Spoilers made our end of year best of lists and are back with a new self-released single on the band’s own label Vibe/Anti-Vibe label, available on limited edition orange cassette and 7″ lathe cut especially for Record Store Day. Nothing is another cracker – sharp, catchy punk rock reminiscent of early Wire, Parquet Courts and Uranium Club. Have a listen. Order here. Continue reading New Single From Spoilers
Brooklyn punks Sharkmuffin have featured a few times on MM, and will release new album Tsuki on the 5th May. They have shared the first taste from it – an ode to The X Files, Scully is a Sharkmuffin is a droney, echoing dive into the unknown. Stream it here. Continue reading New From Sharkmuffin
With influences that range from the psychedelia of The Flaming Lips and MGMT to the more sombre likes of Jose Gonzalez, Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy and Jeff Buckley, Swedish singer-songwriter Jacob Johansson aka Mount Song has shared the second single from his new self-titled album. Incorporating an absorbing mix of traditional folk-indie tropes with tentative descents into psychedelia and more prog-inspired sounds, Here It Goes merges dark, hazy atmospherics to create … Continue reading More From Mount Song
Wooden Wand has shared another single off his upcoming album, Clipper Ship. Of School’s Out, James Jackson Toth says it “uses summer vacation as a metaphor for a lifetime spent on Earth: existence as a brief event occurring between one unknown darkness (the end of one school year, birth) and another (the beginning of a new school year, death). Present throughout are the themes that run … Continue reading Wooden Wand – School’s Out
Australian pysch-rockers Stonefield, who recently wrapped up a US tour with King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, have released their new LP, As Above So Below, via Rebel Union Recordings/Mushroom. The band also has a new 7″ out on Greenway Records, which features confrontational single Changes backed with the gloomier Sister. Stream them both below. Continue reading MM Shorts 938: Stonefield
Hailing from Los Angeles, and evoking the spirits of the canyons, beaches, hills, valleys and alleys, Dream Club are a group of friends who celebrate the spirit of their hometown and it’s rich musical history by playing California Rock thick with three-part harmonies, sun drenched melodies, psychedelic jams and haunting lyrics. Check out California Dreams Or The Head Trip Scene, the first track released off of the … Continue reading MM Shorts 937: Dream Club
US Americana singer-songwriter Marie Danielle has released her debut UK single Soldier. The track is taken from her recent album Hustler (which features long standing MM faves The Felice Brothers and Fleet Foxes’ Christian Wargo on backing band duties). She had always played her songs in private until a brush with death in a violent domestic relationship lent her the courage to reach out to an artist she greatly … Continue reading Introducing >>> Marie Danielle
Nashville trio The Bad Signs are vocalist Samantha Harlow and brothers Nat and Rob Rufus. Rob is also the author of the book Die Young With Me (Simon & Schuster) about his own battle with cancer. Together they create a wonderfully seedy tribute to the fringe culture of 1960s America – the beatniks, the beehives, the bikers, the whole scene. New EP, Black Magic Moments, will be an … Continue reading MM Shorts 936: The Bad Signs
Wrinkle Pillow is the DIY, lo-fi, bedroom recorded B-side to Lucky Shivers’ debut single, Human By Night. A catchy slacker indie track that is accompanied by a homemade phone video made for just £10, a green screen and some tinfoil. Watch / stream them both below. Continue reading MM Shorts 935: Lucky Shivers
Car Seat Headrest – That Joke Isn’t Funny Anymore (Smiths cover) Royal Blood – Lights Out Iggy Pop – Asshole Blues Hurray For The Riff Raff – Be My Baby (Ronettes cover) YAWN – Hum Land Of Talk – Loving (featuring Sharon Van Etten) Kevin Morby – Aboard My Train Wavves – Million Enemies Continue reading Eight Songs You Should Have Heard This Week
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