We’re a little late to the party with this, but oh my… yet another brilliant band out of Ireland… Turnstiles hail from Galway and last month they released their self-titled debut EP. It is four tracks of tense, minimal, scathing political punk rock and it is outstanding. My favourite track (by no more than a gnat’s armpit hair mind) is the blistering In A State. Stream … Continue reading MM Recommends >>> Turnstiles
Portsmouth four-piece Hallan take the mundanity of everyday life and perfectly regurgitate it into a semi-abstract and distorted frenzy of punk musings with their new single Hands Up. The track sees the band introduce their latest narrative of Gumshoe Boy, an undercover operative in a satirical, parallel world where alternative music is outlawed in The State and the only legal audio consists of power-pop indie music … Continue reading Hallan – Hands Up
Though it pains me to say it, I was unaware that longstanding MM favourite Wooden Wand had permanently given up the moniker and is now simply Jimmyjack Toth. Even more so when I realised that he had just released a fourth volume of Toth’s Law – after a gap of just over three years. The digital liner notes (if such a thing can exist) on … Continue reading Jimmyjack Toth – Toth’s Law Volume 4
I’m Glad That We Broke Up is the new single from Du Blonde’s upcoming album Homecoming, which sees a release on the 2nd April. The record is a refreshing taste of pop-grungery and features a range of guests including Shirley Manson, Andy Bell (Ride/Oasis), Ezra Furman, The Farting Suffragettes, and members of Girl Ray and Tunng. This single features Ezra Furman and is the pair’s take … Continue reading Du Blonde – I’m Glad That We Broke Up (featuring Ezra Furman)
Fresh from making our best of 2020 lists, Leeds based trio Mush are releasing their second album, Lines Redacted on 12th February via Memphis Industries. They’ve shared a new single from it titled Hazmat Suits and it is another doozy – huge fuzzy guitar riffs, gnarled grooves and frontman Dan Hyndman’s brilliantly-executed vocals that drip with satire and social observation. Continue reading Mush – Hazmat Suits
Fusing psychedelic pop and the deep grooves of dance music, Psymon Spine’s music oozes with melodic hugeness. New album Charismatic Megafauna explores a pot pourri of sounds ranging from disco to early techno and motorik’s incessant pulse. Latest single Jumprope offers vocalist Sabine Holler’s pithy commentary on city life over a driving beat and funk-inspired bassline that calls to mind LCD Soundsystem and Talking Heads. Stream it … Continue reading Psymon Spine – Jumprope
With Dow Jones on guitar and vocals, JP Morgan on organ and Goldman Sacks on drums, mysterious trio NASDAQ play a stripped-down form of ‘profit punk’ inspired by their love of greed, excess and financial exploitation making them the perfect band for the post-truth world. Their first ‘IPO’ as a new unit is aptly entitled, Young Professional and is well worth a listen. Stream the two … Continue reading Introducing >>> NASDAQ
Squid have announced details of their debut album, Bright Green Field, which will be released on 7th May via Warp Records. Alongside this news, the band have shared the official video for the first single, Narrator, which ricochets from funk strut to screeching chaos via the melodic touch of guest vocalist Martha Skye Murphy. Watch all eight plus minutes of it here. Continue reading New Video: Squid – Narrator
Absolutely loving this new track from Ohtis featuring Stef Chura. It is the latest in Saddle Creek’s ongoing Document series, which has already shared releases from the likes of Hovvdy, Palehound, and Hand Habits. Schatze follows the release of the trio’s excellent 2019 debut album Curve of Earth and is a character study of the Selfish Antisocial Male, told primarily through the lens of band member Sam … Continue reading Ohtis featuring Stef Chura – Schatze
Speedy Wunderground have made more than a name for themselves releasing a series of brilliant one-off 7″/digital singles. And after their longest ever COVID enforced break they are back with a bang with the 35th single ready to be unleashed. In their strong tradition of new/unlikely collaborations the new single Wrong Party is a collaboration between acclaimed Polish superstar Brodka and in-house Speedy band Scottibrains … Continue reading Brodka & Scottibrains – Wrong Party
The Mad Mackerel 