Brisbane duo Phoncurves are creating waves with their gorgeous indie-pop – a beautiful mix of harmonies, layered vocals and love for classic Greenwich Village folk. Check out Heartstrings and the rolling groove of new single Lover. . . Continue reading MM Shorts 559: Phoncurves
1. Sharon Van Etten – Every Time The Sun Comes Up 2. Parquet Courts – Black & White 3. Thee Tee Pees – Indian Bingo 4. Stagnant Pools – You Whir 5. Blessa – Unfurl . . . . . Continue reading Five Songs You Should Have Heard This Week
A few months back we posted about Mirror Travel’s “fuzzy, whipsaw garage pop” and their forthcoming debut album Mexico, which is out now on Modern Outsider Records (order here). Seemed a fine reason to post another track for you – the punchy Nuggets-style bassline and reverb-slathered drive of I Want You To Know, and the trippy new video for the title track. Relax, turn off your … Continue reading More From Mirror Travel
Over the past few weeks we have been gradually seduced by the delights of Faces On Film’s new album Elite Lines. The nom de guerre of Boston’s Mike Fiore, it is indie rock that is a million miles away from the formulaic paint-by-numbers approach that seems so prevalent currently. Instead we get a winning blend of whip-smart songwriting that combines infectious rhythms, soul-searching introspection and … Continue reading Faces On Film – Elite Lines
New Orleans band Yelephants recently released a new four track EP called You Look Divorced. It’s a most enjoyable blend of fuzzy, garage inspired punk-pop and can be grabbed as a free download from Bandcamp here. . Continue reading MM Shorts 552: Yelephants
We’re previously featured LA-based experimental indie-pop quartet FIM when we posted a couple of tracks from their excellent seven track EP Alien Beach Party. So here is another, and while the tracks we previously posted were noisy, manic, and infectious recalling the early freakouts of Butthole Surfers, Ween and Frank Zappa, Love Die signals a shift to the more chill, indie pop side of FIM. The track has a … Continue reading FIM – Love Die
On the 5th May, A new five track EP by Shunkan (aka New Zealand based Marina Sakimoto) titled Honey, Milk and Blood, will be released on cassette, limited to 50 and housed in fold out card artwork via Art Is Hard (pre-order here). It is scuzzy, lo-fi pop that has elements of everything from Tune-yards to Karen O by way of the Coathangers. Listen/Download EP … Continue reading MM Shorts 551: Shunkan
We are kicking off Easter with a massive Round-Up of lots of new music and bands that have been sat in our in-box patiently waiting to be heard. Some of these have been released already, some are about to be, but either way we have fifteen artists that are all well worth checking out. . Let us begin with Josh Matthews whose work has been compared … Continue reading It’s An Easter Round Up
The Toothe share a musical chemistry born of a lifetime of collaboration and experimentation. Raised in the same small Piedmont town, they relocated to the mountains of Asheville to explore and develop their mutual love of song. Their most recent effort is the Talons EP (out on 10th June), a six-song foray into a hook-laden and intensely engaging sound they call Apocalyptic Americana. The EP draws … Continue reading Introducing >>> The Toothe
Black Girls, a psych-pop quintet out of Richmond, VA recently released long-player Claire Sinclaire. The latest single from it is Buyin’ Time, a potent mix of surf and glam rock. Check it out. Buy the album from Bandcamp here. . Continue reading MM Shorts 548: Black Girls
The Mad Mackerel 