Watch the video for chamber-pop artist AK’s song Circles shot in the Ditmas Park neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York. With anthemic vocal harmonies and upbeat rhythms AK sings about aimless post-college summer days spent with a close knit group of friends riding bikes, swimming in lakes, and hiding out on porches during thunderstorms. . . . Continue reading Video: AK – Circles
1. Grouper – Call Across Rooms 2. Bass Drum Of Death – For Blood 3. Girlpool – Jane 4. The Hussy – EZ/PZ 5. Kevin Morby – Parade 6. Parquet Courts – This Is Happening Now 7. King Tuff – Headbanger . . . . . . . . Continue reading Seven Songs You Should Have Heard This Week
Here is the new video for Angus & Julia Stones’ track Grizzly Bear from their recently released self-titled album. . Continue reading New Video: Angus & Julia Stone – Grizzly Bear
Institute are another excellent addition to the Sacred Bones roster of punk bands. Hailing from Austin, Texas, their new EP Salt has echoes of classic anarcho-punk bands so beloved of our own heyday (Crass, Flux of Pink Indians, Zounds etc.) and allied to sinewy, naggingly insistent guitar lines, the title track had us hitting repeat immediately. Have a listen. Pre-order from the label here. . Continue reading Introducing >>> Institute
Captivating soulful songstress Cold Specks has shared a cover version of the recent Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds’ track We No Who U R. It is the B-side to new single Bodies At Bay, out on September 16th on Mute. Listen to both below. . . . Continue reading Cold Specks Covers Nick Cave
Check out Brooklyn glam saboteurs Evil Arrows and the new single, In Clover, from their forthcoming release, EP 4, due out September 30th. . Continue reading MM Shorts 611: Evil Arrows
Mrs Mackerel was lucky enough to catch Cate Le Bon live in Oxford this week, so it seemed an opportune moment to share her new video for Duke. It is a tour diary that takes a murderous turn! Watch it here. . . . Continue reading New Video: Cate Le Bon – Duke
With a band name like Vagina Town, you might expect some basic, frenetic punk rock would be on the menu, but this is so much better than that. A 7″ single via the Kythibong label delivers the freneticism all right, but allied to a sharp ear for rhythm and melody that recalls classic garage sleaze, rockabilly rebels and a touch of the Cramps. Perhaps it is … Continue reading MM Shorts 610: Vagina Town
John Southworth’s latest video, Ode To The Morning Sky, features the singer-songwriter wandering through fields and neighborhoods as a vintage clad football player, reflecting on his childhood through clips of home videos and family photos. Piano driven, and featuring his ever so slightly melancholic vocals, it is the latest track from his forthcoming double LP, Niagara, out September 30th on Tin Angel Records. . . . Continue reading New Video: John Southworth – Ode To The Morning Sky
Three-part vocal harmonies, acoustic guitars, and mandolins are the core of Mighty Oaks songs. Smooth bass lines and simple drums are the heartbeat of its sound with driving electric guitars adding depth as front-man Ian Hooper layers lyrics both melancholy and hopeful atop rustic refrains that call to mind the Pacific Northwest of the Seattle native’s birthplace. Stream/download the band’s debut single Brother. [Click through … Continue reading Mighty Oaks – Brother
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