Videos of the Day: Temples || Steel Phantoms || Golden Animals || The Minx

Videos this morning include the kaleidoscopic psychedelia of Temples new single Colours To Life, the retro TV spoof of Steel Phantoms and their film for track Curtain Call, some hazy, windswept moves from Golden Animals, and lastly some refreshingly sharp, snappy indie-pop from Manchester’s The Minx with an energetic video to match. . [Click through for free download] . . Continue reading Videos of the Day: Temples || Steel Phantoms || Golden Animals || The Minx

MM Shorts 400: David Lynch & Lykke Li

David Lynch and Lykke Li – a duo merged from reverb, processed voices and modern-day doo-wop! “Most of the songs start out as a type of blues jam and then we go sideways from there. What comes out is a hybrid, modernized form of low-down blues.” I’m Waiting Here is a bonus track from Lynch’s new album The Big Dream. Continue reading MM Shorts 400: David Lynch & Lykke Li

Wednesday Means Six Of The Best

Time for a round up of six more excellent bands and their tunes that have been spinning regularly on the MM virtual turntable. First out of the blocks are Manchester’s Temple Songs, a 4 piece outfit smashing out brilliantly crafted psychedelic pop tunes – the kind of tracks that you might stumble across on a carefully selected LA Nuggets compilation and wonder how it is of the … Continue reading Wednesday Means Six Of The Best

Introducing >>> Mission Dorado

Checklist: Slide guitar, heavy groove, psychedelic undercurrents, laid-back vocals, twisted folksongs and haunted narratives, trippy, hypnotic. Thankfully, all the above are very much present and correct in the debut album of warm, dusty Americana from Mission Dorado’s new album Yannash Nahollo (Comanche for White Buffalo), which sees a release on July 9th. Have a listen to On The Range. Continue reading Introducing >>> Mission Dorado

New Album & Free EP From Sons Of Hippies

Sons Of Hippies was conceived high in the mountains of Tennessee amid fellow music lovers at a festival on a 700-acre farm. Their name originated when Brazilian native Jonas Canales and Florida-bred Katherine Kelly probed familial bonds to discover they were, indeed, children of hippy parents. The duo’s mix of dreamy, melodic psychedelia and shoegaze struck a chord with audiences and their second album, Griffons At … Continue reading New Album & Free EP From Sons Of Hippies

MM Shorts 396: Horse Lords

For each release in the LAMC split 7” series, Famous Class asks one of their favorite bands to provide them with a previously unreleased track for the A-side and also asks them to pick their favourite up and coming artist to provide a track for the B-side. The ninth release in the series features Lower Dens on the A-side with Non Grata, and Horse Lords … Continue reading MM Shorts 396: Horse Lords

MM Shorts 395: Lilacs & Champagne

Lilacs & Champagne, the project of Grails’ Emil Amos and Alex Hall, is built on warped samples and scorched guitar solos, creating a playful, psychedelic take on damaged funk and pop. Made up of sounds sourced from Scandinavian porn and hyper-obscure b-movies from the late ’60s, new album Danish & Blue was created to be a direct tribute to the musical outsiders of the past. … Continue reading MM Shorts 395: Lilacs & Champagne

New Track From King Khan & The Shrines

King Khan & The Shrines have unveiled the very first new track Born to Die, from the brand new album Idle No More, set for release on September 3rd on Merge Records. A mere six years since the release of their last album, What Is!?, the new record is full of sweat-drenched, ass shaking, groovy, psyched-out numbers, complete with rip roaring horn lines, southern fried … Continue reading New Track From King Khan & The Shrines