Although still very much a fledgling band, Brighton’s Morning Smoke are clearly in possession of already finely honed skills and craftsmanship. The two tracks here are a sweetener for their EP In Euphoria, which is due in October. DYWD roars in on pulsating drums and vocals echoing Joy Division before the song quickly unfolds with a statuesque controlled power – it’s a short sharp clarion call … Continue reading Introducing >>> Morning Smoke
Black Tambourines’ self titled album is due for release on 2nd September. To mark the occasion, the band are giving away a typically alluring of garage-psych goodness from it in the shape of the hook filled, sunny vibe of Bodies. Grab it below. Order the album here. Continue reading MM Shorts 411: Black Tambourines
Dim Peaks is a California-based band, their new album Time of Joy was recorded in semi-sporadic sessions over the course of a year. It is a sweetly melodic blend of Americana that is effortlessly evocative: trails worn deep by quiet guitars, whispers in the ear at dusk, beers on summer waters, the anticipation of new beginnings, light and heavy moments in an expanse of sun … Continue reading Introducing >>> Dim Peaks
Bête-Noire caught our ears with the chiming, post-punk of Out and Proud and the uncompromising lyrics… “Just turn around you filthy fuckers you said it before, when you were out and proud you settled the score, you seem so out and proud“. Then we tried the even better Shut Your Mouth with its rumbling bass-line, doom-laden vocals and urgent percussion. While the Chameleons and Magazine influences are readily to … Continue reading Introducing >>> Bête-Noire
Elevator is the first single from TV Ghost’s forthcoming album Disconnect. They have incorporated churning rhythms and psychedelic drone into a lush torrent of sprawling guitars and eerie melody – drawing from Can’s hypnotic krautrock, while infectiously adding a grinding, goth sludge of Heaven Up Here-era Bunnymen. Over it all stark, disconnected vocals deliver a maelstrom of brooding, sonic menace. Love this. Listen to it here. Continue reading New From TV Ghost
The terrifically monikered Joanna Gruesome from Cardiff are a band brimming with irresistible pop melodies and spiked with dissonant fuzzy jangle, their songs are shot through with loud discordant feedback and super-fast, hardcore punk drumbeats. Debut album Weird Sister will be out via Fortuna POP! (UK) and Slumberland (USA) in September. ‘Til then console yourself with Secret Surprise, a thrilling, visceral anthem about mental illness. Continue reading Joanna Gruesome Announce Album
Two years since the release of Big Green, the debut LP from Portland indie-Americana band Quiet Life, the band has announced their new record, Wild Pack, is slated for an October 29 release via Mama Bird Recording Co. Wild Pack finds Quiet Life expanding on the easy-going folk rock of Big Green into darker and grittier territory. Listen / download the propulsive, galloping Devil’s Kin … Continue reading New Album From Quiet Life
The Mother Hips’ eighth studio album, Behind Beyond, is out on the band’s own Mother Hips Records imprint. The album marks 20 years since their first release for Rick Rubin’s American Recordings. The band have premiered a free album track, Song for JB, written for the late Jay Bennett of Wilco, via Rolling Stone. It is a touching, affecting track and shows they’ve lost none … Continue reading MM Shorts 410: The Mother Hips
Videos today come from fuzz rockers Lightouts, the messy garage rock of Dads, the adrenalin fuelled, Stooges inspired rock of The Dirty Rivers and the electrifying Americana of New Country Rehab. . . . Continue reading Videos of the Day: Lightouts || Dads || The Dirty Rivers || New Country Rehab
The O’s are a duo from Dallas who between them manage to kick out a hearty stew of foot-stompin’ folk, bluegrass, country rock and bar-room Americana that is likely to find favour with those who have Gram Parsons and Avett Brothers records in their collections. Latest album, their third, is titled Thunderdog and sees a release on the 23rd July following a successful Kickstarter campaign. … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends… The O’s
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