Category: Music

Alternative, Indie, Music, Psychedelic, Rock

Jeffertitti’s Nile Get All Blissed Out

LA based psych band, Jeffertitti’s Nile, are spreading the love with a free download of new blissed-out, hazy track Mountain Jam. Formed and fronted by Father John Misty bassist, Jeffertitti Moon alongside multi-instrumentalist, Iggy Star Child and drummer, Michael Villiers, the band bring back to life the vibe of the 1960s Topanga Canyon scene in modern day LA. Deeply hypnotic, the group’s ambient drones and … Continue reading Jeffertitti’s Nile Get All Blissed Out

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Folk, Indie, Music

Mad Mackerel Discovers Marika Hackman

Amongst our favourite discoveries of the Green Man Festival over the weekend was the captivating performance of Marika Hackman who followed a gorgeous set in the sunshine on the Walled Garden stage with a equally stunning and intimate acoustic set in the Rough Trade tent. Mixing a Nico style vocal delivery with often darker-than-night lyrics, she was an absolute delight and we are looking forward … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Discovers Marika Hackman

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Alternative, Indie, Music, Punk, Rock

New Single From The Eagulls

The wonderful Eagulls are purveyors of some of the sharpest, smartest and most opinionated music around at the moment. Punk riffs and swagger combine with slacker inspired indie melodies to create an output that is hypnotic as it is propulsive and raucous. Listen to the concise, concentrated blast of new single Nerve Endings, a ringing, urgent pop song with jagged hooks and serrated vocals. Marvellous. Out on … Continue reading New Single From The Eagulls

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Alternative, Folk, Indie, Music, Psychedelic, Rock

Introducing >>> The Crooked Fiddle Band

The Crooked Fiddle Band have announced the release of a double A-side single ahead of their upcoming second LP, Moving Pieces Of The Sea. Pairing two album tracks, the double A side couples The Vanishing Shapes of a Better World – an epic and compelling instrumental, vast in scope and wide in breadth with Deepwater Drownings Part I, a track that opens with dark tidal overtures … Continue reading Introducing >>> The Crooked Fiddle Band

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Alternative, Americana, Country, Folk, Indie, Music, Psychedelic, Rock

Videos of the Day: The Dodos || Elephant Stone || Amanda Shires || King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard

Start the week in a befitting manner with excellent music videos from the wonderful Dodos (together with the Magik Magik Orchestra), Elephant Stone, Amanda Shires, and the peculiarly named King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard (hazy, stoned psychedelia in case you were wondering…) . . . . Continue reading Videos of the Day: The Dodos || Elephant Stone || Amanda Shires || King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard

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Alternative, Garage, Music, Psychedelic, Punk, Rock

MM Shorts 430: The Spasms

The Spasms is an excellent name for a band, especially one dealing in adrenalin fuelled, garage-punk-psych all the way from the sheds of Melbourne, Australia. We Better Operate is the band’s debut album, independently released by the band, and contains nine tracks clocking in at less than 23 minutes. Not a minute wasted, not a second spare – dive into a couple of tracks below. We … Continue reading MM Shorts 430: The Spasms

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Alternative, Music, Psychedelic, Rock

Introducing >>> The Fire Tapes

With their forthcoming album Phantoms, to be released September 17th, The Fire Tapes have continued to experiment with sonic textures and sprawling noise in the tradition of The Velvet Underground, while still pushing the envelope and blurring the lines of conventional genres, much in the vein of Brian Wilson or Gram Parsons. Give yourself a taste with a download of the nine minute epic of rolling … Continue reading Introducing >>> The Fire Tapes

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