Drenched in feedback and white noise masquerading as guitar, claims that New Forgetting from Happy Families is one of the loudest debut singles for some considerable time is not one we’re about to dispute. While it is true to say it is a wall of sound unashamedly built on the legacy of classic influences like The Velvet Underground, Suicide, Joy Division, Spacemen 3, The Jesus And … Continue reading Introducing >>> Happy Families
Enjoy some cool videos from Sun Angle with their animated horror homage for track Raspberry, surf-pysch-pop from The Wytches, and new films from Neils Children and Emily Wells. . . . Continue reading Videos of the Day: Sun Angle || The Wytches || Neils Children || Emily Wells
We introduced you to the raw, lo-fi garage goodness of Kent’s Hunting Ulysses back in September last year with the release of their hugely promising Feral Youth EP. We’re pleased to report that they are back with a new EP, Jurassic Pop, containing five more tracks inspired by the primal forces of sleazy, grimy rock’n’roll, and once again available on a pay-what-you-want deal from their Bandcamp page. This … Continue reading New EP From Hunting Ulysees
Yesterday the hippie loving, Britpop loving, reverb loving, space-rocking Secret Colours officially released their excellent sophomore album Peach. Here is a another taster from it, the slow burning Freak that gradually builds and builds before exploding thrillingly into a full-on psych blowout. In fact, this track is so damn groovy it can be seen in its spare time wearing a kaleidoscopic kaftan and thumbing a lift … Continue reading Secret Colours Release Peach
Charlottesville pop-punk Left And Right have just released a new EP simply called 93. This track, Virginia Settlement is an excellent example of their talents, mixing an excellent ear for melody with a high energy punk swagger to create something a million miles from the usual generic power-punk fodder we are normally fed. Grab the EP from Bandcamp here. . Continue reading MM Shorts 383: Left And Right
Enjoy videos from Brazos and their track Charm, from Arborea with Pale Horse Phantasm filmed on location at Acadia National Park in Maine, from The Night Jars who use edits of episodes of the old Defenders of the Earth cartoons for their 60s garage inspired Drones, and from Lars Bygden, a truly brilliant animation for his dark and sorrowful track The Hole – not to be missed. … Continue reading Videos of the Day: Brazos || Arborea || The Night Jars || Lars Bygden
We posted the Crooked Hands video for the fragile Under back at the turn of the year and now we have (appropriately) a stream of their new track, The Stream. It is a more robust release this time, orchestral indie rock with a rather epic, grandiose feel. Have a listen. Continue reading MM Shorts 382: Crooked Hands
Videos today from Starlight Girls with 7×3 and Hey Ocean!‘s latest video for album track Change is set in an alternate world where zombies and humans attempt to coexist peacefully. We have the dubby psych-pop of Loved Ones and their video for Paper Crown, and lastly the raucous video for Staying Alive, a track from the forthcoming new album from The Whigs. . . . Continue reading Videos of the Day: Starlight Girls || Hey Ocean! || Loved Ones || The Whigs
Surplus is the debut single from alansmithee, released via Flowers In The Dustbin Records. Imagine if you will a heavily intoxicated Velvet Underground trapped in a sack with a nest of vipers – frantic, woozy and with the occasional yelp – it makes for a very good single indeed. Pre-order it here. Continue reading MM Shorts 381: Alansmithee
The Sudden Death of Stars: think The Byrds, Fairport Convention, Syd Barrett and Spacemen 3. So said the headline on the brief press release. To be fair, we get these kinds of comparisons drawn quite a lot on press releases, and often the reality is it sounds more like music that Phil Collins has given up on. So a genuine pleasure then to discover that this … Continue reading Introducing >>> The Sudden Death Of Stars
