Girl Band are one of the best live bands we’ve seen in recent times, creating propulsive, and almost terrifyingly energetic noise-rock that pulls as much influence from classic techno as from their more obvious post-punk, noise and industrial predecessors. Their debut album Holding Hands with Jamie, is out on 25th September on Rough Trade. This is the video for new single Paul. . Continue reading New Video: Girl Band – Paul
Post War Glamour Girls have returned with a brand new track Felonious Punk, a track that manages to be both paranoid and playful at the same time. It comes ahead of their second album, released this October through Hide & Seek Records. Recalling the likes of The Pixies and Wild Beasts with vocals evocative of Nick Cave crossed with Mark E Smith (if they had … Continue reading Post War Glamour Girls – Felonious Punk
Austin’s Shivery Shakes play jangly indie pop with a reverb laden nod to the classic bands of the 60s and a hint of lo-fi garage rock. Here is their surreal and darkly comic video to accompany the song Swimming, the next single off of their LP Three Waves and a Shake. . . . Continue reading New Video: Shivery Shakes – Swimming
Ali and Billy Strange are cousins from Glasgow’s East End. Together they are Acting Strange, making raw lo-fi guitar music but never deviating too far from their pop sensibilities – the pair embody the spark of a young Lee Mavers and the more playful (less heroin-y) Velvets tracks. First single Rumble evokes the classic songwriting of the 1960s, jangly rhythm and blues reminiscent of Merseybeat … Continue reading MM Shorts 754: Acting Strange
New Orleans indie-punks Donovan Wolfington will release their sophomore LP How to Treat the Ones You Love via Topshelf Records later this month. Listen to the first two tracks to be shared from it, Ollie North and Solo Cup. . . Continue reading MM Shorts 753: Donovan Wolfington
Stripped-back and raw with emotion, Sprained Ankle is an intimate and exquisite debut from nineteen year-old Julien Baker. It was written following her move from Memphis to Murfreesboro for college. Away from her family and close friends writing proved to be a creative, cathartic outlet for her loneliness. The resultant songs are confessional yet accessible, unsparingly honest yet deeply heartening – and filled with tales … Continue reading Introducing >>> Julien Baker
The Slaves’ album Are You Satisfied is rapidly becoming one of our favourites of the year. Here is the video for the latest single to be taken from it, Sockets. . Continue reading New Video: Slaves – Sockets!
Salt As Wolves, the title of the new album from Jeffrey Foucault is a line from Othello describing boldness; a fitting title to frame a record of blues played bold and loosely, without rehearsal or cant. With his fifth collection of original songs Foucault continues to quietly build a deep, resonant catalogue of songs about love, memory, God, desire, wilderness and loss. The first track available … Continue reading New Album From Jeffrey Foucault
Three of our favourite bands have, by happy coincidence, all offered up new tracks so we thought we’d stick them altogether in one neat package for you. First up are indie legends and slowcore stalwarts Low with another excellent tune from their forthcoming album Ones and Sixes, which is out in September. What Part Of Me, is a beauty of sparse harmonies and slightly fuzzy melody … Continue reading Three’s Company: New Tunes From Low, Coke Weed & Traams
Manchester lo-fi pop project The Foetals is the new project from The Pink Teens frontman Jolan Lewis. Malted is the excellent second single from the project, and is taken from The Foetals’ upcoming debut LP Meet The Foetals, which is possibly our favourite album title of the year so far. It is due via PNKSLM Recordings in October. Hear it here. You can also stream first single … Continue reading The Foetals – Malted
The Mad Mackerel 