Video of the Day: The Candy Strypers
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Category: Music
Mrs Mackerel’s TFI Friday (25th May)
Yes, Spring has finally sprung. The soporific effect of heat and a spin of Sigur Ros from Steve Lamaq, saw me shut my eyes quicker than you can say “99 cornet, please”. It was only 4.45pm too. It took the premier cat to launch himself from a great height, skimming past my outstretched legs on the sofa, to force open one eye. Nevermind, earlier I … Continue reading Mrs Mackerel’s TFI Friday (25th May)
Mega Round Up Time
Here is a collection of tracks that have found their way into our in-box or on to our iTunes one way or another recently, and which deserve far more time and effort spent on them than we are currently able to give. Plenty to soundtrack your Friday with. Brooklyn’s indie pop three-piece Violens have just released their second LP, True, on Slumberland Records. The album’s … Continue reading Mega Round Up Time
Video of the Day: The Dreaming Spires
MM Shorts 162: Scene Video
Scene are a very new band from London and details are sketchy at best about them. No matter, this video for Hear No Lies is a little gem of indie goodness with enough individuality about it to mark them out as well worth watching. a Visit their Facebook page. Continue reading MM Shorts 162: Scene Video
Introducing >>> The Broken Needles
Australian band The Broken Needles debut album, Terra Nullius, is a ghost story about escaping from their grim, desolate hometown in North Queensland. It is a journey through the seedy seaside caravan parks, salt flats, flood plains, cyclone damage and sordid characters that dot the landscape, and it is delivered with a mix of country balladry and spit ‘n’ snarl punk rock that is a little like Tom Waits fronting the Mekons. It is everything … Continue reading Introducing >>> The Broken Needles
Video of the Day: The Transistors
New Single And Free Download From Two Wounded Birds
Two Wounded Birds arrive just in time for summer with a debut that blends new wave and punchy pop with sepia-toned beaches. The band will release their self-titled album on June 4th (UK) and in the USA on June 24th via Holiday Friends Recording Company, a newly minted member of the Frenchkiss Label Group. You can check out and download the album’s first single To … Continue reading New Single And Free Download From Two Wounded Birds
MM Shorts 161: Anabot Covers Japandroids
Scaling back the noise, but keeping the intensity, Anabot’s cover of The Japandroids recent release The House That Heaven Built is a treat. Managing to retain the essence and heart of the song and keeping the rebel-yell passion in place, though restrained deliciously behind the girl group background vocals, it makes the song’s chorus, “And if they try to slow you down/Tell ’em all to go … Continue reading MM Shorts 161: Anabot Covers Japandroids
Dubious Ranger Release Found Recordings From The Panda Valley Mining Company c.1931
We’ve already posted about Dubious Ranger’s new album Found Recordings From The Panda Valley Mining Company c.1931, and the record was officially released earlier this week. It is a wonderfully diverse and eclectic mix of tunes and influences that never once crowds out or overwhelms the top-notch songwriting that sits proudly at the heart of this album. To celebrate, here is a third track from it, the gloriously … Continue reading Dubious Ranger Release Found Recordings From The Panda Valley Mining Company c.1931
