Seattle duo Iska Dhaaf have spent the past three years writing their debut album Even The Sun Will Burn. In many, many ways it is an album of contrasts – joyful and melancholic, subtle and brutal, uncompromising and welcoming it mixes punk, psychedelia, indie rock and even dream pop into a triumphant whole that manages to be much more than the mere sum of its parts. … Continue reading Introducing >>> Iska Dhaaf
Hobart’s Heart Beach have released their latest single Hours as a name-your-price download from Bandcamp here. Describing themselves as “sad minimal Hobartian skuzz pop drone harmonies”, they are well worth adding to your next playlist… . . Continue reading MM Shorts 539: Heart Beach
Once again it is time to hurl in the lifesaving post of a Round Up, thrown boldly into the rising tide of cracking new tunes that are lapping against the very top of our inbox. Ten bands, thirteen tracks…dip in! . First up is the raw, take-no-prisoners rock’n’roll of Scary People’s tracks Crush The Bug and Chicago – pure, unadulterated foot-stomping noise. . Slow Club release their much … Continue reading Round Up Time
NE-HI’s hypnotic, psychedelic pop sound comes through beautifully on their forthcoming self-titled LP. In recent times, Chicago has become a hot bed for psych-pop and NE-HI is adding its jangly touch, lush vocals, and spaced out grooves to the scene. Watch the video, then grab yourself Since I’ve Been Thinking from their Bandcamp page for free. Pre-order the limited edition vinyl here. . . Continue reading MM Shorts 538: NE-HI
Now in its third year, wiaiwya-7777777 is a seven inch singles club, and a very ambitious seven inch singles club at that – it is a celebration of the format and all things seven… Subscribers to wiaiwya-7777777 2014 will get seven picture discs (released on the 7th of the month) that together form a fully illustrated seven step guide to releasing your own records – … Continue reading WIAIWYA-7777777 Singles Club
Brighten the start of the week with no less than five top notch videos (and excellent tunes) from Ages and Ages’ uplifting melodic anthem, the classic slacker-indie of Blonde Summer, the incendiary guitars of Young Romance, Tough Age’s snarling, garage-scuzz, and lastly from Norway Mayflower Madame’s dark post-punk psychedelia. . [Click through for free download] . . . . . Continue reading Videos of the Day: Ages And Ages || Blonde Summer || Young Romance || Tough Age || Mayflower Madame
Paradise releases their sophomore record, Soldiers of the Modern Age on the 22nd April. Emphasising their vintage-inspired sound complete with Farfisa and Hammond Organ, it was recorded over two days in a living room at the Magic Closet on the south side of Portland, Oregon. The record explores the complexities of growing up sheltered in the Bible Belt of the United States. Poetically narrating a young … Continue reading Paradise – Born And Bound
Marrying the rich soul-driven grooves of Pink Floyd, Peter Green era Fleetwood Mac and classic Steely Dan, Tail Feather are back with a new double A-side single of sun-drenched nostalgia pie in the shape of Knocked Down / All of a Sudden, this month. Here is the brand new video for All Of A Sudden. . . And here is Knocked Down. . Continue reading Video: Tail Feather – All Of A Sudden
It’s been a little while since we’ve had a Videos of the Day post, so we’re putting that right with some excellent musical films and tunes from Those Darlins, Eliza And The Bear, We Are Hex, and Suburban Living. . . . . . Continue reading Videos of the Day: Those Darlins || Eliza And The Bear || We are Hex || Suburban Living
Constellations is the title track from the new Moulettes album scheduled for early June. Sessions for the album saw the likes of Herbie Flowers (Lou Reed, David Bowie), Arthur Brown (God of Hellfire), Emma Richardson (Band of Skulls), Blaine Harrison (Mystery Jets) and The Unthanks join the band in the studio. The results are (without getting too cliched), predictably unpredictable and Constellations is a jittery, skittering blend … Continue reading The Moulettes – Constellations
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