Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever’s highly anticipated second album, Sideways To New Italy will be released on Friday 5th June. They have already shared a first single Cars In Space and their new single, She’s There, is a cosmic, wistful love song championed by surging guitar riffs, driving beats and lots of energy. Listen to both below. Continue reading Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever – She’s There
A little earlier this month, we were very sad to learn of the loss of Psychic Ills founder, frontman, and songwriter Tres Warren at just 41 years old. Regulars on MM, at the time of his death, Warren was overflowing with creativity, actively writing new songs, and excited about the next phase of the band and was getting ready to go into the studio alongside … Continue reading Psychic Ills Release Never Learn Not To Love / Cease To Exist 7″
Cabbage are back in our time of global crisis to share a new single – You’ve Made An Art Form (From Falling To Pieces) is three minutes of wiry, full-bodied and typically erudite new-wave-post-punk-agit-indie. Watch the band immersed in a world of heady, arts and crafts-meets-shroomy psychedelia for the single’s colourful video. Now just need to find something to fill the other twenty three hours … Continue reading Cabbage – You’ve Made An Art Form (From Falling To Pieces)
Appropriately enough I AM HER’s excellent new single Big Monster was triggered by the tale of an anxiety attack. Channelling their inner PJ Harvey, the track is a haunting and hypnotically thrilling ride that builds to an anthemic climax. Have a listen. Continue reading I AM HER – Big Monster
We’re a bit slow off the mark with this, but here is another from Port Juvee’s recently released long player Motion Control. Desert Moon Palace is a propulsive and catchy slice of post-punk, perhaps with an echo of some Cali-surf in there somewhere too. Well worth 157 seconds of your day – I mean what else have you got to do? Purchase the album via Bandcamp … Continue reading Port Juvee – Desert Moon Palace
Well what can you do in troubling times? Bury your head? Hide? Carry on as normally as possible? IDK… In other news Sea Wolf has released an excellent new track Break It Down, lifted from upcoming album Through A Dark Wood, which is due for release on 20th March via Dangerbird Records. Through A Dark Wood explores themes surrounding relationships, loss, the magnitude of current … Continue reading Sea Wolf – Break It Down
Brooklyn band SAVAK have shared their latest single, What is Compassion?, from their forthcoming album, the excellently titled, Rotting Teeth In The Horse’s Mouth. It is a wonderfully bleak sub-three minute blast of spiky, but infectious, post-punk. Another city Reduced to rubble Assets sold off Are we surprised? Stream it here. End of the World permitting, they will tour here in May. May 15 … Continue reading SAVAK – What is Compassion?
After the halcyon folk-rock & roll of his self-titled debut album, Virginia Trance (Scott Ryan Davis of longstanding MM faves the Psychic Ills) returns with a new, equally engaging record. Vincent’s Playlist, sprawls on early proto-punk and garage jangle that resemble the easier, yet still jagged sounds of The Velvet Underground, Neil Young & Crazy Horse and 80s alternative rock staple Flying Nun Records. Old … Continue reading Virginia Trance – Hello Lou Reed
Catholic Action have shared a brand-new single from their fast-approaching new album Celebrated by Strangers. Another Name For Loneliness is the album’s broad-shouldered centre-piece, employing sweeping strings to create a melancholy sense of slow-burn anthemia. Lead singer and guitarist Chris McCrory says it is about; “Rediscovering pure, joyful and meaningful love as an adult. And learning not to question it.” Stream it here. Continue reading Catholic Action – Another Name For Loneliness
We’ve already shared the excellent Mark Zuckerberg single from Nap Eyes, and now we have the latest track from their upcoming album Snapshot of a Beginner, which is out on the 27th March via Jagjaguwar So Tired is a change of pace from the irrepressible catchiness of the last single, a more mournful, resigned slice of slacker rock that just begs for a hot water … Continue reading Nap Eyes – So Tired
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