Ethereal Liverpool space-rockers The Vryll Society have revealed the second track from their debut EP Pangea, ahead of the record’s official release on 26th October. Coshh sees the band following up on the success of lead single Air (listen here), with its hazy psychedelic twist and more of their mesmerising groove-laden sound. This is bound sure to add to the buzz already building around the band. Give it a … Continue reading More From The Vryll Society
A day late, but no matter. A collection of nine brand spanking new tunes rounded up from the past week – just for you. Laura Stevenson – Claustrophobe Woozy – Painted White Eleanor Friedberger – False Alphabet City Long Beard – Turkeys Surf Rock Is Dead – Never Be The Same Dirty Nil – Provisional (Fugazi cover) Vandaveer – Jealous Guy (John Lennon cover) Ex-Hex … Continue reading Nine Songs You Should Have Heard This Week
Perpetually oscillating between the irreverent, macabre, hilarious and heartfelt, Brooklyn based garage psych trio Def.GRLS is gearing up to release their debut EP, GRLS. Check out the cheeky second single, FinGRLess Lady, a lo-fi, Bizzaro-Beatles odyssey. Continue reading MM Shorts 782: Def.GRLS
We have already given you Freedom Fries, the Black Lips side of their forthcoming split single with The Coathangers. Now we have Watch Your Back, the buzzing, indignant anthem that makes up the other side from the aforementioned Coathangers. Marvellous stuff – stream it below. Continue reading The Coathangers – Watch Your Back
Hot on the heels of the news of a repackaging of her breakthrough debut album Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit, Courtney Barnett will also be releasing a special brand new 7″ single produced by Jack White for this Third Man label. The single is part of Third Man’s “Blue Series”, in which artists passing through Nashville are invited to stop … Continue reading New From Courtney Barnett
Taking in elements of dark psychedelia, hazy folk, stoner rock and post-metal – without relying on stereotypical tropes normally associated with heavy music – Denmark’s Get Your Gun create a deliciously dark world of their own. They will release their full-length The Worrying Kind in the UK on November 20th via Louder Than War / Empty Tape. Watch the video below for the bluesy, Americana inspired … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends… Get Your Gun
Here are a few more new videos that we’ve been enjoying ready for your viewing pleasure. Dive into new offerings from J Fernandez, Eskimeaux, Blitzen Trapper, Drenge, Destruction Unit, The Hanging Stars, Bully and Valley Maker. . . . . . . . . . Continue reading Video Round Up Time
Louisville’s Twin Limb bring post-punk guitar sprinklings to their psych infused dream-pop, matching it with soaring vocals, percussion, and slowly-kneaded accordion. Taken from forthcoming EP Anything Is Possible and Nothing Makes Sense, first single Don’t Even Think, is a soothing number that pulls on the nostalgia strings of anyone who wished Laetitia Sadier fronted Mercury Rev. . Continue reading Twin Limb’s New Single
Chicago garage-glam band The Handcuffs have announced the release of their their first-ever cassette on the East Nashville-based Semi-Pro Records on October 17, to commemorate Cassette Store Day. Inhabiting some of the same musical domain as T-Rex, Spiders from Mars era Bowie, Franz Ferdinand and early Blondie, the tape-only release, All The Way From Chicago, features a “best of” style sampling of songs from their first … Continue reading The Handcuffs cover Mott The Hoople
Having gained something akin to cult status last year when their paranormal love song Ghost Story was featured on the creepy hit podcast Welcome to Night Vale, dark and quirky alt-folk duo Charming Disaster, based in Brooklyn, NY, are hitting the road to promote their debut album, Love, Crime & Other Trouble. Inspirations for the album include the wonderful gothic humor of Edward Gorey, the … Continue reading Charming Disaster – Ghost Story
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