Sunwolf’s new single Push It is the perfect sub two and a half minute introduction to their forthcoming EP Angel Eyes (out on the 8th October via El Ray Records). Raw, a bit rough round the edges, boozy, sing/shout-a-long – it is a thrilling mix of visceral garage rock, punk attitude and glam rock swagger. Listen below. Continue reading Introducing >>> Sunwolf
The debut album from Edinburgh quartet The Spook School is due out on the ever-reliable Fortuna POP! label in October. It brings together 13 (mostly) very noisy guitar pop songs, and the first single is a most enjoyable one-two combo of I’ll Be Honest and Will You Always Be My Friend?. Have a listen to the b-side below. Continue reading MM Shorts 431: The Spook School
Johnny Flynn will release his much-anticipated third album Country Mile on 30th September. Two tracks from it have already surfaced online. After Eliot – a folk ballad inspired by T.S. Eliot, and the album’s first official single The Lady Is Risen. Listen/watch both below. . . Continue reading New Album From Johnny Flynn
The wonderful Eagulls are purveyors of some of the sharpest, smartest and most opinionated music around at the moment. Punk riffs and swagger combine with slacker inspired indie melodies to create an output that is hypnotic as it is propulsive and raucous. Listen to the concise, concentrated blast of new single Nerve Endings, a ringing, urgent pop song with jagged hooks and serrated vocals. Marvellous. Out on … Continue reading New Single From The Eagulls
The Crooked Fiddle Band have announced the release of a double A-side single ahead of their upcoming second LP, Moving Pieces Of The Sea. Pairing two album tracks, the double A side couples The Vanishing Shapes of a Better World – an epic and compelling instrumental, vast in scope and wide in breadth with Deepwater Drownings Part I, a track that opens with dark tidal overtures … Continue reading Introducing >>> The Crooked Fiddle Band
Start the week in a befitting manner with excellent music videos from the wonderful Dodos (together with the Magik Magik Orchestra), Elephant Stone, Amanda Shires, and the peculiarly named King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard (hazy, stoned psychedelia in case you were wondering…) . . . . Continue reading Videos of the Day: The Dodos || Elephant Stone || Amanda Shires || King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard
The Spasms is an excellent name for a band, especially one dealing in adrenalin fuelled, garage-punk-psych all the way from the sheds of Melbourne, Australia. We Better Operate is the band’s debut album, independently released by the band, and contains nine tracks clocking in at less than 23 minutes. Not a minute wasted, not a second spare – dive into a couple of tracks below. We … Continue reading MM Shorts 430: The Spasms
With their forthcoming album Phantoms, to be released September 17th, The Fire Tapes have continued to experiment with sonic textures and sprawling noise in the tradition of The Velvet Underground, while still pushing the envelope and blurring the lines of conventional genres, much in the vein of Brian Wilson or Gram Parsons. Give yourself a taste with a download of the nine minute epic of rolling … Continue reading Introducing >>> The Fire Tapes
We’ve featured the excellent indie rock of Theatre Royal a few times on MM, and they are releasing a new single Here It Comes to catch the tail end of the summer. Listen below, or purchase from their Bandcamp page here. We are currently away enjoying the delights of the Green Man Festival – we have scheduled a series of short posts to keep your ears warm while … Continue reading MM Shorts 429: Theatre Royal
The first vinyl release from Brighton’s Ancient Times is a double A-sided single in a limited edtion of 250. It features Nightschool and brand new track Hieroglyphic – both are classic indie-pop tunes, effectively mixing C86 jangle with some spiky post-punk aggression. Have a listen. We are currently away enjoying the delights of the Green Man Festival – we have scheduled a series of short posts to … Continue reading MM Shorts 427: Ancient Times
