Much under-rated psych-rockers Tweak Bird are back with a new album Any Ol’ Way. The two brothers from southern Illinois have put together another top notch collection of heavy, hooky riffs, distortion, and thunderous percussion mixed with blessed out psychedelia and sludgy stoner anthems. Take a listen to the excellent Greens below. Order the vinyl or grab a digital copy via their Bandcamp page here. … Continue reading New Album From Tweak Bird
Fallout is the new single from rising indie rockers Catfish & The Bottlemen. They keep the momentum up with this strident indie rocker that is full of satisfyingly crunchy guitars, a chorus that defines anthemic, and some confident changes of melody and pace. The boys are maturing nicely and this is certainly their slickest offering yet – expect it to be a summer festival sing-a-long… … Continue reading New Single From Catfish & The Bottlemen
The latest track to be revealed from Strand of Oaks’ much anticipated album Heal is Shut In – a raw and visceral tale of isolation, addiction and self-doubt. It is revealing, intimate and vivid and just sharpens the appetite and anticipation for what is already promising to be a very fine album indeed even more. Have a listen. . Continue reading Strand of Oaks – Shut In
For one reason and another we were unable to create the time to see Mirel Wagner at the Great Escape, which was perhaps the single biggest disappointment for us of the whole weekend scheduling. Even more so, now we’ve heard Oak Tree, the first taste from her forthcoming album for Sub Pop, the brilliantly and ominously titled When The Cellar Children See The Light Of … Continue reading Mirel Wagner – Oak Tree
Concord America is an Atlanta trio claiming influences like the Black Lips, Pixies and Cage The Elephant. The group formed around their mutual love for rock ‘n’ roll but found their own sound in genres ranging from classic garage and late-50’s doo-wop all the way to proto grunge, power-pop and the modern surf revival. Check out the fizz and spit of raucous rocker So Gay from … Continue reading MM Shorts 566: Concord America
Green In Those Baby Blues is the latest single from Cat Meat, and those who checked out our last post about them will know that, despite the name, we’re talking a sweetly blended mix of indie folk and alt-country. Listen below and grab it from Bandcamp for free here. . Continue reading New Single From Cat Meat
Sharkmuffin’s brand of noise-punk and psych-pop has been a regular feature on MM. This is the video for the excellent Foul Play from post recent EP release 1097. . . Continue reading Video: Sharkmuffin – Foul Play
High Waisted are a surf-rock band from New York – on their way home from SXSW they stopped in Nashville to party, dropped some acid and recorded these two tracks live to mic in a haunted house in Nashville. The results are the Acid Tapes Vol. 1. Now that’s the kind of rock ‘n’ roll back story we like to hear. The results are ramshackle, messy … Continue reading Introducing >>> High Waisted
Next week the Wind-up Birds will release their second full length long player Poor Music. It is a collection of 17 tracks of scalpel-sharp observation that lay bare the nuances of life in the UK with an unflinching honesty and eye for detail. Black humour abounds, and if ever there were a band for whom the proverb “many a true word said in jest” applied then … Continue reading The Wind-up Birds – The Gristle
Monument Valley (aka Londoner Ned Younger) has unveiled his new video for Tattooed Fists. Inspired by his affection for cult Canadian TV show Night Walk (a late-night 80s oddity which tracked instrumental jazz to a night-time walk round downtown Toronto), this new video traces a lone nocturnal journey from the deserted underground up to the hustle of neon-lit city streets. . Continue reading Video: Monument Valley – Tattooed Fists
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