New From Die Mason Die

Trawling back through our backlog of e-mails, we realised we’d missed this follow up to our previous post about Die Mason Die. Hold My Crown is the second track to be released from their debut EP Tongues In The Clamp,which showcases the vocal stylings of Gomez combined with intricate folk finger picking and the kind of dreamy exuberance only youth can bring. Download it below. … Continue reading New From Die Mason Die

MM Shorts 265: Gospel Claws

Off and on throughout 2012, Gospel Claws have been recording songs for their second LP Put Your Sunshine Away (out next week). With songs influenced by ‘50s doo-wop and further exploration of vintage sonics and recording techniques, the band have created a sound that is distinctly their own. Proof can be found in the sweet chimes, easy going strum and vintage vocals of Hambone. Download Gospel … Continue reading MM Shorts 265: Gospel Claws

Round Up Time Again

Time for another trawl through the in-box and round our favourite music sites to bring you a whole host of goodies to enjoy. First up is a new free song from Bear Driver – layers of sound create a swooning dream pop song of chiming surfed up guitar lines, clattering drums, and melancholic synths. This newly built sound they have dubbed ‘patchwork-pop’! a Widowspeak have a … Continue reading Round Up Time Again

MM Premiere: The Winter Sounds

We are pleased to bring you an exclusive premiere of The Winter Sounds brilliant new track The Sun Also Rises, which comes from their forthcoming full length Runner. Gleefully appropriating the best of the eighties alternative electro-pop together with a more modern experimental approach taking in psychedelia, indie-rock and even folk, the result is a sonic delight – frenetic, anthemic, catchy, and smart enough to … Continue reading MM Premiere: The Winter Sounds

Lots Of Free Stuff

We’ve grabbed ourselves a whole host of free stuff recently from Noisetrade, Insound and American Songwriter that is just too good not to share. Noisetrade have put up free downloads from Said The Whale, Josh Rouse & The Long Vacations, Rachael Yamagata, The Kansas Bible Country and Joshua James (with a free download of his brilliant 2009 album Build Me This). Insound’s latest free mixtape features (amongst … Continue reading Lots Of Free Stuff