Well, better late than never! And some great new tunes. Ty Segall – Alta The Limiñanas featuring Anton Newcombe – Istanbul Is Sleepy Who Is She? – Seattle Freeze Langhorne Slim – Life Is Confusing A. Savage – Phantom Limbo Whitney – Light Upon The Lake Joint Effort – Blue Lightning Nervous Dater – Don’t Be A Stranger … Continue reading Eight Songs You Should Have Heard… Last Week
There isn’t much that sounds better than the gorgeous harmonies created by Swedish sisters First Aid Kit. New single It’s A Shame is a perfect case in point. Simply lovely. Continue reading First Aid Kit – It’s A Shame
Four cracking new tracks for you this morning. The latest from Courtney Barnett and Kurt Vile’s much anticipated collaboration, another absolute shredder from Aussie duo DZ Deathrays, more potent pop-punk from Bully, and indie-pop God Ezra Furman’s new track Driving Down To L.A., which he describes as “This is a song of paranoia, escape and ecstatic ego-death. We decided to make a video about me and my … Continue reading New From Courney Barnett & Kurt Vile, DZ Deathrays, Bully and Ezra Furman…
On the 27th October, The Hanging Stars will release the first single from their forthcoming second album Songs From Somewhere Else. Taking their cues from both sides of the Atlantic – from the dying embers of the early 70s psychedelic folk and cosmic country scenes – Honeywater opens with a mesmerising steel guitar riff, which drifts into a shimmering melody framed by singer and guitarist Richard Olson’s honeyed … Continue reading New Single From The Hanging Stars
Angel Olsen – Special Screaming Females – Black Moon Hiss Golden Messenger – John The Gun The Cornshed Sisters – Running Torres – Helen In The Woods Deep Dark Woods – Fallen Leaves Weaves featuring Tanya Tagaq – Scream Kevin Devine featuring Half Waif – I Was Alive Back Then Laura Baird – Pretty Polly … Continue reading Nine Songs You Should Have Heard This Week
Ah, punked-up, irreverent, fuck-you mavericks The Lovely Eggs are back with a new single. And brilliant it is too. I Shouldn’t Have Said That is two minutes of full-on, vitriolic kraut-punk that will have Lemmy nodding approvingly from upstairs – or probably downstairs. Anyway, stick it on, turn it up, watch the paint blister. Continue reading New Single From The Lovely Eggs
The debut album from Portland witch-folk duo Lenore. is out now. The album has a lush sound that contrasts with the stark intimacy of the lyrics, and the open-gazed sense of place that comes from the beautiful sweeping vistas of the Pacific Northwest. But really the core of the sound is their beautiful voices intertwining in harmony – have a listen to Ether’s Arms below. Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends… Lenore
Quilt have shared their version of F.J. McMahon’s Sister Brother, off their forthcoming full album cover of McMahon’s 1969 classic psych-folk record Spirit of the Golden Juice. Limited to 1,000 copies the record will be out later this month via Turntable Kitchen’s Sounds Delicious vinyl series. Listen to the track below and pre-order the album here. Continue reading Quilt Cover F.J. McMahon
Spray Paint with Ben Mackie – Friendly Moving Man Wavves – The Lung Destroyer – Tinseltown Swimming In Blood Nervous Dater – Bad Spanish Holiday Ghosts – Can’t Bear To Be Boring The Lemon Twigs – Why Didn’t You Say That Joana Serrat – Trapped In The Fog Pansies – Feels Like Yesterday SaveSave Continue reading Eight Songs You Should Have Heard This Week
Some musical films and lyric videos. They’re good. Offa My Hands is the third song unveiled from Jessica Lea Mayfield’s anticipated new album, Sorry Is Gone. Phoebe Bridgers has shared Funeral, another haunting and introspective track from her upcoming debut album Stranger In The Alps. Norwegian chanteuse Ane Brun’s new record consists of fourteen covers of tracks by Radiohead, Joni Mitchell, Nick Cave, Bob Dylan … Continue reading New Videos Round Up
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