Toronto’s Mexican Slang will release their official debut EP Inside The Velvet Castle on July 15th via Buzz Records. A thrilling blast of psych rock and garage punk, that recalls the best of Fugazi to vintage Cramps, it is all twisted together within infectious melodies that are equal parts rough and deceivingly sweet. Lead by Annabelle Lee, the EP is a reflection of her time committed to a psychiatric … Continue reading Mexican Slang – Blisters
We have hitherto managed to remain fairly impervious to the charms of Bear In Heaven, but Time Between, the first taste from forthcoming new album Time Is Over One Day Old is set to change all that. It kicks off innocently enough, then after ten seconds veers into a soundtrack from a forgotten 70s horror flick, then morphs by way of classic Secret Machines into something that … Continue reading MM Shorts 576: Bear In Heaven
The video for All The Way Slow finds the Athens folk collaboration Old Smokey rollicking through the three-and-a-half minute tune, growing more monstrous as the song progresses. . . . Continue reading Video: Old Smokey – All The Way Slow
1. Avi Buffalo – So What 2. Greys – Pretty Grim 3. Traams – Giddy 4. Tennis – Never Work For Free 5. The Dune Rats – Dalai Lama Big Banana Marijuana . . . . . Continue reading Five Songs You Should Have Heard This Week
Cinematic psych duo Saint Agnes are set to release their brand new single Old Bone Rattle on the 10th June. The title track showcases the band’s trademark Ennio Morricone rock n’ roll style, trippy Western inspired psychedelic-rock in its purest form – warped and twisted. The B-side sees the pair – Jon Tufnell of The Lost Souls Club and Lola Colt’s Kitty Austen – duet … Continue reading Saint Agnes – Old Bone Rattle
We love Parquet Courts. We love Black & White. We love this video. Sunbathing Animal is out today. We love it. . Continue reading Video: Parquet Courts – Black & White
Hyde & Beast are a Sunderland duo made up of Dave Hyde and Neil Bassett. Dave (Hyde) is the drummer from The Futureheads and Neil (Beast) was in The Golden Virgins. Their highly-praised debut album, and one of our favourites of that year, Slow Down came out in 2011 on their own label Tail Feather Records. Now the long wait for new material is over … Continue reading The Very Welcome Return Of Hyde & Beast
1. The Felice Brothers – Lion 2. Woods – Tambourine Light 3. Bad History Month – The Imaginary Tone Of My Own Voice Talking Shit 4. JJ – All White Everything 5. Gulp – Seasoned Sun . . . . . . Continue reading Five Songs You Should Have Heard This Week
We are looking forward to the Vacant Lots debut album Departure that is out on Sonic Cathedral on the 30th June. We’ve already posted the excellent Mad Mary Jones that has become a particularly firm favourite with Mrs M, and now we have another top-notch example of their combination of hypnotic psychedelia and straight up punk rock with Before The Evening’s Thru’. Listen below. Pre-order … Continue reading The Vacant Lots – Before The Evening’s Thru’
Our new favourite band have released a new single Nighttime, taken from their outstanding debut album Amphetamine Ballads. Here is a suitably dark, hallucinatory video to accompany it. . Continue reading Video: The Amazing Snakeheads – Nighttime
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