Ten Songs You Should Have Heard This Week

Lots of tasty covers this week… The Devil Makes Three – Bad Idea Jacuzzi Boys – Song For The Man  (Beastie Boys cover) D.A. Stern – I Don’t Know  (Beastie Boys cover) The Dirty Nil – Pain Of Infinity Beak> – Brean Down William Elliott Whitmore – Fear Of Trains  (Magnetic Fields cover) Phoebe Bridgers – The Gold  (Manchester Orchestra cover) David Bazan – Thread … Continue reading Ten Songs You Should Have Heard This Week

Quiet Hollers – Addicted

Quiet Hollers are back with an excellent new single, Addicted. It is their first release since last year’s sophomore album Amen Breaks, and carries on that record’s theme of tackling important socio-political issues. Addiction is a powerful rumination on opiate addiction – frontman Shadwick Wilde has struggled with addiction since adolescence. Although he didn’t intend for it to be a “drug song” necessarily, its inception … Continue reading Quiet Hollers – Addicted

The Callas with Lee Ranaldo – Acid Books

The Callas hail from Greece and are built around brothers Lakis and Aris Ionas. In 2016, the group collaborated with Lee Renaldo on a soundtrack for their film The Great Eastern, and they have teamed up once again on their upcoming LP Trouble and Desire due out October 26th. The first single from it, Acid Books is out this week and its a post-punk burner brimming with … Continue reading The Callas with Lee Ranaldo – Acid Books

Twilight Sad Are Back

After a too long absence, the Twilight Sad have shared a new single, the curiously titled I/m Not Here [missing face]. It’s a driving, motorik return, with wailing guitars and swirling synths circling around frontman James Graham’s repeated declarations of “I don’t want to be around you anymore.” Graham describes the track’s lyrical basis as being “about my ongoing battle with not liking myself, trying … Continue reading Twilight Sad Are Back

Introducing >>> Lovin’ Scoundrels

Lovin’ Scoundrels is a 70s punk-inspired country rock and roll band from Brooklyn, NY. Forged of equal parts Waylon Jennings and Johnny Thunders, the band plays hard-living, booze-soaked anthems. They have posted a few pay-what-you-want tracks up on Bandcamp here, that are well worth checking out, or just listen to the wearily melancholic Cigarette Beer below…   Continue reading Introducing >>> Lovin’ Scoundrels

Smokescreens – Waiting For Summer

Featuring members of Terry Malts and Plateaus, LA power pop group Smokescreens have unveiled a new video for their latest single Waiting For Summer, the third track taken from their new album Used To Yesterday, due out this week via Slumberland Records. Filmed during a chilly February morning on a Skid Row rooftop, director Steel O’Neil captures the band embracing the LA winter, whilst pining … Continue reading Smokescreens – Waiting For Summer

Ten Songs You Should Have Heard This Week

Parquet Courts – Today Your Love, Tomorrow The World  (Ramones cover) Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros – London Is Burning Woolen Men – Brick Horizon Muncie Girls – Falling Down Sinister Purpose – Warp Yr Head The Shifters – Work/Life, Gym Etc Cash Savage & The Last Drinks – Pack Animals together PANGEA – Money On It (Acoustic) Elephant Micah – Surf B Thee MVPs … Continue reading Ten Songs You Should Have Heard This Week

Psychedelic Porn Crumpets – Cornflake

Australian outfit Psychedelic Porn Crumpets have shared their mind-blowing, hypnotic visuals for cosmic offering Cornflake. Having burst onto the scene in their homeland alongside supports with Royal Blood, Dune Rats and Black Mountain, the band have developed a staunch grassroots following with their captivating blend of psychedelia. They are also re-releasing their first two albums High Visceral Pt 1 & Pt 2 on a limited edition … Continue reading Psychedelic Porn Crumpets – Cornflake