Saint Motel are hard to define – they play a swaggering mix of indie power pop (maybe), some glam rock (probably), a bit of prog (possibly), some power punk (almost certainly), but, as with Puzzle Pieces it all comes out bursting out the traps in a gloriously tight and original way. Watch out for them at SxSW. Download Saint Motel – Puzzle Pieces mp3 Continue reading Introducing…Saint Motel
The Western Boundary is the title of the debut album from Santa Cruz five piece Rat Trap. It is an intriguing blend of indie rock, folk and even a bit of post rock. The results are melodic, catchy and have that little extra something that means the songs are insistently hanging around in your head long after you’ve finished listening. Good stuff! Visit MySpace here, … Continue reading Introducing…Rat Trap
Our friend Scottish Kate let us know via a comment on our post that Withered Hand made it to SxSW. Good news indeed and thanks to anyone who helped via Twitter, Facebook or anything else. They’re in for a treat in Austin. And why not check Kate’s own blog Burdz Eye View for all things good (and not so) in politics, music and much else … Continue reading Withered Hand Made It!
We have really enjoyed the dusky folk of Alela Diane’s previous albums, and so To Begin, a taster from forthcoming record Alela Diane & Wild Devine came as a bit of a surprise – it is bolder and more self-assured with more of a countrified twang than her usual sparser, pastoral folk feel. The vocal is gorgeous as always and a couple of listens is all it takes … Continue reading New Song from Alela Diane
Transmalinnia is the name of the debut album from The Lumerians. For anyone not familiar with them, they tick the same boxes that you expect Wooden Shjips, Black Angels, and The Warlocks to tick – that being, obviously, the tick box for the more psychedelic end of the spectrum Theirs is an alien landscape populated by synthesisers, tribal drums, futuristic guitar swirls and all cloaked … Continue reading Debut Album from the Lumerians
A good while ago, while we were still on Google’s crappy Blogspot, and before we were unfairly, ridiculously and arbitrarily removed (not that we’re bitter you understand) we introduced Ohioan, a band whose blend of country and folk music evoked the wide, sweeping vistas of their homeland and whose songs spoke with a quite grandeur and majesty. Now they are back after too long a … Continue reading Ohioan Are Back
Oh yeah… me and MM are enjoying a glass of the special stuff tonight. And we’ve waited a bit for this. In the last two or three years, I’ve come across a few genetic mutations of female adult vermin of a highly toxic strain. But guess what? Tonight, at least, a little justice has been done. They’ve gone where the goblins go, below… Well not … Continue reading Mrs Mackerel’s TFI Friday (11th March)
We’ve posted about garage rock aficionados The Boom Bang before, and now they are heading down to the SxSW party to promote their forthcoming album World War Fun through Nice People Records on 15th March. Take a listen to Tobacula from the album and make sure you catch them if you’re down in Austin. SXSW schedule: March 16th – Official SXSW showcase at Buffalo Lounge at … Continue reading New from the Boom Bang
Back in January, we gave you the first excellent track from the Obits new album Moody, Standard and Poor, which is out on Sub Pop Records on the 29th March. To help the time pass, here is a second track of surf influenced, stripped back, garage rock in the shape of Shift Operator. Download Obits – Shift Operator mp3 (from Moody, Standard and Poor) Download … Continue reading More from the Obits
We know we’re a bit behind the buzz, but we heard this on Steve Lamacq’s Radio 6 show yesterday and were taken with the roughshod bludgeoning riff, the squealing feedback, and the pent up bile and viciousness of the vocals. It is the Eagulls with their excellently titled single Council Flat Blues. If you haven’t yet, treat yourself to a listen and pretend it is … Continue reading Introducing…The Eagulls
