• Tanlines @ XOYO, Dec 4th.

    Tanlines @ XOYO, Dec 4th.

    What? Brooklyn duo  Tanlines play the Bugged Out/Durrr Xmas Party at XOYO this coming Saturday (alongside Holy Ghost and Aeroplane). The band are over to support their soon to follow compilation album ‘Volume On’ (Dec 6th). Expect tropical rhythms, big ass synth and killer calypso hooks!

    For Fans Of: Memory Tapes, Daft Punk, MillionYoung. // more

    Music Mule Pick
  • Gruff Rhys – Shark Ridden Waters

    This Friday two more reasons to love Gruff Rhys (as if Super Furry Animals and Neon neon weren’t enough). First up his new (free below) solo single Shark Ridden Waters – the coolest song of the year happily married to the coolest video. Then delve deeper for reason number two – Gruff’s clepto’ inspired new album Hotel Shampoo comes to life. // more

  • La Sera @ The Nest, Dalston Nov 22nd.

    La Sera @ The Nest, Dalston Nov 22nd.

    So we’ve literally just got back from La Sera‘s first ever show outside the U.S. of A. They themselves only got off a plane something silly like four hours earlier! For those who haven’t come across them yet, La Sera, is the new side project of busy bee Katy Goodman, otherwise known as the flowing red head who adds bass and woozy vocal harmonies to Brooklyn’s excellent Vivian Girls. In La Sera it’s all about Katy though, well almost all. // more

  • Girls – Broken Dreams Club

    Girls – Broken Dreams Club

    Afternoon, Afternoon. A quick one to point out that the Broken Dreams Club mini album, the latest offering from the fantastic Girls of San Francisco, is out today through Fantasytrashcan / Turnstile Music in the UK and True Panther in the U.S. It features a previous Music Mule faves ‘Heartbreaker’‘Substance’, the title track and a smattering of newbies including ‘Carolina’ that promise bright days to come. // more