The excellently named Daddy Issues are an all girl trio producing a twisted, distorted take on garage-pop that drips with acerbic irony and a healthy dose of cynicism. Ugly When I Cry is a wonderful slab of downbeat grungy pop that we’ve had on repeat ever since we heard it! Stream it below, or grab it for a buy-now deal at Bandcamp. . Continue reading Introducing >>> Daddy Issues
The Manhattan Love Suicides burnt bright between 2006 and 2009. Taking their ferocious sonic assault all over the UK and further afield to New York and SXSW twice. They released one full rough and raw sounding studio LP, a clutch of 7″ singles and EPs, plus a bumper 27 track compilation CD in their four(ish) years together. In 2009, the band came to an unexpected … Continue reading Return Of The Manhattan Love Suicides
Check out the fried sonics of Trans Upper Egypt’s new track Moon Doom. Drums in constant motion, bass that moves from bouncy to sinister, both competing with the syncopated dissonance of two synthesizers-spaceage sounds melting into a chainsaw fight, and all punctuated by scorched vocals. It comes from their second album, self-titled, out on the 4th November via Austin based label, Monofonus Press. Continue reading Trans Upper Egypt – Moon Doom
1. The Brian Jonestown Massacre – Heat 2. The Wave Pictures – Pea Green Coat 3. Screaming Females – Wishing Well 4. Deerhoof – Last Fad 5. Waters – Over It . . . . . Continue reading Five Songs You Should Have Heard This Week
Weyes Blood is the work of Natalie Mering, one time member of experimental troupe Jackie-O Motherfucker and guest on Ariel Pink’s Mature Themes. The sound of Weyes Blood is one of folk (with elements of psych and pop) set against electronics and tape effects, multi-part harmonies, collages and melodic qualities of delay. With vocals, often compared to Nico and of a rare purity and ethereal … Continue reading Weyes Blood – Some Winters
We’ve featured the sludgy, doom-laden psychedelia of Formes a number of times on MM, and the band will be releasing their debut long-player Dysphoria, in November. Tumult is the first song to be taken from the album, an appropriately named stoned, seven minute epic of crushing psych-rock that ups the ante quite significantly from their earlier releases. Download. Dive in… . Continue reading Formes – Tumult
The Wharves combine gracefully minimal psych-rock with fuzzed out folk invoking the reverberated spook of 60s girl groups topped with crunchy guitar and thunderous drumming. They have shared a second track from their upcoming debut, At Bay due out on the 3rd November. Featuring intricate guitars, soaring harmonies and the addition of a foreboding male vocal choir, The Grip recalls the labyrinthian structures of Fleetwood Mac, … Continue reading Introducing >>> The Wharves
1. The Amazing Snakeheads – Can’t Let You Go 2. Angel Olsen – All Right Now 3. Hookworms – On Leaving 4. Ultimate Painting – Ten Street 5. Chumped – Songs About Boats , . . . . . Continue reading Five Songs You Should Have Heard This Week
All the way from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Fossil Cliffs is the new solo project from Mike D’Eon. His debut, self-titled EP is an inspired collection of tracks from the jittery start-stops of opener Summer Sun, to the pop-rock stoner sludge of In My Eyes, and the jangly washed out guitars of Cold, it is an eclectic opening statement tinged with reverb and honesty. Check out Wake Me … Continue reading Fossil Cliffs – Wake Me Up
Drawing inspiration from the likes of Phil Spector, The Velvet Underground, The Cure, My Bloody Valentine and The Jesus And Mary Chain, the September Girls play reverb-soaked noise-pop of the finest order. They first came to our attention at the start of the year with their excellent debut album Cursing The Sea, (see our posts here) and we thoroughly enjoyed their set at the Great … Continue reading New EP From September Girls
The Mad Mackerel 