We were big fans of the countrified punk of Those Darlins and they graced the virtual pages of MM on many an occasion. So, we were very sad to hear of the passing of singer Jessi Zazu on Tuesday at just 28 years old, after a long struggle with cervical cancer. Those Darlins’ first EP Wild One was released in 2008 followed by their self-titled … Continue reading RiP Jessi Zazu
The excellent Leeds based post-punk doom and gloom merchants Autobahn have shared their new single Future, which comes from their upcoming second album The Moral Crossing. Listen below as they embrace their inner pop selves, and also check out the first single from the record, the title track. The Moral Crossing is out on 3rd November on Tough Love Records Continue reading New Album From Autobahn
Ten new songs for you collected from the week’s new releases. Lots to discover including two stunning covers by The Tallest Man On Earth and Marie Danielle, snotty punk done to perfection by Amyl & The Sniffers, tracks from Americana heavyweights Deer Tick and Blitzen Trapper and classic country from Margo Price. Plenty more besides… enjoy. The Tallest Man On Earth – Both Sides Now … Continue reading Ten Songs You Should Have Heard This Week
A couple of interesting releases coming up, both from longstanding MM faves, on the excellent Mexican Summer label. The first recorded Weyes Blood music since her 2016 breakthrough album Front Row Seat To Earth, Natalie Mering will release a 7″ of cover songs that have helped define her sound over the years. It contains versions of Soft Machines’ A Certain Kind b/w Fred Neil’s Everybody’s Talkin’, as … Continue reading New Covers From Weyes Blood & Allah Las
Keep The Car Running is the second track to be shared from Silver Torches’ upcoming record Let It Be A Dream. With echoes of Ryan Adams or the pin-sharp observations of Paul Westerberg, it also shares some of the same expansive melancholia of the new War On Drugs record, but without sacrificing anything of the robustness of songwriting that marked out their excellent debut Heatherfield. … Continue reading Silver Torches – Keep The Car Running
Surfer Blood are releasing a Covers EP as a one-time vinyl pressing, covering some wildly disparate artists like Outkast, Pavement, Cream, Mudhoney, Breeders, and even Hey Sandy by Polaris (aka, the theme-song from The Adventures of Pete & Pete). You can stream their take on Mudhoney’s Good Enough below. Unavailable in record stores, the nine track EP is limited to 1,000 foil-numbered copies on amber vinyl with black … Continue reading Surfer Blood Covers EP
Pretty much figure we’ve all been waiting to hear this… Over Everything is the first fruits of the collaboration between Courtney Barnett & Kurt Vile and is taken from the forthcoming album Lotta Sea Lice. Enjoy those dovetailing vocal lines and intricate, shimmering guitar! We are… Continue reading Courtney Barnett & Kurt Vile – Over Everything
Longstanding MM faves, the Hamilton, Ontario-based folk/alt-country trio Elliott BROOD have shared a new track from their sixth studio album Ghost Gardens, which will see a release on September 15, 2017 via Paper Bag Records. The road to the new album began with the rediscovery of lost demo songs from early in the band’s career, nearly a decade and a half ago. The misplaced hard … Continue reading Elliott BROOD – Dig A Little Hole
Baxter Dury has announced details of his new album Prince of Tears, to be released on 27th October via his new label Heavenly Recordings – available on vinyl, CD and digital download. To coincide, he has shared the new video for Miami, the album’s opening track and portal into his hazy, anti-wonderland. We are guided by Miami himself; a foul-mouthed and cocksure character created by … Continue reading Baxter Dury – Miami
Playing a stripped back and primitive style of rock n roll, with influences from acts such as Modern Lovers, The Clean, Violent Femmes and The Velvet Underground, Falmouth based Holiday Ghosts are releasing their debut self-titled LP on 22nd September via PNKSLM Recordings. Quiet Carriage is the second single from it, and you can stream it below. Continue reading Holiday Ghosts – Quiet Carriage
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