Post-punk three piece, Dirt Dress have been a fixture of the LA scene since their conception in 2007. Taking influence from bands like Wire and the Fall, they compose a cultivated racket of guitars, horns, synths, and drums that mixes surf rock with synths in a curiously beguiling way. Revelations is the the title track from their new EP. Check it out below. . Continue reading MM Shorts 618: Dirt Dress
Hailing from the heart of the Black Country, God Damn are a red-hot burning molten pot of pop hooks and grinding, bludgeoning riffs and rhythms. Here is the video for latest single Horus. . . Continue reading New Video: God Damn – Horus
Communions spawn from the same four-wall rehearsal spot as Iceage and Lower – and from under the same roof as most of the local new punk, industrial and synth scene in Copenhagen, Denmark. This track, So Long Sun, is the A side to a 7″ coming Nov 10th on Tough Love and it’s a keeper. Have a listen. . Continue reading New From Communions
We’re a little late to this one, but the propulsive, noise drenched swirl of Soviet by Atlanta-based trio Dasher is just too good to ignore. Have a listen. . Continue reading MM Shorts 617: Dasher
Here is the latest single from Blackpool three piece Darlia, titled Stars Are Aligned and it may well be their best release to date. While it sacrifices none of the heaviness of earlier releases and the rumbling, bruising riffs are in place, there is a more refined, more confident touch with the melody that elevates it from the merely good into a whole new league altogether. … Continue reading New Darlia Single
Jersey City’s Vomitface have released their debut music video for the track Sloppy Joes, from their self-titled EP released this summer! Shot in the backroom of Revival Vintage in Hoboken, NJ, the video is both an homage and incisive send-up of the traditional performance video—the band wanted to be “completely reverent and irreverent simultaneously.” Watch and see how they managed it… . . Continue reading New Video: Vomitface – Sloppy Joes
1. Mark Lanegan Band – Harvest Home 2. Hurray For The Riff Raff – Everybody Knows 3. Hollis Brown – Wait For Me Virginia 4. Diarrhea Planet – Heatwave 5. Blitzen Trapper – To Be Young (Is To Be Sad, Is To Be High) (Ryan Adams Cover) 6. Field Report – Marigolden . . . . . . . Continue reading Six Songs You Should Have Heard This Week
We’ve had more than a few tasty videos for tasty tunes fly our way in the recent days and weeks. Here is a quick round-up of some of our favourites from the likes of Landlady, alansmithee, Handsome Jack, Hiss Golden Messenger, Split Screens, Stone Jack Jones, Yes I’m Leaving, Slaves, The Last Bison, The Ruminaters, Buffalo Stack and Chris Staples. . . . . . … Continue reading Video Round Up
PINS will return with a limited edition cassette EP Come Back for Cassette Day on 27th September. The Manchester four-piece have shared the title track, a cover of the The Belles song from 1966, which delivers a sound not unlike the mighty Rezillos put in a blender with We’ve Got A Fuzzbox. The EP also features two other covers of 1960s girls in the garage bands, with … Continue reading PINS Cover The Belles
1. Caitlin Rose – Gemini Moon 2. Fear Of Men – Sleeper (Ty Segall cover) 3. Allo Darlin’ – Bright Eyes 4. Iceage – How Many 5. Lower Plenty – On The Beach . . . . . . Continue reading Five Songs You Should Have Heard This Week
The Mad Mackerel 