The music of L.A. WITCH is raw and bloody, echoing of bad decisions through a thick, smoky haze of reverb. Veering between moody post-punk and blues-punk ballads, new single Drive Your Car is an exploration far beyond 2014’s fuzzed-out, lo-fi Get Lost. Explosive drumming and heavy basslines set the mood for reverb-drenched spaced-out guitar, and vocals reminiscent of a darker, more rebellious Mazzy Star. Often compared to … Continue reading MM Recommends… L.A. WITCH
Surely our cup overfloweth this week with pristine new tunes of all kinds. To follow yesterday’s collection of tracks culled from the past week, here are ten more for you. Just too many to choose from… MOURN – Evil Dead Audacity – Lock On The Door Car Seat Headrest – Drunk Drivers/Killer Whales Woods – Morning Light A Dead Forest Index – Myth Retraced Great Lake … Continue reading Ten More Songs You Should Have Heard This Week
Here is this week’s offering of songs gathered from the past seven days that are surely worth a bit of your attention and ear-time. From the garage rock of The Limiñanas and Music Band to the proto-punk of The Gotobeds, the haunting gothic pop of Marissa Nadler and the soulful delta blues of C.W. Stinking. We have Easter treats for everyone. All yours… The Limiñanas – Prisunic Arbor Labor Union – Belief’d … Continue reading Ten Songs You Should Have Heard This Week
It has been a good while since the last Nickel In The Jukebox feature. So to put that right, here are ten new tunes of different styles for you to compare and contrast. We like them all, but you decide for yourself – hit or miss? The Bones Of J.R. Jones – Hammers And Nails [RIYL: Blues, Scott H Biram, William Elliott Whitmore] ShitKid – … Continue reading Nickel In The Jukebox (Vol. 12)
Camp Howard just released their self-titled, debut full-length. It is a blast of jangly guitar-pop reminiscent of Kurt Vile and Real Estate but with a fuzzy ode to Seattle grunge at times. All delivered with a sun-soaked slacker affection. Listen to album opener, Holding Her Tight below. Buy the album here. Continue reading MM Shorts 832: Camp Howard
Ambulance is the debut single from Brooklyn’s Russian Baths. It is a powerful slab of noise-rock that undulates and rolls under the spell of swelling guitars and pummelling percussion. Most gratifying. Listen below. Continue reading MM Shorts 829: Russian Baths
A day late perhaps, but none the worse for all that. Our collection from the past seven days includes ten new tracks from Bleached, Andy Shauf, Julianna Barwick and the welcome returns of both Big Deal and Virginia Wing. Bleached – Sour Candy Andy Shauf – The Magician Cat’s Eyes – Drag Big Deal – Say Yes Virginia Wing – Rhonda Margo Price – Hurtin’ (On The … Continue reading Ten Songs You Should Have Heard This Week
To their eternal credit, Toronto’s Hooded Fang continue to blast their sound to smithereens before picking up the the most jagged pieces and moving forth. Due out on the 13th May via their own Daps Records, their latest musical offering, Venus On Edge, is full of Ritalin tempos, sheet metal guitars, manic riffs, hypnotic basslines and spastic rhythms. The band have shared album standout A Final Hello from it … Continue reading Hooded Fang – A Final Hello
Eagulls have announced details of the release of a new single, Skipping, from their forthcoming second album, Ullages. It is another bleakly pulsating slab of post-punk gristle and glory, although its dark heart is shot through with shards of piercing, melodic intent. Which all means we like it very much. And you should to… Skipping, recorded at Continue reading More From Eagulls
Angel O is the latest single from Neighbors’ upcoming long player Very Rare Expensive Jewelry. It is another expertly crafted slice of catchy-as-hell, indie-artrock that jerks and writhes like the fish on the end of a line, as crunchy, dueling guitars bounce back and forth between the left and right channels. It sits somewhere between Talking Heads and Killing Joke’s Wardance! Resistance is futile… Stream … Continue reading More From Neighbors
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