After his critically acclaimed 2014 release The Lights From The Chemical Plant, Robert Ellis is set to return with his eponymous fourth album on June 3rd via New West Records. It promises to be his most personal statement yet, and many of the songs have an element of melancholy as much of the record revolves around the dissolution of Ellis’ marriage. The video for first single How I Love … Continue reading Video: Robert Ellis – How I Love You
Sweden’s reverb-laden indie-rock duo, Pink Milk have a rather tasty (no pun intended) new single out. Influenced by 80s and 90s music like Jesus & Mary Chain, Cranes and Cocteau Twins and movies like Twin Peaks, True Romance and Sofia Coppola’s work, their shoegaze infused sound is inspired by stories of love and death Listen to the chaotic and addictive Detroit here. Continue reading MM Shorts 849: Pink Milk
Here is some new music from Grand Rapids, MI psych/garage rock band Heaters who released an excellent debut album Holy Water Pool last September, and who also featured in our best tracks of 2015. They will release new album Baptistina on the 5th August via the Beyond Beyond is Beyond label, and the first taste from it comes in the shape of the looping lunacy of Centennial. Listen … Continue reading New Album From Heaters
Earlier this month we posted Turfin and now Nashville’s Ranch Ghost has shared Ragged Mile, the second single from the bands’ new album Lookin. The album comes out on the 1st July via Rough Beast Records (pre-order here). The song is a stomping, swampy psychedelic garage rock cut and is well worth a listen. Try it on for size below. Continue reading MM Shorts 848: Ranch Ghost
Another day, another dollar. Or nickel in this case. Check out Volume 19 of our virtual jukebox with another ten tunes of all shapes and sizes taken from our bulging in-box. The Van T’s – 35mm [RIYL: Surf-rock, Hinds, The B-52s] Wonky Tonk – Suitors [RIYL: Independent Country, Loretta Lynn, Dolly Parton] NARCS – Bullingdon Boys [RIYL: Post-punk, Future Of The Left, Pulled … Continue reading Nickel In The Jukebox (Vol. 19)
London five piece Evans the Death have announced Vanilla, their most ambitious and experimental album to date that sees the band veer in a more adventurous direction: ever more aggressive, extroverted and raw. Check out the first track from it below. Suitcase Jimmy has a no wave party vibe, a semi-improvised portrait of a fictional down-at-heel actor built around a Wilko Johnson-ish guitar part. Vanilla is out on the … Continue reading Evans The Death – Suitcase Jimmy
We featured surf-rockers from the semi-fictional Sour Coast Posture in our last Nickel In The Jukebox post with the reverb cloaked guitars of single I Just Can’t Wait To See My Girl. We’ve been playing it a lot here at MM Towers and now we the b-side for you. This is Dreamin’ – a far more retrained number that finds the four-piece in a simmering and sentimental mood. … Continue reading MM Shorts 847: Posture
It’s that time again…our regular round-up of rollicking (and not-so-rollicking) new tunes from the previous seven days. This time we have the welcome return of Cass McCombs alongside the infectious psych-rock of White Room, the scrappy, confrontational punk of MOURN and the new collaboration between Lemonheads frontman Evan Dando, folksinger Marciana Jones and the wonderful Willy Mason called TSP plus six more. Have fun. Cass … Continue reading Ten Songs You Should Have Heard This Week
As this month’s free CD, Mojo magazine are giving away another one of their excellent cover versions of a classic album – this time Bob Dylan’s Blonde on Blonde is revisited in all its glory. Amongst the delights on offer are Steve Gunn taking on Visions of Johanna, Marissa Nadler’s fabulous version of Absolutely Sweet Marie and Night Beats’ tackling Obviously Five Believers. Other artists … Continue reading Dylan’s Blonde on Blonde Revisited
Coo Coo is the latest single shared from Weaves’ upcoming debut self-titled long player. The track builds around an uncharacteristically mellow percussive pulse, and a simple, yet subtly irresistible vocal melody, before erupting in a nearly anarchic rhythmic cascade. Give it a spin below. Continue reading Weaves – Coo Coo
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