyeur
Just last Saturday we featured Deep Time as our Video of the Day post, with their spooky song Clouds from their self-titled debut album. The album is now officially on release and the duo have made a second cut from the album available for free download. This is Homebody, another densely melodic slice of restlessly minimalist indie pop. Theirs is a sound that manages to … Continue reading MM Shorts 189: Another From Deep Time
Chicago new-wave quartet California Wives has announced the release of its debut Art History LP, out on 4th September via Vagrant. It follows the band’s 2010 EP Affair, which won over both local and national press. The first taster is the taut, quivering Marianne driven along by big guitars and propulsive percussion and with a nod to the 80s indie rock scene with the catchy chorus and … Continue reading Debut Album From California Wives
Hello Wheels are a four-piece hailing from Austin, Texas and describe themselves as a ‘stomp-folk’ band. Their latest release is the EP Baby John The Fox, which does boast some rather fetching cover art. Grab yourself a taste with a free download of Matches And Wood, a fine example of their craft, melding traditional instruments and a foot-tapping chorus into one dynamic harmony driven whole. Get … Continue reading MM Shorts 188: Hello Wheels
We Are Augustines | O2 Academy, Oxford | 5 July 2012 Where do you start? This wasn’t just a gig; it was a whole lot more than that. For one thing, there were four other support acts, one of whom we missed, one of whom I really wish we had missed, one that I enjoyed, and one that sort of just washed over me. For … Continue reading Mrs Mackerel Reviews We Are Augustines
