You know the drill I’m sure. Here then are no less than 13 collected new tunes from the past week for a perfect weekend playlist… 1. Surfer Blood – Hey Ya (Outkast cover) 2. Childbirth – Nasty Grrls 3. Yuck – Hold Me Closer 4. Diet Cig – Sleep Talk 5. Public Service Broadcasting – The Other Side 6. Chelsea Wolfe – After The Fall … Continue reading Thirteen Songs You Should Have Heard This Week
Jazz / punk / barrelhouse musician Stephanie Nilles will release her fifth full-length album, Uncle Stephanie’s Murder Ballads digitally via Attention Spaniel Records on July 31st with a physical autumn release (date TBD) via Tradition & Moderne. Uncle Stephanie’s Murder Ballads blends original songs with covers of artists such as Jelly Roll Morton (The Murder Ballad) and MaxNormal.tv (Laf Nag). It is an album built on the dark … Continue reading Stephanie Nilles – Uncle Stephanie’s Murder Ballads
Coming out from Leicester’s Luminous Music Collective are MidCity, a young four piece taking influences from Nirvana, Death from Above 1979 and The Killers and throwing out jagged, grumbling, dirty bass driven indie garage-rock. Check out the rather good Needles below. . Continue reading MM Shorts 736: MidCity
Good day! We’ve been continuing our trawl back through the in-box for all the gems and hidden treasures that await us, and all to share with you this fine summer’s morning. Another eight tracks, some older than others, all worth some of your attention, give it to me now… The Ethical Debating Society have just released debut album New Sense on London’s excellent Odd Box Records. Across 14 … Continue reading Another Monday Round-Up
Coming in typical fashion from a band soon to release a 90+ minute, 29-track indie-rock odyssey of an album, New York’s Titus Andronicus have shared video’s for not one but six tracks (including a brilliant Daniel Johnston cover), or as the band call it “the album’s second act”, known as The Magic Morning/Beside Himself. Clocking in at nearly 15 minutes, prepare to be amused and … Continue reading New Six Track Titus Andronicus Video
It’s that time again. Ten more new tracks rounded up and herded into one convenient place for you… 1. Father John Misty – The Suburbs (Arcade Fire cover) 2. La Luz – Don’t Wanna Be Anywhere 3. Blank Realm – River Of Longing 4. Bully – Get Me Away From Here I’m Dying (Belle & Sebastian cover) 5. Diagrams – You Can Talk To Me … Continue reading Ten Songs You Should Have Heard This Week
Following on from our Monday Morning Round Up post, here is a second instalment of another eight fine tunes that we have uncovered whilst trying to catch up with our in-box. All starting with some easy going country rock from Americana band The Afternoon Edition. The solid harmonies and laid back approach on their debut single Canyon Lights recalls such greats as The Band and Crosby Stills … Continue reading MM’s Wednesday Morning Round Up
Milwaukee psych-punks The Rashita Joneses have a new 7″ release to share that show the trio in a light of a developing sound, this time, thicker, nastier, yet catchier than ever. The title track My Finger throws down a gauntlet of grunge-inspired riffs. And in true Joneses fashion, it features catchy vocal melodies…screaming “Fuck the system…fuck the man. I’m eating pizza in my van!” And then the dudes … Continue reading The Rashita Joneses – My Finger 7″
Have to confess to being somewhat ignorant of the Membranes and their place in punk history despite the presence of John Robb in their ranks. Having formed in 1977 and released six studio albums, the last being in 1989, they reformed for a festival appearance in 2009 and now have a new long player Dark Matter/Dark Energy via Cherry Red, which came out last week. … Continue reading Membranes – Do The Supernova
With one of the best cover sleeves we’ve seen all year, Vaguess have announced The Bodhi Collection, a compilation of twenty tracks taken from previous cassette and other self-releases from around the Los Angeles area. Mixing proto-punk riffs, garage sneer and the attitude of heyday-era Ramones, the songs are two-minute nuggets caked with bonehead attitude and crackling distortion. Vaguess (actually pronounced “Vegas”) is the moniker of rock and … Continue reading Introducing >>> Vaguess
The Mad Mackerel 