Loop Line’s A Christmas Song is about Santa and aliens, inspired by The Clash and 1950s Sci-Fi. The song is sung from two perspectives: a group of aliens who believe that Santa Claus and his seemingly unlimited powers pose a threat to their civilization, juxtaposed with a group of Earthlings who try to convince the aliens that Santa is actually a symbol of peace and … Continue reading Festive Fayre (21): Loop Line
Here is Mishka Shubaly’s wonderfully morose version of Darlene Love’s Christmas (Baby Please Come Home). Continue reading Festive Fayre (20): Mishka Shubaly
Sister Crowley are a full on, high energy garage punk band from Long Beach, California. New EP release Nightmarers in out on Boxing Day via Astro-Lizard Records, and can be ordered via Bandcamp here. Listen to the excellent lead single Head Dead that calls to mind Jay Reatard and Mikal Cronin in equal measure. Continue reading MM Shorts 803: Sister Crowley
Our Best of the Year posts are coming to a close and for the penultimate list we hand over to the ever fragrant Mrs Mackerel. Over to you Mrs M… Another year banked. As ever, I look at my list and think yes, there are some that are keepers and others that maybe were just a mirage. A little like life really. 20 The … Continue reading MM’S BEST OF THE YEAR: MRS MACKEREL’S TOP TWENTY SONGS
The latest instalments of personal Top Tens comes from regular MM contributor Polly Pocket. Enjoy. 10. Courtney Barnett – Pedestrian At Best I always find myself smiling and shouting along to this one in equal measure. A ton of lyrics that shouldn’t work together but somehow sound perfect. I’ve always loved origami. 9. Noah Gundersen – Slow Dancer This is a beauty. A … Continue reading MM’S BEST OF THE YEAR: POLLY POCKET’S TOP TEN SONGS
Our third personal Top Ten comes from ever-present contributor Chris T Popper… Another set of mighty fine tunes… 20 Telegraph Canyon – Why Let It Go 19 Songhoy Blues – Soubour 18 Assed Out – Bueno 17 Houndmouth – Sedona 16 Kurt Vile – Pretty Pimpin 15 Abandoned Delta – I Never Lived In New Orleans 14 Tallest Man On Earth – Sagres 13 … Continue reading MM’S BEST OF THE YEAR: CHRIS T POPPER’S TOP TWENTY SONGS
Coming across like a mutant hybrid of Gogol Bordello and Vincent Price, Nashville-based gypsy-punks Fable Cry have released a special track just for the holidays: a cover of Kidnap the Sandy Claws from Tim Burton’s classic The Nightmare Before Christmas. Have a blast… Continue reading Festive Fayre (18): Fable Cry
Following Barry-Sean’s welcome return to the MM bosom yesterday, we are equally delighted to now introduce The Italian Job’s debut entry into MM’s Best Of annals (and don’t try saying that when you’ve had too much eggnog). Providing us with a welcome European flavour, and writing better in her second language than we can in our first, we invite you to sample her pleasingly punk-tinged favourites … Continue reading MM’S BEST OF THE YEAR: THE ITALIAN JOB’S TOP TWENTY SONGS
It is a warm welcome back into the fold for Barry-Sean, and he kicks off our individual contributors personal favourites of the year. Take it away maestro… 10. Slaves – The Hunter So, they’re not the most mature lyrics ever. In fact they make a lot of the old punk stuff I listened to as a teenager sound quite sophisticated. But there’s a rawness … Continue reading MM’S BEST OF THE YEAR: BARRY-SEAN’S TOP TEN SONGS
Here we go then, our final countdown of our favourite tracks of 2015, with no fewer than three artists managing two entries in the top 25 this year! And don’t forget you can see the other 75 choices here (100-75), here (75-51) and here (50-26). Enjoy. 25 Ghostpoet – Off Peak Dreams 24 Tracy Thorn – Goodbye Joe (2015 re-issue) 23 Calexico – Follow … Continue reading MM’S BEST TRACKS OF 2015: 25-1
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