There must be something in the water in Brighton as they seem to be producing new bands faster than we can write about them. The latest are Our Girl will release their debut single Sleeper through Cannibal Hymns on Friday December 11th. The single, which features Level on the flipside, is a luscious array of sounds: rhythmic drum and guitar hooks make dynamic jumps to … Continue reading MM Shorts 796: Our Girl
On the 4th December Bloodshot Records will celebrate turning 21 with their first six-pack single release, Bloodshot Six Pack to Go: Working Songs for the Drinking Class, a limited edition run of 1,000 and as the title suggests, all themed around drinking songs. There are plenty of covers amongst them including JP Harris & the Tough Choices having a go at Merle Haggard’s Drink Up and Be … Continue reading Deer Tick Cover The Pogues
In the rather overcrowded spaces of jangly indie and dream pop, West London based five piece Saltwater Sun manage to set themselves apart from the rest with a lovely blend of shimmering, crystalline guitars and hooks tinged with just enough sweetness to avoid over indulgence. They have just released debut EP Wild, and this is the lead track. Continue reading MM Shorts 795: Saltwater Sun
Our regular collection of the best of the week’s new tunes. This week no less than x new tracks for you. The Felice Brothers – Carriage Smoke Fairies – Wild Winter Savages – T.I.W.Y.G. Meat Wave – Symmy Theo Verney – Sailed Long WALL – Fit The Part Cassie Ramone – Run Run Rudolph (Chuck Berry cover) Pinemen – That Certain Flavour … Continue reading Eight Songs You Should Have Heard This Week
It’s been four years since Norwich indie quartet, Sennen released their last album of visceral shoegaze noise and beautiful dream pop Lost Harmony and exactly ten years this month since their debut album Widows was released. Now you can get a taste of their new single, Autopilot. At just over seven minutes long, this opus is a hypnotic, haunting and ultimately violent sprawl across abandonment and rediscovery. “Are … Continue reading The Return Of Sennen
Brighton rockers Thyla have announced the forthcoming release of their new single Us And Them. The track is a scintillating grunge pop anthem that recalls elements of Wolf Alice, Warpaint and Garbage. Very promising stuff indeed – give it a whirl. Continue reading MM Shorts 794: Thyla
House of Spirituals – Too Many Days [RIYL: Chain-gang gospel, Blind Willie Johnson, Alabama Shakes] The She’s – Cherry Red [RIYL: Surf-rock, the Go-Go’s, Shonen Knife] Gang – Animalia [RIYL: Fuzzy psych, Dinosaur Jr., Wand] Sixties Future – Saint [RIYL: Rust-belt Americana, Delta Spirit, Futurebirds] Morning Smoke – Soft Decay [RIYL: Noise-rock, Eagulls, Sonic Youth] Corinna Rose – I’m So Lonesome … Continue reading Nickel In The Jukebox (Vol. 9)
As well as the anticipation, there is always a slight sense of trepidation when an artist or band that you have a particular affinity with releases something new. More than anything you want that special sense of rapport and harmony that you feel to be prolonged and enhanced, and not to be spoiled – for your personal love affair with said artist’s music to continue. So this … Continue reading The Cave Singers Are Back, MM Rejoices
With sonic touchstones like The Go-Betweens (particularly Robert Forster’s melancholic bite), The Only Ones, Lou Reed, Nikki Sudden, and Bedhead, Canada’s Nap Eyes will release their new album, Thought Rock Fish Scale, on the 5th February via Paradise of Bachelors. The first taste comes via the taut opening track, Mixer, which uses the space between ringing chords to deconstruct a party episode into an analytical out-of-body experience, charting a path … Continue reading MM Shorts 792: Nap Eyes
The Fat White Family have announced details of the release of Whitest Boy On The Beach, the first track from their forthcoming second album. The single is released on Friday 15th January on the band’s own Without Consent label. It is already a contender for grooviest song of the year – another brilliant slice of sleazy, pulsating psychedelia and mutant funk. The band release their second … Continue reading New From The Fat White Family
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