A couple of weeks back, Leeds-band Grammatics announced (to very little reaction) the departure of their cellist Emilia. We hear about these “mutual parting of ways” every now and then, from Ira Trevisan exiting from C.S.S for “fear of climate change” as well as many other reasons being cited, all inevitably leading to the “musical [...]
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Words: Gareth O’MalleyThey say that you should never judge a book – or in this case, an album – by its cover, but if you were to make assumptions about The Mercury Program’s fourth record, ‘Chez Viking’ based on its cover displaying an image of tranquility, guessing that within lay an album heavy on ambience [...]
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It seems funny that Animal Collective choose to release their music for the grimmest of months. January and December – the start of winter and the end of warmth. Their songs are sun-appropriate, uplifting, life-affirming and yet every time I listen to ‘Merriweather Post Pavilion’, it works best when I’m chilly. ‘Fall Be Kind‘ sweetly [...]
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The name Victoria Legrand has slowly crept up on us in 2009, despite Beach House not having released a single thing over the past twelve months. Her appearance with Grizzly Bear on the New Moon OST and her use of backing vocals in said band’s triumphant single of the year ‘Two Weeks‘ has helped give [...]
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26/01/10Initial thoughts coming soon 4 people like this post.
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top photo: Delaney AllenSummer 2010: mark my words, you’ll be hearing a lot of this. And Gypsy and the Cat are another reason why I think MGMT recorded something really significant in ‘Oracular Spectacular’, by giving way to Empire of the Sun and now Jona Vark, they’re enlightened us to some of the most cuddly, [...]
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First single “proper” from next January’s Contra, ‘Cousins’, in our wealthy opinion, might be Vampire Weekend’s best song yet – a ferocious, feel-good, blink-and-you-missed-it punk number. This nifty video goes rather well with it too. 1 people like this post.
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ALBUM REVIEW: Rihanna – Rated Rwords: Jamie Milton — originally scribed for MusicOMHThe buzz around decade-defining hit Umbrella has petered out and it’s due time that post-assault, a hardened Rihanna comes out fighting in dominatrix attire and an added aura of vulnerability. Hundreds of producers and songwriters (most notably Chase and Status) have [...]
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Words: Gareth O’MalleyI was wondering what the hell this lot had been up to for the rest of 2009! And with good reason: I was very, very impressed by London act The High Wire’s short but sweet Coldplay support slot when I caught them in The O2 last December. Quite an impressive live act, their [...]
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Words: Gareth O’MalleyMy musical discovery of the week, Oscar Charlie, are based in the Shetland Isles. So I suppose you could say they’ve already come quite a long way on their musical journey. And as evinced by this absolute gem of a track, ‘Vandals’, they’re going to go a lot further. There’s a dark side [...]
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Words: Gareth O’MalleyOxford four-piece Pharaohs have been together for little under a year in their current line up of Johnny Lewis, Joe Steven (guitars/vocals), Josh Marsh (bass) and Rob Leary (drums); they changed their name from HPR after the departure of a member over the summer. The band formed last December, and have been making [...]
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In the last week we finally put our thoughts together and decided on the artists we deemed to have it in them to define the next ten years. Whilst many other publications were still going nuts over the last ten years, this lot made us look forward to the future. Album-wise, Biffy Clyro got a [...]
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We at MFM are giving away a pair of tickets to one of Levi’s showcase ‘Ones to Watch’ shows. But you’ll have to be quick and in the London area to the show at Hoxton Bar and Grill that arrives this Monday. I repeat, THIS MONDAY. Set aside all plans and answer the question below [...]
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ALBUM REVIEW: The Antlers – Hospicewords: Jamie Milton — originally scribed for gigwise.comA couple of things should be established: The most important of which is that yes, ‘Hospice‘ is a concept album but it’s not a concept album about a loved one staring at death’s beady eyes and ultimately coming to a stop. That would [...]
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Words: Gareth O’MalleyNew material from a band is always welcome. When it’s from a band that released one of the finest debut albums of the last few years in 2007’s ‘Sing the Greys’, it’s even more welcome. Such is the case with Scottish five-piece Frightened Rabbit. Things are just starting to pick up for the [...]
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words: Jamie Miltonimage via Paper TissueHave Hot Chip ever taken themselves seriously? Evidence behold: OK, so they’ve always claimed that debut album ‘Coming On Strong’ was a joke. And then ‘The Warning’ and ‘Made In The Dark‘; I mean, they always had the odd and yes, pretty annoying moment of private jokes (’Shake A Fist’s’ [...]
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via Paper TissueNeon Gold’s next target and now a Guardian Band of the Day (back off Paul Lester, we saw him first), Chris Glover aka. Penguin Prison stands out in the crowd as an electronic, gadget-based artist that won’t be shadowed out by a dying scene.This is like a US version of Calvin Harris only [...]
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words: Jamie MiltonPerhaps the only “big” release 2009 has left to give, supergroup Them Crooked Vultures are swiping away the mysterious, unrevealing stance that came with their surprise festival appearances this summer and here, they are truly announcing themselves a band “proper” with this self-titled debut.Being a three-piece, they don’t just stick to the rules. [...]
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froot loopsIf you’re planning on playing it safe with 7″ investments that will sell for shitloads in the future, it’d be a good idea to get your hands on the new Ellie Goulding single. The tenth release on the progressively consistent Neon Gold blog’s record releases, the blog itself has today shared a couple of [...]
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