Anthemic and noisy. Pop racket. American Culture live out in the desert near four corners (where Arizona, Colorado, Utah and New Mexico meet.) There are no other bands there. No other references. They really like Guided By Voices, Jesus and Mary Chain and Dinosaur Jr. And also powerpop bands like The Soft Boys, The Shoes and The Records. They don’t really want the world to know … Continue reading Introducing >>> American Culture
York duo …And The Hangnails have announced the release of their next single Everybody’s Luck on the 9th March, along with a series of new live dates to kick off the year. The two-piece formed back in 2011 with a DIY punk ethos and frenetic approach to both their live shows and releases, their debut album No Time For Naysayers was written and recorded in … Continue reading MM Shorts 656: …And The Hangnails
We posted recently about Amsterdam based garage punk band St. Tropez’s debut EP recorded live on the banks of a canal in a former gay sauna. This is their new single Cut Me Loose. . Continue reading New From St. Tropez
Beech Creeps have a new video for Son Of Sud. It’s like Motorhead kicking Superchunk’s backside and Soundgarden cheering them on. Or the Melvins eating the Cure. Real rock and roll with juice and bile and sweat and heart. . . Continue reading New Video: Beech Creeps – Son Of Sud
Psych-rock three piece False-Heads have a blistering new EP of huge riffs and garage fuzztones, Wear and Tear, released March 23rd on Hi4Head Records. Their lead single, Wrap Up opens this four track release in classic ‘quiet-loud’ manner, with a pounding rhythm section backing the vocals, bringing to mind ferocious London duo Slaves, before crashing into a doom laden, Sabbath-worthy guitar chorus. Stream it below. . Continue reading Introducing >>> False-Heads
Rapturous gospel, urgent 60s protest soul, unhinged ferocious no-wave – all in one visceral package that is Algiers. New signings to Matador, this is their new track But She Was Not Flying. . . Continue reading MM Shorts 654: Algiers
Darlia release their new single I’ve Never Been To Ohio on the 2nd March, and it also features on their mini-album Petals which is set for release on 23rd February through B-Unique Records. Managing to evoke the classic grunge era albeit with a heavy injection of melody and some authentic punk snarl, the combination froths and fizzes like the evil experiment of some deranged scientist. Watch … Continue reading New Video: Darlia – I’ve Never Been To Ohio
A couple of things that we love are The Walking Dead (roll on the continuation of Season 5 next month) and psych-punk. An unlikely combination you might think, but not so. Enter Margaret Mead is a primitivist psych-punk band from Brooklyn, made up of the former members of other bands who share an interest in cultural anthropology. Ape Tag is an estranged love song, inspired by … Continue reading Introducing >>> Margaret Mead
Wild Pink’s sound can perhaps best be described as paradoxical. The band’s songs are all at once eerie yet comforting, dissonant yet oddly satisfying, mysterious yet undoubtedly intimate. With an intriguing blend of power pop and singer songwriter, Wild Pink contradicts all expectations. The band used to play together as the electronic pop group Challenger. After shedding the electronics a handful of EPs are surfacing, … Continue reading Wild Pink – 2 Songs EP
Telling tales of love, death and terrible beings from beneath the sea, Quiet Quiet Band are the rotting fruits in nu-folk’s verdant pastures. Extrovert practitioners of hillbilly hoedowns, sociopathic shanties and warped waltzes, QQB’s macabre alternative ditties are further animated by a vociferous lyrical delivery, drawing comparisons with such rootsy luminaries as Violent Femmes, Nick Cave and Johnny Cash. They have unveiled their eye-catching video … Continue reading Introducing >>> Quiet Quiet Band
The Mad Mackerel 