Fool For You is a new track of incendiary, distorted, noise-pop from Southampton’s Wild Smiles, that sits, snarling happily, somewhere between Dinosaur Jr and the Jesus & Mary Chain. Have a listen, or grab it as a free download from their Facebook page here. . Continue reading New From Wild Smiles
Today, Chris T Popper and I are heading south to Brighton and our first visit to the Great Escape festival. There are a whole host of bands we’re looking forward to seeing, from the South American punk-pop of Las Kellies, the angst of Gambles, the spectral folk of Mirel Wagner and the junkyard blues of the Amazing Snakeheads, to the stoned slacker indie of Dune Rats and the … Continue reading We’re Heading to the Great Escape…A Playlist
Recently we posted Total Control’s Flesh War from their forthcoming long player Typical System. The band emerged from Australia’s punk scene in ’08, releasing a succession of 7″s that developed from an aggressive post-punk band sound to studio forays into electronic forms from minimal wave to house. Subsequently, they have released four very different records: a split 12″ with Thee Oh Sees, a 7″ single on … Continue reading Total Control – Expensive Dog
We’ve already posted Meal For One, Free Swim’s homage to TV dinners and the delights of Ian McShane’s acting career. From the same EP comes this undeniably infectious homage to some of the mainstay female celebrities (plus some random other things…Cardiff City, the tale of Pigling Bland, flapjacks) that the band have “fallen in love with” over the years. It’s a bit like Art Brut gone madder … Continue reading More From Free Swim
Here is an irreverent video of lady bikers causing chaos in a bar. It is for fuzzy, punk rockers Fist City’s new single Let’s Rip. . . Continue reading Video: Fist City – Let’s Rip
Andrew Jackson Jihad’s new LP Christmas Island is due on Monday. The band has released their new video for album opener Temple Grandin – the film takes some of the more visual themes within the song and brings them to life on three massive projector screens in an L.A. soundstage. Watch it and stream another track from the album, Children of God. . . . Continue reading Video: Andrew Jackson Jihad – Temple Grandin
1. Sharon Van Etten – Every Time The Sun Comes Up 2. Parquet Courts – Black & White 3. Thee Tee Pees – Indian Bingo 4. Stagnant Pools – You Whir 5. Blessa – Unfurl . . . . . Continue reading Five Songs You Should Have Heard This Week
Silent Lions are a sinister twosome of heavy-soul, stoned blues and chill-punk, memorably described as ‘Hall & Oates backed by Rage Against The Machine.’ This is their video for Runnin’ Me Down – judge for yourself. . . . Continue reading Video: Silent Lions – Runnin’ Me Down
Starting with drums that could have sprung from a South London ghetto blaster, Reflective Skull, the new single from Brisbane’s DZ Deathrays quickly launches into a gut wrenching riff, cathartic half-howls and a rhythm section that both spirals and swaggers – all capped off in just three and a half destructive minutes. Let sonic mayhem ensue… . Continue reading DZ Deathrays – Reflective Skull
Out of My Head, the new album from San Antonio rock ‘n’ rollers The Rich Hands takes its cues from classic rock, garage punk, and even a little surf pop. There are riffs aplenty, and the tight rhythms, infectious hooks and supercharged anthems are gleefully belted out throughout the dozen loud and proud tracks. It is out on May 6th via Fountain Records, with a cassette … Continue reading Rich Hands – So Fine
The Mad Mackerel 