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
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
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
This month’s Uncut magazine free Cover Disk features 16 tracks from new albums released in the UK this month. Artists include Ty Segall & White Fence, Giant Giant Sand, I See Hawks In L.A., The Walkmen, Paul Buchanan, Oberhofer, Pond, Husky, and Slow Down, Molasses. As always, it is available from any decent newsagents and is well worth picking up for the Levon Helm tribute and … Continue reading Uncut: New Directions Home Cover CD
A brand new Two Wounded Birds track. The Outer World is taken from their debut self-titled album which is released on June 4th on Holiday Recordings. One that Mrs M is looking forward to very much indeed. Have a listen. Visit their Facebook page here for more information. a Continue reading Two Wounded Birds Prep Debut Album
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
We’ve posted a couple of times recently about the glorious, exhilarating fuzzed-up pop of Beast Make Bomb and they now have a new self-released EP out called Sourpuss and it has cover art that will delight Mrs M. Giveaway track Coney Island is another shimmering slice of indie rock played out against a backdrop of old-school punk attitude. It’s slightly slower, given a bit more … Continue reading MM Shorts 151: More From Beast Make Bomb
So many new releases, so little time. Here are a few guaranteed to brighten up a Friday. Loving this new track, Yatton from Beak> in all its hypnotic, krautrock inspired glory. From a new album due in the summer. a In a similar vein, Arc In Round’s self-titled debut LP, being released June 26, by La Société Expéditionnaire, reflects a sensibility garnered from endless hours of … Continue reading New Releases Round Up
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