MM Shorts 798: The Foetals

Manchester based lo-fi pop act The Foetals is the new project from a rather busy Jolan Lewis (he’s also the frontman of The Pink Teens, and plays in Francis Lung’s (ex WU LYF) band as well as Aldous RH). The Foetals’ upcoming debut LP Meet The Foetals, is due on December 4 via PNKSLM Recordings on limited edition 12″ vinyl and as a special edition deluxe … Continue reading MM Shorts 798: The Foetals

Nickel In The Jukebox (Vol. 9)

  House of Spirituals – Too Many Days  [RIYL: Chain-gang gospel, Blind Willie Johnson, Alabama Shakes]   The She’s – Cherry Red  [RIYL: Surf-rock, the Go-Go’s, Shonen Knife]   Gang – Animalia  [RIYL: Fuzzy psych, Dinosaur Jr., Wand]   Sixties Future – Saint  [RIYL: Rust-belt Americana, Delta Spirit, Futurebirds]   Morning Smoke – Soft Decay  [RIYL: Noise-rock, Eagulls, Sonic Youth]   Corinna Rose – I’m So Lonesome … Continue reading Nickel In The Jukebox (Vol. 9)

New From The Fat White Family

The Fat White Family have announced details of the release of Whitest Boy On The Beach, the first track from their forthcoming second album. The single is released on Friday 15th January on the band’s own Without Consent label. It is already a contender for grooviest song of the year – another brilliant slice of sleazy, pulsating psychedelia and mutant funk. The band release their second … Continue reading New From The Fat White Family

Ten Songs You Should Have Heard This Week

A perfect ten (count ’em) rounded up for you this week, all fresh and emerging blinking into the daylight. Or something like that… Menace Beach – Holidays Are Heavy The Big Pink – High Times So Pitted – Rot In Hell The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart – Hell Pretty Vicious – Are You Ready For Me Rare Monk – California Sunflower Bean – … Continue reading Ten Songs You Should Have Heard This Week

Nickel In The Jukebox (Vol. 8)

Our eighth collection of ten tunes for the virtual jukebox – give them a spin and decide hit… or miss.   Passport To Stockholm – Let Me Know  [RIYL: Indie-folk, Lanterns on the Lake, Loch Lomond]   Ripper – On The Curb  [RIYL: Punk, Germs, Dead Kennedys]   Trotting Bear – Hesitate  [RIYL: Folk, Sufjan Stevens, Iron & Wine]   Bad Sounds – Avalanche  [RIYL: Indie-pop, … Continue reading Nickel In The Jukebox (Vol. 8)

Nine Songs You Should Have Heard This Week

Our regular collection of the best of this week’s new releases for you including a couple of tasty cover versions. Freakwater – The Asp And The Albatross Quilt – Eliot St. The Brainstems – Simple Joys Freedom Fry – 1979 (Smashing Pumpkins cover) Coves – Stormy Coke Weed – Malocchio Noun – Loveblood Little May – Skeletons (Yeah Yeah Yeahs cover) Kite Base – Miracle … Continue reading Nine Songs You Should Have Heard This Week

The Leaf Library – Asleep Between Stations

Asleep Between Stations is the new single to taken from The Leaf Library’s debut album Daylight Versions out now on wiaiwya. The track started life as an ode to falling asleep on trains, but could just as well be about drifting off to the buzz and static of radio waves over the North Sea. The song is underpinned by heavy pedal steel drones and joyful … Continue reading The Leaf Library – Asleep Between Stations

New EP From The Dead Heir

The Dead Heir are a six piece psychedelic rock group from Melbourne, Australia that we featured previously back in July of last year. The band are soon to release their second EP The Dead Heir Go Wild!, through Psychic Ric Records on 2nd November 2015. Having detached themselves from their garage grit, and shifted up a gear in production, they have recently released a single, … Continue reading New EP From The Dead Heir