Hello, hola, bonjour, and all that. Welcome to fuckmeitsmiatea, the blog and portfolio of Maria Turauskis AKA MiaTea. This page focuses on my music writing, with articles, reviews and interviews. The work here is mixture of occasional stuff specifically for this blog, as well as items from the five publications I currently write for: www.morethanthemusic.co.uk, www.thegirlsare.com, www.godisinthetvzine.co.uk, whenthegramophonerings.com and www.herecomeseveryone.org. I also have a twitter account, fuckmeitsmiatea, which you should also check out, or you could contact me directly at mariaturauskis@hotmail.co.uk.

Sunday, 20 July 2014

MORE THAN THE MUSIC: New Track - Table Scraps


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Meet Table Scraps, an exciting young boy/girl duo from the Black Country. This pairing are rapidly gain attention from critics for their frenetic, visceral live shows, and have already supported the likes of Fat White Family and Temple Songs with their own brand of scuzzy, dirty garage rock. Filled with a fuzz ridden guitar (reported fed through three amps), and an unfiltered stand-up drum kit, this is a sound and a band to be reckoned with.

‘Bug’ is the group’s first release, out on the 11th August as a digital download and 7″ vinyl. The tasty track (rounding off at tidy 1:38) is feverish and catchy, a little reminiscent of 80s Matchbox B-Line Disaster. Check it out below: https://soundcloud.com/table-scraps-1/bug

Sunday, 6 July 2014

MORE THAN THE MUSIC POST: New Track - Princess


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Hailing from the Emerald Isle are Princess, an exciting two piece creating scuzzy dream pop, rich with 90s references, rampant drums and jangly guitars. Perfect instrumentation blends with charming timbres to create upbeat, catchy melodies, none more so than in this new track with its beautifully shot and thought-provoking video (below). Think Deerhunter and Surfer Blood with just a hint of The Cure and you’re along the right lines with this duo’s vibrant sound.

‘Neverlook’ is available now as a single for digital download, with the group’s debut album no doubt waiting in the wings. Check out the video here: http://youtu.be/ElK6VWTIi1I