A couple of weeks ago, DUMB saw the proper release of their debut album Live Fast Die Dumb, which had previously been released on cassette only. Now the band have announced their new album Less will see the light of day on Friday 31st March through Axis Mundi Records (order here). The Austin, TX guitar trio create a pretty tasty and unique blend of rock’n’roll, … Continue reading MM Shorts 932: DUMB
From the depths of Melbourne’s rock pool, Shrimpwitch have emerged from the waves with their debut Eggs Eggs Eggs EP, a ferocious mix of high energy garage punk and rock’n’roll. The duo going under the monikers Georgi Goonsack and Kim Prawn, are the first release from the Hysterical Records label. Listen to Lust For A Kick below, a lustful, boozy, hedonistic tale of pleasure and pain. You can pre-order the EP … Continue reading Introducing >>> Shrimpwitch
Here is the title track from Left Lane Cruiser’s new full-length studio effort, Claw Machine Wizard. The duo are still putting out some of the gnarliest, primordial, gut-bucket blues-punk imaginable… Praise be for that! Stream it below. Continue reading Left Lane Cruiser – Claw Machine Wizard
We’ve already posted three singles from Belgian garage punks Mind Rays and here is the fourth (and final) track shared from upcoming debut album Nerve Endings. Follow Suit is the best yet – another snarling, pulsating slab of sleaze-riddled proto-punk that gleefully runs the gamut from primetime Stooges to Ty Segall. Wig out to it below. Continue reading More From Mind Rays
Lawrence, Kansas duo Arc Flash, who will release their full length debut Carbon Copy on 31st March, via High Dive Records, have shared the record’s latest single, Divination. The duo of Mark Rockwell (drums) and James Thomblison (guitar/vocals) who also play in garage psych band Psychic Heat, offer their own unique brand of sonic space rock and intense mutant pop, built on blistering punk energy, infectious hooks, and raw, fuzzy … Continue reading Introducing >>> Arc Flash
Scab Hand are another band to emerge from Brighton’s febrile underbelly, a three-piece forged from former Love Buzzard frontman and guitarist Kevin Lennon, former Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster drummer Rob Ling and bassist Dan Stirrat. Irregular Bed is their debut single, a hugely enjoyable squelching fuzz pot of squealing aural mayhem. Have a listen. Continue reading MM Shorts 927: Scab Hand
This week our round up includes a brilliantly angry and frustrated single from Swedish sisters First Aid Kit for International Women’s Day, another track from the prolific Ty Segall’s upcoming EP, the first taste from Bonnie Prince Billy’s Merle Haggard covers record with a version of the classic Mama Tried. This week’s offering from the Our First 100 Days Project comes from Self Esteem (none other … Continue reading Nine Songs You Should Have Heard This Week
Norwegian livewire punks Sløtface constantly look to spin conventions on their head. For their song Empire Records (off the EP of the same name) they have spoofed the 2000 classic High Fidelity, complete with a John Cusack character and all! Watch it below, and catch them at SxSW if you’re there… Continue reading New Video: Sløtface – Empire Records
Irish garage punks Otherkin were a most enjoyable discovery at the Great Escape last year, and after the success of the 201 EP and it’s successor The New Vice EP the four-piece are back with their first single of 2017, Bad Advice. It is the lead track from their upcoming debut album and cements their reputation for furious, old fashioned, punk rock. Have a listen. Continue reading Otherkin – Bad Advice
Back in January we shared the fuzzy, agitated slacker-pop of Eureka California’s new single Wigwam. Now the Athens, Georgia duo have offered up a second track from the single to share – the equally good Only Birds No Feathers. Have a listen – they’ll also be at SxSW this month too. Continue reading Eureka California – Only Birds No Feathers
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