Video: The Moulettes – Lady Vengeance
The noir trip hop of Lady Vengeance is showcased perfectly in this new animated video from the Moulettes and featuring Emma Richardson of Band of Skulls. . Continue reading Video: The Moulettes – Lady Vengeance
Category: Rock
MM Shorts 567: Unicycle Loves You
We’re loving these two tastes from Unicycle Loves You forthcoming long-player, their fourth, titled The Dead Age. JAWS is a non-stop, fuzzed up garage stomper and Face Tattoo is happily in a similar vein… Download both below. The album is out on the 6th June. . Continue reading MM Shorts 567: Unicycle Loves You
New Album From Tweak Bird
Much under-rated psych-rockers Tweak Bird are back with a new album Any Ol’ Way. The two brothers from southern Illinois have put together another top notch collection of heavy, hooky riffs, distortion, and thunderous percussion mixed with blessed out psychedelia and sludgy stoner anthems. Take a listen to the excellent Greens below. Order the vinyl or grab a digital copy via their Bandcamp page here. … Continue reading New Album From Tweak Bird
New Single From Catfish & The Bottlemen
Fallout is the new single from rising indie rockers Catfish & The Bottlemen. They keep the momentum up with this strident indie rocker that is full of satisfyingly crunchy guitars, a chorus that defines anthemic, and some confident changes of melody and pace. The boys are maturing nicely and this is certainly their slickest offering yet – expect it to be a summer festival sing-a-long… … Continue reading New Single From Catfish & The Bottlemen
Strand of Oaks – Shut In
The latest track to be revealed from Strand of Oaks’ much anticipated album Heal is Shut In – a raw and visceral tale of isolation, addiction and self-doubt. It is revealing, intimate and vivid and just sharpens the appetite and anticipation for what is already promising to be a very fine album indeed even more. Have a listen. . Continue reading Strand of Oaks – Shut In
MM Shorts 566: Concord America
Concord America is an Atlanta trio claiming influences like the Black Lips, Pixies and Cage The Elephant. The group formed around their mutual love for rock ‘n’ roll but found their own sound in genres ranging from classic garage and late-50’s doo-wop all the way to proto grunge, power-pop and the modern surf revival. Check out the fizz and spit of raucous rocker So Gay from … Continue reading MM Shorts 566: Concord America
Video: Sharkmuffin – Foul Play
Sharkmuffin’s brand of noise-punk and psych-pop has been a regular feature on MM. This is the video for the excellent Foul Play from post recent EP release 1097. . . Continue reading Video: Sharkmuffin – Foul Play
Introducing >>> High Waisted
High Waisted are a surf-rock band from New York – on their way home from SXSW they stopped in Nashville to party, dropped some acid and recorded these two tracks live to mic in a haunted house in Nashville. The results are the Acid Tapes Vol. 1. Now that’s the kind of rock ‘n’ roll back story we like to hear. The results are ramshackle, messy … Continue reading Introducing >>> High Waisted
The Wind-up Birds – The Gristle
Next week the Wind-up Birds will release their second full length long player Poor Music. It is a collection of 17 tracks of scalpel-sharp observation that lay bare the nuances of life in the UK with an unflinching honesty and eye for detail. Black humour abounds, and if ever there were a band for whom the proverb “many a true word said in jest” applied then … Continue reading The Wind-up Birds – The Gristle
Hiss Golden Messenger – Brother Do You Know The Road?
Hiss Golden Messenger have signed to Merge Records and released this new track, the blues inflected, call and response, six minute stunner Brother Do You Know The Road? It is yet another example of M.C. Taylor and collaborator Scott Hirsch’s incredible ability to create some of the most affecting and original Americana out there. Immerse yourself in slide guitar, organ, shuffling percussion and resigned, world-weary vocals below. … Continue reading Hiss Golden Messenger – Brother Do You Know The Road?
