Guadalupe Plata could easily claim the title of most deathly delta blues outfit to ever emerge from Andalusia. Channelling red hot passion for the blues into Hispanic roots, theirs is a sound that lingers in the sunset like a voodoo curse. Using flamenco terms, they describe their process as straining to be podrío; to be rotten, and talk of “involution,” “duende,” and “hechizo” – supernatural terms … Continue reading Guadalupe Plata Announce New Album
A perfect ten (count ’em) rounded up for you this week, all fresh and emerging blinking into the daylight. Or something like that… Menace Beach – Holidays Are Heavy The Big Pink – High Times So Pitted – Rot In Hell The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart – Hell Pretty Vicious – Are You Ready For Me Rare Monk – California Sunflower Bean – … Continue reading Ten Songs You Should Have Heard This Week
The weekend is imminent, the working week thankfully drawing to a close and here are some nice new videos of some nice new songs to kick off the break… Continue reading Video Round Up
Our eighth collection of ten tunes for the virtual jukebox – give them a spin and decide hit… or miss. Passport To Stockholm – Let Me Know [RIYL: Indie-folk, Lanterns on the Lake, Loch Lomond] Ripper – On The Curb [RIYL: Punk, Germs, Dead Kennedys] Trotting Bear – Hesitate [RIYL: Folk, Sufjan Stevens, Iron & Wine] Bad Sounds – Avalanche [RIYL: Indie-pop, … Continue reading Nickel In The Jukebox (Vol. 8)
The Quiet Hollers self-titled album has been one of our favourite discoveries of the year, and now the band have just shared a stunningly good version of Madonna’s Material Girl. It came about as a fan chosen cover as part of their crowd-funding for the new album and lead singer/songwriter Chadwick Wilde describes it thus, “My first reaction was horror… as I instinctively recoil from so-called “pop” … Continue reading Quiet Hollers Cover Madonna
Sievehead come straight out of Sheffield’s The Lughole, a DIY space “run by the punks, for the punks”. With nods towards UK post-punk forefathers Joy Division, Echo and The Bunnymen and The Cure, whilst also sounding straight out of the Salad Days’ soundtrack alongside bands like Fugazi and Minor Threat, Sievehead have carved out their own sound – energetic, raw and powerful with more than … Continue reading Debut Album From Sievehead
Over the weekend we were fortunate to catch Titus Andronicus live for the first time at the excellent and intimate Bullingdon pub in Oxford. They did not disappoint. However, before the main event Barry-Sean and I were thoroughly impressed by support band Washington Irving, who hail from Scotland, and who delivered a spirited set of anthemic indie rock with nods to folk (including traditional foot-stomping sea-shanty instrumentals) through … Continue reading New Single From Washington Irving
Stripping down their garage rock abandon and jangly oeuvre even further for new album Sinking Ships (out early 2016), Portland based trio Hey Lover hones in on a pop-punk realm on a set of highly addictive tracks like opener I Wanna Be With You, the barebones rhythm-driven Ahhh, and the raucous Problem. Want proof? Watch the video for peppy road-punk opus I’ve Got A Car below. … Continue reading Introducing >>> Hey Lover
Liverpool quartet Jimmy & The Revolvers are releasing their new single The Morning Paper backed with Drink & The Devil Blues. It is an infectious blast of indie rock that plots a harmony drenched line from the classic Merseybeat sound of the 60s through to the Teardrop Explodes and Dexy’s Midnight Runners right up to The Las and the Arctic Monkeys. Give them a spin here. … Continue reading MM Shorts 791: Jimmy & The Revolvers
The Mad Mackerel 