November 2009
54 posts
MFM PLAYLIST: (30th November) →
words: Jamie Milton/ David Molloy (TNP) It’s a frightening thought. When you compare the top ten selling UK singles of the 80’s (‘Relax’, ‘Careless Whisper’) to those of today (Bob the…
Nov 30th
The Kissaway Trail – SDP →
Words: Gareth O’Malley No longer simply content with having released one of 2007’s albums of the year in their self-titled debut, Danish five-piece The Kissaway Trail are intent on…
Nov 29th
These New Puritans – We Want War →
Swords drawn, heads clashed, the sound of conflict appreciated and recorded in sound. These New Puritans play game with the old-fashioned and pacey organ drive of ‘Swords Of Truth‘ in turn…
Nov 29th
Destry – It Goes On →
Words: Gareth O’Malley Snow Patrol frontman Gary Lightbody once said that the key elements of his band’s music were ‘melody and honesty’, and when you take that into account, you can…
Nov 28th
King Post Kitsch – Modern Times →
Words: Gareth O’Malley Charlie Ward is your veritable one-man band – at least for this release. A regular poster of comments on the blog (just by the way), he records under the name…
Nov 27th
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An absolute gem of a mini-album, ‘Vivarium’ proved that the Scottish four-piece had much more up their sleeves than quite a few of us had previously…
Nov 26th
Battle For Paris – With A Gun Between Your Teeth,... →
Words: Gareth O’Malley First off, congratulations, guys, on choosing such a great EP title. Especially so when it’s as arresting as that! Certainly makes people sit up and pay…
Nov 26th
Initial Thoughts: Yeasayer – Odd Blood →
words: Jamie Milton With modern day pop music, there are no limits. Artists are flocking towards it because they know it a) sells well and b) gives room for development. Animal Collective…
Nov 26th
Animal Collective: Fall Be Kind EP →
words: Jamie Milton originally scribed for gigwise Let’s cut the clichéd expressions some slack. There are very few times when you can bring out the “…and look at you now!“,…
Nov 24th
Top 5 Songs of 2009 – The Writers’ Say: →
—– And so it begins. The ‘statements‘, the overblown reactions of “I can’t believe your opinion is not of complete parallel to mine!“, the meaningless ranting attempts to find a definitive…
Nov 23rd
Miami Horror – Bravado →
Words: Alex Robinson Melbourne-based electro-pop group Miami Horror is the product of producer Benjamin Plant, with additional members Josh Moriaty (vocals and guitar), Dan…
Nov 23rd
MFM PLAYLIST: (22nd November) →
words: Jamie Milton In the last week we exposed one of the best EPs of the year; a storming, gutsy introduction by way of Pharoahs. We also decided upon our thoughts on the big, huge…
Nov 22nd
Stereophonics in “tasteless joke about Cumbria... →
Got to hand it to them though. As tasteless jokes go, this one’s pretty elaborate. 0 people like this post. Like
Nov 21st
Delphic – Doubt →
Words: Gareth O’Malley Manchester-based Delphic continue to hit new heights. It’s been a momentous year for the four-piece indie-dance crossover act (Richard Boardman, Matt…
Nov 21st
Opinion: The Bitter Taste in Grammatics’ Mouth →
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…
Nov 20th
The Mercury Program – Chez Viking →
Words: Gareth O’Malley They 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…
Nov 20th
Initial Thoughts: Animal Collective – Fall Be Kind... →
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…
Nov 20th
Initial Thoughts: Beach House- Teen Dream →
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
Nov 19th
INCOMING: Beach House – Teen Dream →
26/01/10 Initial thoughts coming soon 0 people like this post. Like 
Nov 19th
Visuals: Vampire Weekend – Cousins →
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,…
Nov 19th
Gypsy and the Cat – Jona Vark →
top photo: Delaney Allen Summer 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…
Nov 19th
Rihanna – Rated R →
ALBUM REVIEW: Rihanna – Rated R words: Jamie Milton — originally scribed for MusicOMH The buzz around decade-defining hit Umbrella has petered out and it’s due time that post-assault, a…
Nov 18th
The High Wire – Leave Me In Love →
Words: Gareth O’Malley I 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…
Nov 18th
Oscar Charlie – Vandals →
Words: Gareth O’Malley My 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…
Nov 15th
Pharaohs – We’ve Tried Nothing And We’re All Out... →
Words: Gareth O’Malley Oxford 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)…
Nov 15th
MFM Playlist (15th November) →
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…
Nov 15th
Competition: Free tickets to a Levi’s Ones To... →
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…
Nov 14th
The Antlers: Hospice →
ALBUM REVIEW: The Antlers – Hospice words: Jamie Milton — originally scribed for gigwise.com A couple of things should be established: The most important of which is that yes, ‘Hospice‘ is…
Nov 12th
Frightened Rabbit – Swim Until You Can’t See Land →
Words: Gareth O’Malley New 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’,…
Nov 11th
Hot Chip – Take It In →
words: Jamie Milton image via Paper Tissue Have Hot Chip ever taken themselves seriously? Evidence behold: OK,  so they’ve always claimed that debut album ‘Coming On Strong’ was a joke….
