Well we couldn’t let these two ‘biggies’ pass could we? Fever Ray’s cover of Peter Gabriel’s Mercy Street is superb, it is as though the song was just waiting for a makeover using the spooky, icy electronica that is Karin Dreijer Andersson’s trademark. Check out the freaky cover too… And this week The National unveiled this new, suitably downtempo piano led track on Minnesota Public Radio … Continue reading New from Fever Ray and the National
A little while ago we received in the mail a copy of the latest EP from Ono Palindromes titled The Kool Aid Acid Test. To our shame we took too long to get around to playing it, but once we did we were immediately taken with its ferocious energy, vicious circling guitars and gunshot percussion. From a similar stable as Pulled Apart By Horses (no … Continue reading Introducing…Ono Palindromes
Paul Hawkins & Thee Awkward Silences play a wonderfully quirky brand of anti-folk that could only come from these fair shores. Their songs are constructed in a way that puts the minutiae of British ways and customs firmly under the microscope and then gleefully dissects them to expose their often ridiculous nature to all and sundry. And they do it so well by being masters … Continue reading New from Paul Hawkins & Thee Awkward Silences
A while ago we featured a song from the excellent debut EP by The Cutaway, an alt-indie folk band from south London. Escapists is the name of a new side project featuring two members of the band. They have played a few live shows and have just finished recording their debut EP. We’ve listened to a couple of demos (especially the naggingly catchy Burial) and … Continue reading Introducing…Escapists
Following last year’s acclaimed debut mini-album Pounding Hearts Fighting Words, all-girl UK indie-punks Sixty Watt Bayonets returned this summer with follow-up single I Wish I Was Your Girlfriend. It is pure foot-stomping disco-punk with hi-energy shimmy and a skewed breakdown near its peak to ensure these two minutes are packed with everything you need from such barbed guitar horseplay. It is the band at their … Continue reading New Single from Sixty Watt Bayonets
Last week Jagjaguwar announced the first details of Small Black’s first full-length album New Chain due out Oct. 26 in the U.S. and Oct. 25 in the U.K. They have now released the first single Photojournalist for download. The song begins with a lilting sliding beat before dropping into a gorgeous moment of ambient wash. As the lyrics kick in with lead singer Josh Kolenik … Continue reading Small Black release first track from New Chain
Brink of the Clouds is the title of a new UK compilation of indie, alternative and lo-fi acts due out on September 20th on Art Is Hard Records. It features nine tracks from bands in the south west, amongst them the excellent Desert Dessert by Colours which we have previously posted on MM. Other bands featured include Dutch Husband, They That Cried Wolf, and True Swamp Neglect amongst … Continue reading New Brink of the Clouds compilation
White Dress are led by vocalist Arum Rae and hail from Austin, Texas – she describes her music as lounge Country and noir rock and lists Mark Lanegan as a major influence…a combination that was more than enough to pique our interest. We have been listening to their self-titled EP which can make for some wonderfully tense listening – the songs are taut and quivering with … Continue reading Introducing…White Dress
We Are Animal (another Welsh band, see yesterdays post on the awesome White Noise Movement) release their second single, Black Magic, on September 13th (preceding debut album Idolise out a week later) and it is quite simply ace (as we used to say in the playground). It is a catchy song, very catchy, but has an enormous amount going on that all seems to fit … Continue reading Introducing…We Are Animal
We’ve already posted Tweak Bird’s superb A Sun Ahh Ahh, which is certain to feature in our end of year Best Of list. Now the Illinois based brothers have made a second track available for free download in advanced of their self titled album which is released on August 30th. Lights In Lines is another excellent example of their space travelled themed psych-rock and further … Continue reading More from Tweak Bird
