Farmertan might be a new name to our readers but they’ve been treading the boards since the early 90s, working away at their rootsy, indie rock n roll sound. This song ‘Madness’ comes from the Connecticut band’s brand new album Captains Of Industry (out now) and captures that parched melodic sound that bands like Big Star, The Replacements, The Lemonheads, Buffalo Tom and others perfected … Continue reading NEW MUSIC: Farmertan – Madness
Drens are a band out of Dortmund/Cologne Germany and this song, ‘Yellow Teeth’, is one of five singles they’ve released in 2018. They’ve got a slacker surf/psych punk sound. They have bits Of Jay Reatard and Girls in their music and like those acts they’ve got a knack for balancing noise and harmony. Continue reading NEW MUSIC: Drens – Yellow Teeth
West Australian psych-punks Hideous Sun Demon have unleashed this new track on us, the psychotic swagger of ‘Ssppuunnkk’ which staggers across the speakers, drops to its knees and crawls deeper into a drug fever. Slashing guitar shreds sonic holes through the song, above the pummelling rhythm section and Vincent Buchanan-Simpson ’s ferocious lead vocal. Their album Fame Erotic Dream is out now. Continue reading NEW MUSIC: Hideous Sun Demon – Ssppuunnkk
Here’s some searing panoramic dust storm countrified rock from The Original Cowards, a trio from Northampton, MA whose self-proclaimed influences include Dinosaur Jr., Neil Young and Crazy Horse, sacred herbs, garage and psych, fuzz, The Who, and thunder. They live up to those lofty aspirations on ‘Curse Of The Commander’, a seven minute track that rumbles, sways and lumbers along with paint-peeling solos and a … Continue reading NEW MUSIC: The Original Cowards – Curse Of The Commander
It’s hard to believe but Mudhoney are now in their 30th year of active service and on Digital Garbage, their 10th album, they show they’re still the kings of fuzzed-out punk and garage rock. Their disdain for everything fucked up about the world is still vital and biting and they don’t hold back one iota. No topic is out of bounds as they rail against … Continue reading ALBUM REVIEW: Mudhoney – Digital Garbage
Psychedelia out of France from The Rebels of Tijuana. This track, ‘Erotique’, comes from their new double album Asile recorded on analog tape at the Back To Mono Studio with Christian Hierro and due out on October 5th. Gallic pop drips all over this track as it digs a psych garage rock groove and follows it with swing and verve. Great video clip too. The band have … Continue reading NEW MUSIC: The Rebels of Tijuana – Erotique
Sydney band Straight Arrows return with a new slice of ramalama garage rock ‘n’ roll called ’21st Century’. Killer breakbeat, rolling bass and guitar chops! It comes from their forthcoming new LP On Top, due out October 21st. Look out for a 7″ 45rpm single release coming soon. Hit the Bandcamp link to hear the single (plus ‘Out & Down’) and preorder the album. Continue reading NEW MUSIC: Straight Arrows – 21st Century
Slacker, desert fever, dream vibes abound on this track from what appears to be the second album by The Rifle (Tucson, AZ), Anabasis. ‘Hidden Knives’ snakes along as Nelene DeGuzman sings of knives and smiles over rolling bass and a garage rock-style organ. Continue reading NEW MUSIC: The Rifle – Hidden Knives
Melbourne’s Harmony have had a four year break between albums but that time has clearly been well spent with Double Negative the strongest culmination of their soulful, ragged and cathartic sound. Carpetbombing (2014) was a sprawling collection of songs that often sounded brittle and impenetrable, the core of the songs sonically buried beneath the surface. It still impressed but the good news is that on … Continue reading ALBUM REVIEW: Harmony – Double Negative
Back in 2012, Money For Rope came out of the gates with a real buzz about their live shows and their debut, self-titled album. They hit the road and apparently kept touring across Europe and the US. Thankfully they eventually got back in the studio and documented those years on the new album Picture Us. As with that debut, the band again mix and … Continue reading ALBUM REVIEW: Money For Rope – Picture Us
Those crazy TX psychedelicists White Denim are back with a new album Performance which will be released on Friday, August 24 via City Slang Records and Inertia Music. The band have shared the album’s first single, ‘Magazin’. PRESS RELEASE Performance was mainly recorded over eight weeks at the band’s new downtown Austin studio, Radio Milk. Once an old general store constructed in 1902, it is now respectfully restored … Continue reading NEW MUSIC: White Denim Announce New LP ‘Performance’
Protomartyr, Mere Women, Angie @ Oxford At Factory, Sydney Australia. February 16th, 2018 The best gigs are the ones where the creative quality and intensity builds evenly, seemingly at a symbiotic pace with the gathering audience. Angie set the scene with a low key and hypnotic opening set. This was another iteration of her solo incarnation, now fleshed out with drummer and acoustic guitarist. Previously … Continue reading LIVE REVIEW: Protomartyr @ Oxford Art Factory, Sydney
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