Slim Cessna offshoot DBUK release their new album Nine Through Sixteen at the end of this week (order here). It is a record of haunting, warped murder ballads that come with a louche, anti-spiritual cast. Obsession, infatuation and longing co-exist with casual cruelty in compositions that feature a remarkable amount of detail of the natural world; they often begin sparingly, building into an ecstatic reverberation of … Continue reading DBUK – And God Bless You
Pink Chameleons are a new three piece band fronted by Black Lizard’s Paltsa-Kai Salama (Vocals & Guitar) with Antti Sauli (Bass) andIiro Tulkki (Drums, Keyboards). Formed in 2016 and describing themselves as a Garage/Blues/Country Band. Those broad strokes could take in a Pink Chameleons feeling for everything from The Stooges to Waylon Jennings – with the band’s indelible contemporary stamp on proceedings. Their debut release … Continue reading Introducing >>> Pink Chameleons
We shared Lonesome Shack’s excellent track Past The Ditch just before Christmas, and now we have a second (top) tune from their forthcoming long player Desert Dreams. The City Is A Desert is anchored by a country blues refrain that has a touch of something primal about it and sounds like it could almost be a lost take from the Doors’ LA Woman. Liking this … Continue reading Lonesome Shack – The City Is A Desert
We’re thoroughly enjoying our first introduction to Working Men’s Club. Named after the venues they used to sneak into, they are a new band made up of teenagers from Calder Valley – an area of old mill towns that links Leeds and Manchester. Their jerky debut single Bad Blood fuses 70s Magazine style guitar lines with the stomp of Parquet Courts’ at their most punky. From … Continue reading Introducing >>> Working Men’s Club
Madrid’s finest primordial garage rockers The Parrots have shared their latest song Cigarette Burns, which is brought to you via the always reliable Heavenly Recordings. Stream it here. Continue reading New Song From The Parrots
Black Country, New Road is a London-based six piece and Athen’s, France is their first single proper. It is a journey in itself. Detailing ‘a spectacular return to bad form; a romantic encounter; and a chronic fear of intercourse’ – it is a labyrinthine slice of indie oddness that, over six minutes, changes direction at every corner with a vocal delivery that sounds like Steve Albini … Continue reading Introducing >>> Black Country, New Road
Flat Worms – Shouting At The Wall Cass McCombs – The Great Pixley Train Robbery Low Life – The Pitts Weyes Blood – Andromeda The Brian Jonestown Massacre – Cannot Be Saved Grim Streaker – A.D.D. Potty Mouth – 22 The Cowboys – Somethings Never Change Arre! Arre! – Anthem Shana Cleveland – Face Of The Sun … Continue reading Ten Songs You Should Have Heard This Week
Matt Shapiro’s new six song EP Fade In comes barreling out of the gate with Rockaway Girl – an ultra catchy blend of reverb, distorted synths and pulsating percussion. It fizzes through just over three minutes of indie-rock perfection and is a perfect tune to kick off the weekend. Go bounce around the bedroom! MAtt Continue reading Matt Shapiro – Rockaway Girl
We’ve followed the chameleon like career of Beth Jeans Houghton with great interest ever since we saw her supporting Phosphorescent in London a few years ago. Since then she’s had the Hooves of Destiny and, more recently, the Du Blonde moniker – complete with an altogether heavier, grittier sound. She will be releasing her second album as Du Blonde titled Lung Bread For Daddy via … Continue reading New Album From Du Blonde
Timothy Showalter, aka Strand of Oaks, has been through some dark, dark times recently. Times when he felt certain his songwriting days were finished. It was a fact that the therapeutic experience of making records was often short lived, leading him to bouts of depression, and after 2017’s Hard Love, he found himself spent, determined that he would never write songs again. Thankfully, he says … Continue reading New Album From Strand Of Oaks
The Mad Mackerel 