Slowcoaches – Complex

A cutting observational slice of fervent grunged-up punk, Complex is a first taste of what’s to come from Slowcoaches on their yet-to-be-finished second album, which will be released at some point in 2018 via Leisure & District. The single will be available this side of the new year on screenprinted 7” vinyl, backed by a venomous cover of Fang’s The Money Will Roll Right In. Listen … Continue reading Slowcoaches – Complex

Weird Owl – Invisibility Cloak

Brooklyn psych band Weird Owl release their new album, Bubblegum Brainwaves, tomorrow, the band’s sixth release in a decade, it explores themes of cognitive dissonance, darkness, and uncertainty and is highly informed by the current political climate. The band have shared Invisibility Cloak, which pairs catchy melodies with dark undertones to create a mysterious, otherworldly vibe. Stream it below.   Continue reading Weird Owl – Invisibility Cloak

MM Shorts 977: Mean Motor Scooter

Mean Motor Scooter are a fuzzed up Fort Worth quartet of frazzled, psych-garage goodness firmly rooted in the Texas traditions of The Butthole Surfers, The Dicks, and Roky Erickson with a tab of Scratch Acid. Check out Sea Serpent from their debut album Hindu Flying Machine, which can be pre-ordered on coke-bottle translucent green 12″ vinyl here.   Continue reading MM Shorts 977: Mean Motor Scooter

Nine Songs You Should Have Heard This Week

Mountain Goats – Shirtless In Hamburg OCS – The Fool U.S. Girls – Mad As Hell Patsy – Tommy, Bobby, Johnny Gun Outfit – Landscape Painter Nots – Anxious Trend Evan Stephens Hall – Burnout  (Green Day cover) Adults – MSN Silver Torches – Bartender                     SaveSave Continue reading Nine Songs You Should Have Heard This Week

MM Shorts 974: Gestures

Stockholm’s Gestures first appeared last spring with the debut EP Shattered Mind, a lo-fi garage punk explosion recorded, written and performed by Sick Vic in his living room. They’re following it up with The Bad Taste EP  featuring three new tracks, including new single Kicks, alongside a cover of The Yardbirds For Your Love. Stream the single below, and pre-order the EP here.   SaveSave Continue reading MM Shorts 974: Gestures

Boys- Rabbits

Stockholm artist Nora Karlsson is back with a new single with her lo-fi pop project Boys, her first piece of new music since last spring’s Love on Tour EP, as well as an early taste of her upcoming debut LP. The single is called Rabbits and it’s also her first studio recording as well, a perfectly judged, sweetly melodic slice of jangly indie-pop that’s good enough to … Continue reading Boys- Rabbits

Luxury Death – Diluted

We’ve featured the bittersweet lo-fi indie of Manchester duo Luxury Death a few times in the past and they are back with a new single that traverses some sonically darker terrain. Diluted has a bolder, more aggressive feel, influenced as it is by industrial dance music and the club scene, offering up something more hypnotic and dystopian than we’ve heard previously. Stream it here.   Continue reading Luxury Death – Diluted

Sharon Van Etten Remasters and Reissues Debut Album

Sharon Van Etten originally released  her excellent debut Because I Was In Love in 2009. Now she is reissuing a remastered version of it with two additional bonus tracks, entitled (it was) because i was in love. It will be released on the 17th November. Ahead of the reissue release, she has shared a new version of opening track I Wish I Knew, which you … Continue reading Sharon Van Etten Remasters and Reissues Debut Album