Twisted Arrow is the debut single from Belfast-based Arborist (aka songwriter Mark McCambridge) and features Kim Deal of The Breeders on backing vocals. It is a fabulous slice of rolling, countrified folk and Deal’s hushed and plaintive vocal adds weight to a familial tale of detachment and is the perfect counterpoint to McCambridge’s sharp delivery. Highly recommended this one. Stream it here. Continue reading MM Shorts 678: Arborist
Pearl And The Beard’s beguiling mix of indie, folk, and orchestral pop has long been popular here at MM, and the trio have released a new single, the upbeat, soaring Again Animal which will feature on their upcoming long player Beast. Have a listen… . Continue reading Pearl And The Beard – Again Animal
In April, Leeds based Post War Glamour Girls will follow up the release of last year’s much acclaimed album Pink Fur with a brand new track Southpaw Stance, released as a split 7” single with Battle Lines through Hide & Seek Records. Mixing a glam stomp with post-punk theatrics and intelligent lyrics that are as abrasive as they are abstract, the single calls to mind the best of … Continue reading Post War Glamour Girls – Southpaw Stance
Duke Garwood’s soulful, stripped-bare sound has been receiving much acclaim for his fifth album Heavy Love, his first for Heavenly Recordings. The word looks set to continue to spread with new single Disco Lights, which has had an appropriately psychedelic treatment for the video. Watch it here. . Continue reading New Video: Duke Garwood – Disco Lights
Taking their name from a combination of literary references and Spanish that when combined roughly translates to ‘silver tongued devils,’ Kingston, New York’s Galanos music is darkly seductive and coldly aloof at the same time. Wait For It is the debut single off of their LP Vacation Cannons, steeped in the solo sounds of Stiv Bators and early Lords of the New Church, the cinematic … Continue reading MM Shorts 677: Galanos
Former Standard Fare frontwoman Emma Kupa releases her first new material in three years, the mini album Home Cinema; six songs of spritely jangle-folk-indie-country, about family, death, drink problems, holocaust survivors and communism. Have a listen to a couple of tracks here, and order the record via Bandcamp here. . . Continue reading Introducing >>> Emma Kupa
Happyness has just released the video for their new single, the live favourite, A Whole New Shape, in anticipation of their first US tour within the coming weeks. The single is out on the 30th March. Watch it here. . . Continue reading New Video: Happyness – A Whole New Shape
Giant Sand, the iconic and influential band fronted by luminary Howe Gelb, celebrates 30 years of freewheeling and ever-evolving music making on new album, Heartbreak Pass, out on the 5th May via New West Records. The album spans founder Gelb’s far-reaching career and mixes the rollicking nature of the band’s 1985 debut, Valley of Rain, with the dusty alt-folk, desert-rock and jazzy lounge-piano explorations of his … Continue reading New Giant Sand Album
Here is our regular gathering up of some of this week’s best new releases for you. Enjoy. 1. Daughn Gibson – Shatter You Through 2. Laura Marling – Strange 3. This Is The Kit – Silver John 4. Bully – I Remember 5. Tame Impala – Let It Happen 6. Adam Torres – Dusty Wing Spirit 7. Lower Dens – Ondine 8. Mikal Cronin – ii) … Continue reading Eight Songs You Should Have Heard This Week
Unveiling the second track of their double A-side single release, the curiously named Orlando Seale & The Swell have just shared All Of The Dogs, which is to be released alongside Filthy Hope on 23rd March. Euphoric, atmospheric and tinged with darkness. Give them both a spin. . . Continue reading MM Shorts 676: Orlando Seale & The Swell
