DRINKS, the new project from Cate Le Bon and Tim Presley, aka White Fence, will release their debut album Hermits On Holiday on the 21st August. Here is the new, thoroughly enjoyable and engaging music video for the album’s title track. . . . Continue reading New Video: DRINKS – Hermits On Holiday
The Cigarette Bums recently finished recording Goofs On The Loose, their follow up LP to debut Holy Smokes. It sees a release in September. With influences ranging from The Stooges to The Black Lips the band is gearing up to showcase their brand of energised 60s garage punk and power pop via their first national US tour. The album includes unique tracks such as Strange in … Continue reading The Cigarette Bums – Goofs On The Loose
Finnish band Black Twig are about fuzzy pop songs, shoegaze, folk and droning rock songs. They are currently hard at work on the follow up to last year’s Heliogram long player, but in the meantime are offering up a rendition of Venom’s In League With Satan,which stamps the band’s own brand of willful energy on the song without losing any of the eerie creepiness of the original. Have … Continue reading Black Twig Cover Venom
Fine Points, a new project featuring members of San Francisco psych band, and regular MM alumni, Sleepy Sun, will release their debut album, Hover, on July 17th via Dine Alone Records. For now, make do with a first taste of the record in the shape of the hazy, psych-tinged, cosmic fuzz of lead single Astral Season. . Continue reading MM Shorts 723: Fine Points
Heavy psych-rockers Sewer Rats hail from Grimsby and will shortly release a vinyl EP, Money Maker via Fluffer Records. The three piece channel a range of the greats from The Doors to Motörhead, and the EP opens with the aptly named Skint, a beat driven, fuzzed up blues dirge complete with doom breakdowns and guitars that rip and roar like muddied chainsaws. Watch the video / stream it … Continue reading Introducing >>> Sewer Rats
It has been a good while since we’ve posted a round up of some of the best videos (and songs) that have found their way into our in box. So we’re righting that wrong this weekend with a Sunday collection for your viewing and listening pleasure. We have the Mynabirds, Dirty Blonde, Vanish Valley, Buffalo Rodeo, The Tarantula Waltz, The Worry Dolls, Phobophobes, Charles Howl, … Continue reading Big Video Round Up
Sydney’s breakneck, yet melodic, punk rockers Royal Headache will return this summer with their second album, High, out August 21st via What’s Your Rupture. It is the follow-up to their much lauded self-titled debut of 2011 which has steadily grown in influence and reputation over the past four years. The title track (which we’ve had on repeat) manages to be catchy as hell while somehow reminding me … Continue reading Royal Headache – High
We’re loving Fatal Flaw, a track from New York’s art punks Titus Andronicus’ upcoming long player The Most Lamentable Tragedy. Watch the video for it here. Can’t wait to see them in Oxford in November…. . Continue reading Titus Andronicus – Fatal Flaw
Danny & The Champions Of The World will release a new album What Kind Of Love in September via Loose Music. New single Clear Water comes from it and is a full on, uplifting slice of country-tinged soulful Americana that calls to mind Van Morrison as an obvious touch point, but also has elements of Dexys Midnight Runners in its driving brass section and foot tapping rhythms. … Continue reading MM Shorts 722: Danny & The Champions Of The World
Another seven days older… another seven days of new tunes. Enjoy. 1. Fidlar – 40oz On Repeat 2. Sea Lion – Ghostlands 3. Sleaford Mods – Face To Faces 4. JEFF The Brotherhood – In My Mouth 5. Spraynard – Applebee’s Bar 6. Chelsea Wolfe – Carrion Flowers 7. Jawbreaker Reunion – Your X 8. Black Mountain – Black Mountain (demo) 9. Beirut – No … Continue reading Ten Songs You Should Have Heard This Week
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