Be Gulls is the side project of Kyle Field and Lee Baggett from Little Wings. After many years of cajoling from Mike at the wonderful PIAPTK label, they are (finally) releasing a six track album of Grateful Dead covers titled Dead Giveaway, in a very limited edition run. Order it here. Listen to Mexicali Blues from the album below. Continue reading Introducing >>> Be Gulls
Hardly Art’s first release of 2017 will be Seattle based trio Dude York’s Sincerely. The record kicks off with the massive opening chords of Black Jack, a squealing track that blends the swagger of glam with the heavy riffing and ringing hooks of arena rock. Listen below. Pre-order here. Continue reading MM Shorts 894: Dude York
Permit is a Bloomington, IN based duo whose debut six track 7” reflects their love of 70s-80s classic rock, punk, and power pop. Think Thin Lizzy, but twice as fast. Listen to the catchy, if unimaginatively titled, Track #6 below, and order the 7″ from Bandcamp here. Continue reading MM Shorts 893: Permit
Leeds duo Menace Beach recently announced details of a new album Lemon Memory (due 20th January, on Memphis Industries – pre-order here). They will release a new single, Give Blood, on the same day. It harnesses their raucous and scuzzy energy, but in perhaps their most “pop” moment to date. It’s good. Have a listen. See them live 31 Jan – Sheffield, The Picture House 01 Feb … Continue reading Menace Beach – New Single, New Album, Tour Dates
Here is another from punk-pop four-piece The Regrettes – Seashore is a feminist anthem of sorts. Slightly slower and dare we say calmer than the previous tracks we’ve posted, it allows the defiantly barbed lyrics to take centre stage and it is all the better for it… Listen below. Continue reading More From The Regrettes
Here are nine tunes that may hopefully bring at least a glimmer of light in a bad, bad week. New releases from King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, Little Barrie, Shy Girls and Luxury Death, a cover from Of Montreal and some anti-Trump sentiment from Black Lips and Charly Bliss. Jamie T has released a video for our favourite song from his latest album and … Continue reading Nine Songs You Should Have Heard This Week
Garage-indie, Chicago four-piece Dogs At Large have just released a new tape called it’s nothing I’d wear. The eight songs are notable for pummeling bass and drums, dagger-like guitar stabs, psychedelic flangers, and proggy song structures that often end far from where they began. Tying it all together is the howling croon of Sam Pirruccello, the rhythm guitarist and songwriter for the band. Listen to opening track Berlin Is … Continue reading MM Shorts 891: Dogs At Large
We were big fans of psychedelic folk outfit The Migrant, and frontman Bjarke Bendtsen is ready to transcend furthermore into electronic folk-rock territory with the release of his latest project, Rainbrother’s debut album Tales From The Drought, out on 3rd February. We are looking forward immensely to hearing the record and for now, as an introduction to the album, you can listen to/download the stunning seven … Continue reading Introducing >>> Rainbrother
So the full horror of yesterday hasn’t sunk in yet. I thought Brexit was bad enough… In these pretty miserable times here is a topical ditty from Dale Barclay’s new band And Yet It Moves. Continue reading After Yesterday… More From And Yet It Moves
Somewhat appropriately after yesterday, NGHTCRWLRS have shared their latest single, Fear And Greed. The band describe it thus,, “Fear and Greed is about modern capitalism, an ideology that almost all Americans from a very young age are taught to respect and believe to be intrinsically good. The issue is that no single economic ideology is intrinsically good. Any system without true checks and balances can be corrupted, … Continue reading NGHTCRWLRS Share Fear And Greed
The Mad Mackerel 