London quintet Chemtrails return with a new single Burnt Shadows, the second taken from their upcoming debut EP Love In Toxic Wasteland (due on the 9th December, via PNKSLM Recordings). It is an addictive three and a half minute blast of garage pop about dealing with the aftermath of a nuclear holocaust. Stream it below. Pre-order the EP here. Continue reading MM Shorts 890: Chemtrails
The Trance Farmers deal in stupidly infectious sample-based bedroom psych-pop, demented soul and greasy glam-punk and all are in evidence on new cassette release For Whom The Scarecrows (order here). Listen to The Veil below, a song that sounds like it comes from a long lost Addams Family soundtrack album and in just over two minutes manages to rhyme veil, with pale, trail, nail, frail, tale, and … Continue reading The Trance Farmers – The Veil
No one does infectious garage-pop as well as Argentinian trio Las Kellies. New single Celebrate Life is the perfect case in point – an irresistible combination of buzzsaw garage rhythms and doo-wop pop harmonies. The single is taken from the new record Friends & Lovers out now on Fire Records. They tour Europe from November. Brighten up your day below. UK Tour Dates 06 … Continue reading Las Kellies – Celebrate Life
Here is the latest round up of our favourite new releases of the past week gathered from our in-box and the internet. We have the return of psych-rock heavyweights Moon Duo, a Beatles cover from Yuck and new offerings from Foxygen, Methyl Ethel, Duke Garwood and Surfer Blood. Breast Massage is a Nashville supergroup of sorts featuring members of JEFF The Brotherhood, Diarrhea Planet and King Karl and … Continue reading Nine Songs You Should Have Heard This Week
We love Halloween. Love the film (and some of the sequels), love the dressing up, the scares, and frightening the bejesus out of the little ones who knock on our door… In previous years we’ve posted downloadable Halloween mixes, and this year there has been no shortage of bands making halloween themed videos and sending them our way, so it seemed churlish not to share … Continue reading Halloween Video Mix
No less than ten songs for you this week including the return of The Shins, a brilliant new protest song from Kevin Morby as well as new tunes from The Orwells, Futurebirds, Thee Oh Sees, Horse Thief and a tasty cover from Hinds. We also have our first official seasonal posting – slightly dubiously as it is still October – but it is She & Him so … Continue reading Ten Songs You Should Have Heard This Week
Despite the ominous name, Los Angeles band Bloody Death Skull is not scary, not in the traditional sense. Swirling together electrified ukulele with toys and whatever sounds and instruments they like over the classic chord structures that launched early rock and soul, BDS makes fun music rooted in the ’50s & ’60s with a garage-punk mentality and lyrics that sweetly break some taboos. Just in … Continue reading Introducing >>> Bloody Death Skull
Bruising will release new single I Don’t Mind on 2nd December via the ever-excellent Beech Coma label, backed by Rest In Peace Kurt Donald Cobain (1967-1994). Listen to the A-side below which showcases the best of the four piece’s pop sensibilities, but with hooks that are both blistering and bashful and some venomous guitars. They’ll also be hitting the road to play live dates in November and … Continue reading Bruising – I Don’t Mind
A couple of years ago we described Brooklyn band MAINLAND as creating urgent and erratic tunes influenced by the likes of Guided By Voices and Lou Reed. Now they are back with a burst of uptempo, breezy, indie-pop that is as charming as it is effervescent. Listen to Permission Slip below. Continue reading MAINLAND – Permission Slip
Here they are, all rounded up in a nice neat package for you – eight new releases from the past week. They include the return of punk blues band Boss Hog after sixteen years, and of desert blues aficionados Tiniariwen as well as new singles from IDLES, Our Girl, and Sundara Karma amongst others. Enjoy! Boss Hog – Wichita Grey IDLES – Well Done Esme Patterson – Not Feeling … Continue reading Eight Songs You Should Have Heard This Week
The Mad Mackerel 