Part 2 of our rundown of our favourite tracks of the year. Today we have tracks 75 through to 51. 75 The Julie Ruin – Mr. So And So 74 Beach – Donuts 73 exmagician – Job Done 72Â W.H. Lung – Inspiration 71Â Wilco – If I Ever Was A Child 70Â Dune Rats – Bullshit 69Â Meatbodies – Valley Girl … Continue reading MM’s BEST TRACKS OF 2016: 75-51
As the year draws to a close and the best of lists start to appear, here is our pick from a surprisingly good week of new releases. We have the first taste from Laura Marling’s new album, Besnard Lakes’ new 12′, and Milo Greene’s new EP as well new tracks from Grandaddy’s, Las Kellies and Syd Arthur’s recent releases and a track from indie rockers Sloppy Heads’ … Continue reading Eight Songs You Should Have Heard This Week
No one does infectious garage-pop as well as Argentinian trio Las Kellies. New single Celebrate Life is the perfect case in point – an irresistible combination of buzzsaw garage rhythms and doo-wop pop harmonies. The single is taken from the new record Friends & Lovers out now on Fire Records. They tour Europe from November. Brighten up your day below. UK Tour Dates 06 … Continue reading Las Kellies – Celebrate Life
Check out our selection of the best of the new releases from this week. New songs from Slaves, Wytches and a rocking’ cover of a Led Zeppelin classic from La Sera should blast the weekend cobwebs away while Hiss Golden Messenger, Jess Williamson and Moses Sumney offer up altogether more gentle and fragile fare. Enjoy. Slaves – Consume Or Be Consumed La Sera – Whole Lotta … Continue reading Eight Songs You Should Have Heard This Week
NOTS – No Novelty Slim Cessna’s Auto Club – Commandment 7 Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds – Jesus Alone Las Kellies – I Don’t Care Wovenhand – Golden Blossom Kevin Devine – No History Cherry Glazerr – Told You I’d Be With The Guys Adam Torres – Juniper Arms Devendra Banhart – Saturday Night Public Access T.V. – End Of An Era John Murry … Continue reading Twelve Songs You Should Have Heard This Week
Having spent a mighty fine week soaking up the sunshine in Crete we are feeling pretty good about life. And if that wasn’t enough here are ten of the best of the week’s new releases (as judged by us of course). They Include the very welcome return of fire and brimstone gothic folkies Wovenhand and Argentinian garage-posters Las Kellies, cracking tracks from Bueno and Okkervil River, … Continue reading Ten Songs You Should Have Heard This Week
On reflection, it was a day for the Celts at the Great Escape, and the Aussies, and even the Argentinians… We kicked off the day with a set from New Desert Blues, whose mix of folk, country and indie rock has graced previous posts here on MM. They have a debut album in the pipeline and happily the songs they showcased from this stood up … Continue reading Friday @ The Great Escape
Today, Chris T Popper and I are heading south to Brighton and our first visit to the Great Escape festival. There are a whole host of bands we’re looking forward to seeing, from the South American punk-pop of Las Kellies, the angst of Gambles, the spectral folk of Mirel Wagner and the junkyard blues of the Amazing Snakeheads, to the stoned slacker indie of Dune Rats and the … Continue reading We’re Heading to the Great Escape…A Playlist
Enjoy some fine videos from long standing MM favourites Sea Wolf and Lightning Dust as well as fiery Argentinian trio Las Kellies and their film for Golden Love and lastly some lovely acoustic folk from Longfellow. . . . Continue reading Videos of the Day: Sea Wolf || Lightning Dust || Las Kellies || Longfellow
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