Aaron Lee Tasjan is set to release his new album Silver Tears on January 6th via New West Records. Like a modern day Cosmic Cowboy, Tasjan creates a heady blend of country-flecked rock-n-roll, veering from acoustic blues to garage-pop psych to smooth Nashville sounds to lush Laurel Canyon fare… bringing to mind the showmanship and humour of Father John Misty as well as Harry Nilsson … Continue reading New Video: Aaron Lee Tasjan – Memphis Rain
Permit is a Bloomington, IN based duo whose debut six track 7” reflects their love of 70s-80s classic rock, punk, and power pop. Think Thin Lizzy, but twice as fast. Listen to the catchy, if unimaginatively titled, Track #6 below, and order the 7″ from Bandcamp here. Continue reading MM Shorts 893: Permit
We will always have a soft spot for Philadelphia’s wonderfully named Pissed Jeans ever since their brilliant Boring Girls was adopted as an anthem by our gentle, sweet middle sprat a few years back. She is sixteen next week and will be just as delighted as me to learn they will release their new album Why Love Now? via Sub Pop on 24th February. It is produced … Continue reading Pissed Jeans Are Back
Seattle R&B/garage-rock trio Night Beats have shared another track from their recent Fuzz Club Session, a brilliant white-knuckle cover of Bo Diddley’s blues classic Mama, Keep Your Big Mouth Shut. The Fuzz Club Sessions are a new series from the London label, the idea is to take the best names in rock and roll, bring them to a studio to lay down some tracks, recorded live … Continue reading Night Beats Cover Bo Diddley
Leeds duo Menace Beach recently announced details of a new album Lemon Memory (due 20th January, on Memphis Industries – pre-order here). They will release a new single, Give Blood, on the same day. It harnesses their raucous and scuzzy energy, but in perhaps their most “pop” moment to date. It’s good. Have a listen. See them live 31 Jan – Sheffield, The Picture House 01 Feb … Continue reading Menace Beach – New Single, New Album, Tour Dates
In the tradition of Swervedriver and Failure, Salt Lake City four piece No Sun play loud, confident, and modern shoegaze. Debut album If Only swells with walls of reverb and texture – shoegaze for those who can appreciate the loudest and dreamiest aspects of the genre. Have a listen to Drown In You. Continue reading MM Shorts 892: No Sun
Here is another from punk-pop four-piece The Regrettes – Seashore is a feminist anthem of sorts. Slightly slower and dare we say calmer than the previous tracks we’ve posted, it allows the defiantly barbed lyrics to take centre stage and it is all the better for it… Listen below. Continue reading More From The Regrettes
Here are nine tunes that may hopefully bring at least a glimmer of light in a bad, bad week. New releases from King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, Little Barrie, Shy Girls and Luxury Death, a cover from Of Montreal and some anti-Trump sentiment from Black Lips and Charly Bliss. Jamie T has released a video for our favourite song from his latest album and … Continue reading Nine Songs You Should Have Heard This Week
There is a crack in everything. That’s how the light gets in. Well a miserable week just got even more miserable. Too many music deaths this year. I’m sure that for many of you, as he did for me, Leonard Cohen soundtracked many late nights of reflective, self-contemplation – often accompanied by too much alcohol and more. The man was a genuine poet of song, sad and … Continue reading RiP: Leonard Cohen
Garage-indie, Chicago four-piece Dogs At Large have just released a new tape called it’s nothing I’d wear. The eight songs are notable for pummeling bass and drums, dagger-like guitar stabs, psychedelic flangers, and proggy song structures that often end far from where they began. Tying it all together is the howling croon of Sam Pirruccello, the rhythm guitarist and songwriter for the band. Listen to opening track Berlin Is … Continue reading MM Shorts 891: Dogs At Large
The Mad Mackerel 