Much heralded London six-piece Sports Team will release their debut album Deep Down Happy on the 19th June. It is collection of sharply drawn pen portraits of small-town torments, inequality and escapism that documents modern Britain in all its messy, messed-up complexity. They have shared a new single and video from it and the upbeat, hectic Going Soft is about a vibrant slice of exuberant indie rock … Continue reading Sports Team – Going Soft
Visceral Liverpool art-rock foursome SPQR have shared the title track from their third EP No Brain, No Pain which is out now (order here). Having already shared EP openers Nuthin Gud and the excellent Just Sumfin, the latest track is a bouncy, layered slice of quirky pop with an undeniably catchy bassline. Check them all out below. Continue reading SPQR – No Brain, No Pain EP
A long time ago West Virginian Jason Ward was a favourite on MM, particularly of Mrs M as one of his songs, the acerbic Bless You was a perfectly timed tune for a somewhat tricky period. Anyway, he has returned under the moniker of Spiteful Bum with a new album of lo-fi garage pop which he describes as “singing about our lives, your lives, depression, love, lust, anger and … Continue reading Spiteful Bum – Jot Down The Dope
Bad Taste is the eye-popping debut from London-based anonymous dystopian-punk duo NRVS. Backed with the equally nihilistic The Teeth I Always Wanted, their music carries a blistering, in-your-face, anti-establishment quality that syphons perfectly through their distinct DIY punk sensibilities. Stream both below – like being put through a sonic meat grinder. In a good way. Continue reading Introducing >>> NRVS
We were big fans of country garage quintet Sleep Eaters’ Holy Days EP last year, making our end of year Best of List, and now they are back with In This Town, which is in fact the very first track the band recorded together two years ago. It is meant as a stopgap release to help tide us over during the quarantine and ahead of … Continue reading New From Sleep Eaters
Birmingham quartet Swampmeat Family Band have announced their new album Muck! will see a release on the 5th June on vinyl and digital formats. Expert purveyors of a blend of uptempo garage rock and gentle Americana, which they meld it into a lush, cinematic whole, the new record sees them adding new layers and fresh flourishes to their trademark sound. Listen to a couple of tracks … Continue reading Swampmeat Family Band – Muck!
Belfast quartet Junk Drawer are new to us and have announced their debut album Ready For The House, out via Irish indie label Art For Blind. Channelling the likes of Pavement, Silver Jews, Beak> and more, the four-piece veer between slacker-rock, post-punk, krautrock and swirling psych across seven sprawling, chaotic vignettes of personal malady and recovery. Here are a couple of lyrically deft tracks to savour … Continue reading Introducing >>> Junk Drawer
Nottingham’s Do Nothing have shared the video for rousing track Contraband, taken from their excellent five track debut EP Zero Dollar Bill – out now on their own imprint Exact Truth. Their mix of skewed art-pop, full on acerbic rage and mordant black humour are all well to the fore in the video! The vinyl is long gone, but you can still buy a digital copy of … Continue reading New Video: Do Nothing – Contraband
We’re slowly catching up with a whole host of releases we missed, forgot or plain didn’t hear about. Aussie foursome Terry have featured plenty of times on MM, often making our year end best lists too. Having been pretty quiet lately (for them anyway) they popped back up in March with a typically catchy slab of punk-pop for the Sub Pop singles club. So, better … Continue reading Terry – Take The Cellphone
There is always a slight amount of trepidation that accompanies a new release from a much-loved band, especially one that has been quiet for a good long while. And there is always something a bit special when that trepidation turns to anticipation shortly into the first listen when you know they’ve not let you down, in fact far from it. So it is with the … Continue reading Return of the Roadside Graves
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