Mike Scheidt is a new name to us, but he is a native Oregonian who did time in the 80s hardcore scene and is best known for his band YOB. What interested us though was that beyond his punk and metal leanings, Scheidt was drawn to Townes Van Zandt, CSNY, Merle, Travis and Guy Clarke. It is these influences that have found their way on … Continue reading Mike Scheidt Solo Album
Another free Vinyl News mixtape for Insound’s subscribers is up and available. This one features Brendan Benson, Cheap Time, Cookie Duster, Dana Buoy, Evans the Death, Hollows, Jaill, Maps & Atlases, Royal Headache, The Spinto Band and more. Yours for a tweet, Facebook Like, or e-mail address. Grab it for a limited time here or check out a couple of our favourites below first. Download Firehorse … Continue reading MM Shorts 155: Insound’s May Vinyl Mixtape
We got a first ever e-mail from Hardly Art yesterday, which pleased us greatly as they are one of our favourite labels around. And frankly we’ve been sent so much “electro banging mash-up dance disco pop bpm” shite over the past few weeks (do these people that send it not actually look at the blog first? There would be more chance of Anne Frank playing … Continue reading Hurray For Hardly Art. New Single From Hunx
Here are a few tracks that we’d meant to post, but for some inexplicable reason (well, time mostly…) we never got round to putting up at the time when they were new. Yet running through the long list we keep of mp3s, streams and videos, these were all in the “should post” category. They go back a couple of months (for some of them anyway), … Continue reading A Few We Missed…
We are big fans of Marissa Nadler’s haunting and ethereal folk that mixes melancholy with yearning in a wonderfully unique way. This is Apostle, the beautiful new single from forthcoming album The Sister and the follow-up up to the first track we heard from the album, The Wrecking Ball Company. Download both below. a Download Marissa Nadler – The Wrecking Ball Company mp3 (from The Sister) Continue reading New Single From Marissa Nadler
We first became aware, nay intrigued, by Carina Round when we saw her supporting the Gutter Twins in Oxford a few years back. We purchased a CD-R at the gig, which showed considerable promise with its mix of experimental indie rock and folkish tendencies and a voice that is as expressive and unique as any currently out there. Since then we loosely kept up to … Continue reading Free Album Sampler From Carina Round
The little we’ve heard so far of The Walkmen’s new album Heaven is certainly whetting our appetite. This is the latest track to get an airing, We Can’t Be Beat is the lead track from the album, which sees a release on May 29th. To pre-order the album click here. a Continue reading MM Shorts 154: The Walkmen Offer Up We Can’t Be Beat
Energetic, rocking threesome The Balconies call Toronto home and have an album in development for release later this year. Until then they have given us the Kill Count EP, five tracks of highly infectious, raucous indie rock packed with muscular guitar hooks and anthemic choruses. Well worth checking out. Buy the Kill Count EP from their Bandcamp page here. Download The Balconies – Kill Count … Continue reading MM Shorts 153: The Balconies
GravelRoad are perhaps best known as T Model Ford’s band but they prove themselves more than capable of going it alone and kicking out a mean set of psychedelic garage blues on new album Psychedelta. Locking into sinewy, swamp inspired grooves and offering up a rough and raw blues groan, the influences range from CCR’s chooglin’ to Howlin’ Wolf’s sly lasciviousness and even ZZ Top’s southern … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends…GravelRoad
The lovely Lovely Eggs have a new 7″ single out next week called Food. We are resisting the urge to call it tasty, and instead here is the suitably unhinged video with suggestive hotdogs, giant burgers and mountains of mash. a See them on tour: WEDS MAY 9TH Nice n Sleazys, GLASGOW THURS MAY 10TH The Third Door, EDINBURGH FRI MAY 11TH The Adelphi, HULL … Continue reading New Single/Video/Tour From The Lovely Eggs
