Featuring violin, drums, and fronted by identical twin sister songstresses on vocals, indie pop four piece The Tall Poppies’ new track Cat Got Your Tongue? is an upbeat blast of guitar pop inspired by a Jane Austen novel and a night out in London. Stream it below (we love the cover). Continue reading MM Shorts 808: The Tall Poppies
Canadian four-piece Folly & The Hunter have shared their new single Arrow – out 22nd Jan via Outside Music/Proper. Taken from their forthcoming album Awake (out 18th March), Arrow “is about acknowledging mistakes, accepting the mis-steps that have lead you astray, and moving forward since you know that you can’t go back. It is an admission of failure, an exercise in letting go.” It is … Continue reading 100 Songs In 100 Hours: 92 – Folly & The Hunter
Tall Grass, is the first single from the almost completed album by Minneapolis foursome The Chambermaids, will be released on Old Blackberry Way/Guilt Ridden Pop. A beguiling mix of dream pop and noise rock, the result is a dreamy and expansive take on reverb-soaked minimalism. Have a listen. 100 Posts in 100 Hours is a series rounding up the best of our inbox from the tail … Continue reading 100 Songs In 100 Hours: 91 – The Chambermaids
They say youth is wasted on the young. It’s something Walter, the late grandfather of guitar-wielding and song-writing troubadour of Manchester based Laurie Hulme, would probably have agreed with. As nom-de-plume Songs For Walter, Laurie’s eponymous debut album is a record that’s as much a brutally honest tribute to the legacy of Walter, as it is a stirring portrayal of Songs For Walter himself. The … Continue reading 100 Songs In 100 Hours: 89 – Songs For Walter
Fronted by twin sisters Helen and Nicola Frisby, The Frisbys are an alternative folk/country band from South London They have released their free double a-side single Born and Raised/Give in to the Dark, which is out now via Dantobaccus Records. Both tracks are taken from their forthcoming EP The Cause, which sees a release at the end of this month. Listen to the haunting beauty of Give In To … Continue reading 100 Songs In 100 Hours: 80 – The Frisbys
Seattle indie-slack rockers Neighbors latest offering, the forthcoming Very Rare Expensive Jewelry, is an eight-track journey into the unforgiving depths of stardom and success. Filled with inspiration as far and wide as Lee Hazlewood and The Velvet Underground, listen to the jaunty It’s Hard from it here. 100 Posts in 100 Hours is a series rounding up the best of our inbox from the tail end … Continue reading 100 Songs In 100 Hours: 78 – Neighbors
Eugene Quell writes fuzz-driven sing-alongs. Eugene Quell is Toby Hayes. But not. He came to life when Hayes began experimenting with home recordings in 2012. Limited by lack of equipment, his early sound was more defined by restrictions than anything else. Listen to RRW below, the closing track from his latest EP I Will Work The Land, four excellent tracks of hazy pop, noise-rock and pretty much everything in between. … Continue reading 100 Songs In 100 Hours: 76 – Eugene Quell
Alongside longtime collaborator David Bazan, TW Walsh was the only permanent member of Pedro the Lion. He also joined Bazan on his Headphones project and has released solo albums under his own name and The Soft Drugs moniker. Following 18 months with a mysterious, debilitating illness, and a broken elbow, the good news is that he is back with a new solo release Fruitless Research, which is … Continue reading 100 Songs In 100 Hours: 73 – TW Walsh
Nashville based four piece The Gills will release their self-titled third album sometime this year. They have shared Lemonade from it, a hectic, jerky slab of power-pop that melds an anthemic chorus with coruscating lyrics in a wholly satisfying whole. One for the highway with the windows down and the volume turned up to 11. 100 Posts in 100 Hours is a series rounding … Continue reading 100 Songs In 100 Hours: 68 – The Gills
Pacific NW based indie-folk duo The Winterlings have a new record You Are Acres out next week. When We Were Young is a ukulele led, horn infused, folk song rich with harmony and lyrical imagery. Listen here. 100 Posts in 100 Hours is a series rounding up the best of our inbox from the tail end of 2015. Continue reading 100 Songs In 100 Hours: 62 – The Winterlings
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