Nov 11th
New HEALTH/DISCO Record On The Way →
Look closer. Enough evidence? Get excited. HEALTH look to be following up ‘Get Color‘ with another ‘DISCO’ (remix) album. The first ‘Health//Disco’, released last year, was a…
Nov 10th
Penguin Prison – A Funny Thing  →
via Paper Tissue Neon 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…
Nov 10th
Initial Thoughts: Them Crooked Vultures – S/T →
words: Jamie Milton Perhaps 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…
Nov 10th
Ellie Goulding – Under The Sheets (Pariah Remix) →
froot loops If 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….
Nov 10th
Biffy Clyro – Only Revolutions →
ALBUM REVIEW: Biffy Clyro – Only Revolutions words: Gareth O’Malley Everyone is tired of hearing it, but it must be said once again: In the eyes of quite a substantial number of…
Nov 9th
Incoming: Delphic – Acolyte →
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Nov 9th
Artists Capable Of Defining The Next Decade →
FEATURE: Those Among Us Who Can Grow In 2010-2019 words: Jamie Milton Renata Raksha Many of the stars of tomorrow or the next day haven’t shown their faces yet. They’ll pop up in an SXSW…
Nov 9th
MFM Playlist (9th November) →
In the last week we’ve gone mental when seeing Muse and Biffy Clyro live and listening to the Pomegranates record. We’ve gone not so mental listening to Athlete. We also listed our …
Nov 8th
Live: Muse – The O2, Dublin – 06/11/09 →
Words: Gareth O’Malley There was a lot of expectation involved leading up to the moment the lights went down. For instance, I expected that Dublin’s O2 would be absolutely jam-packed by…
Nov 7th
The XX – Infinity (Flufftronix Remix) →
Thanks to The Walrus for this find. If reports are to be believed, The XX are now a three-piece, parting ways with keyboardist/guitarist Baria. The honest reason given that they simply…
Nov 6th
Local Natives: Gorilla Manor →
ALBUM REVIEW: Local Natives – Gorilla Manor words: Jamie Milton — originally scribed for gigwise.com Who exactly are Local Natives? Well they’re certainly not Fleet Foxes, that much they…
Nov 6th
Music Fan’s Mic Presents: Act of the Year 2009 –... →
Which artist has achieved the most this year? That’s the question we want you to answer, that’s at the crux of what decides who the Act of the Year is. So many times this is not addressed properly…
Nov 5th
Words With…The Drums →
The Drums *is* new music. At the forefront of everybody’s musical grooms to be and fresh-faced from releasing the near flawless ‘Summertime!‘ EP, the world wants more. This is a band…
Nov 5th
Pomegranates: Everybody, Come Outside! →
ALBUM REVIEW: Pomegranates – Everybody, Come Outside! words: Jamie Milton The ingredients thrown into the stirring jar that makes up Pomegranates’ second album aren’t entirely unique;…
Nov 4th
Lightspeed Champion returns with Life Is Sweet!... →
Due out of 1st February 2010, Dev Hynes, former Test-Icicle, now fully-fledged folk-cuddling star, is set to release his second record. The tracklisting is as follows: 1 – Dead Head Blues 2…
Nov 4th
Live: Biffy Clyro, Manchester Orchestra, Pulled... →
Words: Gareth O’Malley They said the doors would open at 7:30pm, but I got in ten minutes later, and it was clear that those sneaky chappies at the Olympia pulled a fast one on us.
Nov 3rd
Athlete: Black Swan →
ALBUM REVIEW: Athlete – Black Swan (Fiction) words: Jamie Milton — originally written for gigwise Put yourself in the shoes of has-beens. Once you get the taste of success on such a level…
Nov 3rd
Sleigh Bells →
A huge hit at CMJ festival (which is basically a showcase fest for bloggers and journos), Sleigh Bells emerged, along with Phantogram as the outstanding name on the tip of everyone’s lips….
Nov 3rd
Important Announcement →
Music Fan’s Mic will no longer be hosting mp3 files without gaining the relevant permission from a band or a PR company. Reasons: - We don’t want to be seen to exploit artists who produce the…
Nov 2nd
BEAK> BEAK> →
ALBUM REVIEW: BEAK> – S/T words: Jamie Milton — originally scribed for gigwise When you move to other places, it’s best not to sound like there’s still a part of your old home in you. …
Nov 2nd