Video: Sharkmuffin – Foul Play
Sharkmuffin’s brand of noise-punk and psych-pop has been a regular feature on MM. This is the video for the excellent Foul Play from post recent EP release 1097. . . Continue reading Video: Sharkmuffin – Foul Play
Category: Punk
The Wind-up Birds – The Gristle
Next week the Wind-up Birds will release their second full length long player Poor Music. It is a collection of 17 tracks of scalpel-sharp observation that lay bare the nuances of life in the UK with an unflinching honesty and eye for detail. Black humour abounds, and if ever there were a band for whom the proverb “many a true word said in jest” applied then … Continue reading The Wind-up Birds – The Gristle
Weekend Round Up
While we’ve started each weekend to pick out five (good) tracks that have been setting the internet ablaze during the week, there are still lots of tunes that are not getting the attention their quality deserves. Here for a Sunday morning is a few that we’ve picked out…the spectral, desert folk of Jess Williamson, from the ashes of Abe Vigoda comes the new-wavey Roses, we have warped, … Continue reading Weekend Round Up
Five Songs You Should Have Heard This Week
1. Sharon Van Etten – Your Love Is Killing Me 2. Parquet Courts – Instant Disassembly 3. Peter Matthew Bauer – Philadelphia Raga 4. Big Search – Role Reversal 5. Lydia Loveless – Mile High . . . . . . Continue reading Five Songs You Should Have Heard This Week
MM Shorts 565: NONES
Ugly Head is a brilliantly titled track from the forthcoming debut album Midwestern Family Values by NONES. Think a chaotic churn of damaged and warped anti-reality and you’re not even getting close…like having a cocktail stick rammed in your eye if you will. Lovely stuff. It is out this month on HoZac Records . Continue reading MM Shorts 565: NONES
New From Naomi Punk
We were big fans of Naomi Punk’s excellent 2012 debut of dense, cathartic chaos The Feeling and Television Man, the first taste from their forthcoming sophomore effort of the same name, more than keeps up the good work. Listen below. . Continue reading New From Naomi Punk
MM Shorts 563: Stickers
In August, Seattle based no-wave noiseniks Stickers will release their debut album Swollen via End of Time Records. The first single is the pulsating, churning menace of Outlet, which carries a palpable sense of unease, and which we are obviously delighting in! It bodes extremely well for the album. Strem/download it here. Pre-order Swollen here. . Continue reading MM Shorts 563: Stickers
Saturday @ The Great Escape
Having spent two days at the Great Escape mostly under a regular onslaught of aggressive guitars and drums, it was a relief to head out early and catch a marvellous set of twangy Americana, folk and country from The Crooked Brothers who were playing at the Alberta Music Week Canada Showcase – not only that but there was a mighty fine breakfast on offer too. … Continue reading Saturday @ The Great Escape
Five Songs You Should Have Heard This Week
1. First Aid Kit – Cedar Lane 2. Rose Windows – There Is A Light 3. The Antlers – Hotel 4. Hamilton Leithauser – In The Shallows 5. Vomitface – Sloppy Joes . . . . . . Continue reading Five Songs You Should Have Heard This Week
Friday @ The Great Escape
On reflection, it was a day for the Celts at the Great Escape, and the Aussies, and even the Argentinians… We kicked off the day with a set from New Desert Blues, whose mix of folk, country and indie rock has graced previous posts here on MM. They have a debut album in the pipeline and happily the songs they showcased from this stood up … Continue reading Friday @ The Great Escape
The Mad Mackerel 