We have been meaning to post about Slow Down, Molasses for a while now, and especially so since catching their set at The End of the Road Festival earlier this month. They describe themselves as a Canadian alt/drone/folk rock band and it is as good a place to start as any. New album Walk Into The Sea was released here in the UK earlier this … Continue reading Introducing…Slow Down, Molasses
We have posted a couple of times previously about the pulsing, krautrock inspired post-punk of The Soft Moon and were big fans of their debut album released towards the end of last year. So it is good to see they are back with a new EP titled Total Decay, which, appropriately enough gets a release on Halloween via the always excellent Captured Tracks label. Take … Continue reading New EP From The Soft Moon
The Beets inhabit the rawer end of the garage rock spectrum and will release a new album on Hardly Art next month (October 24th) titled Let The Poison Out. This is taken from it, the primal, lo-fi goodness of Doing As I Do. Pre-order from the label here. Download The Beets – Doing As I Do mp3 (from Let The Poison Out) Continue reading New Album From The Beets
We’ve already posted two tracks from Luke Temple’s album Don’t Act Like You Don’t Care. Now here’s a third titled More Than Muscle and if the evidence of these three are anything to go by, we are in for a treat. Out on Western Vinyl. Download Luke Temple – More Than Muscle mp3 (from Don’t Act Like You Don’t Care) Download Luke Temple – How Could I … Continue reading And Another From Luke Temple
Well tonight saw us Mackerels in down town, home town Charlbury (population circa 5,000) watching the annual egg throwing competition. It was great fun, if a little messy towards the end. An admiral performance from MM and son, with an awesome catch from darling daughter. Alas no victory toast for us, only an omelette. These strange southern customs. Happy Friday. Mrs Mackerel Download Adam & … Continue reading Mrs Mackerel’s TFI Friday (16th September)
While I was at the End of the Road Festival I picked up a cheap (and thoroughly enjoyable) early CD by Thee Oh Sees in the Rough Trade tent sale. I’m not sure what relevance that has to this, their new track, Carrion Crawler from their forthcoming record Carrion Crawler / The Dream out on In The Red Records other than this is also thoroughly enjoyable … Continue reading New From Thee Oh Sees
Here is some brand new music from Los Angeles’ noisepop quartet Mezzanine Owls. Obstacle b/w Tethered To The Fountain will be released on limited edition 7 inch vinyl and if you can imagine in-their-prime Suede jamming with My Bloody Valentine you’ll get an idea of the swirling dark-hearted centre coated with a sweet pop melody that it contains. Visit their Facebook page here. Only 250 copies will be … Continue reading Introducing…Mezzanine Owls
Benjamin Shaw is one of those people you immediately know really does see the world differently from just about everyone else. It is a rare gift to have and one I think many artists aspire to, or try hard to convince all and sundry that they possess, but a genuinely fresh take on the everyday is hard to fake all of the time. With Mr … Continue reading Introducing…Benjamin Shaw
The Dead Leaves are a new band to us, but we’re liking this video for their debut single If The Shoe Fits (which has a definite feel of The National about it in the vocal stylings). They used some old footage from a 1920s silent film that was spliced together by director Chris Pahlow to create the video. Creepy or beautiful? You decide. a Continue reading Dead Leaves Video
Seeing the Young Knives perform at Truck recently reminded me what a damn fine band they are. Last week they released a new single from latest album Ornaments From The Silver Arcade. Vision In Rags melds the band’s well known piquant lyricism to a carnival swing fit to grace Notting Hill. The single is available to download as a bundle with new and exclusive content. Why … Continue reading New Single & Video From Young Knives
