We may be a little late to the party as far as this one is concerned, but what a cracking track it is so we don’t care! Indian Wars are the band and 8 Feet High is the track – it is a swaggering, rolling, undeniably catchy track that somehow, and seemingly effortlessly, marries a rollicking country twang with the lip curling sonics of the Black … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends…Indian Wars
The Dirty Nil just released their first 7” vinyl single called Fuckin’ Up Young. They are a band that tells us they like: fuzz, pizza, vinyl, bad habits, beer, power chords, stompin’ tom, feedback, fuzz, anything with big knobs and blinking lights, dogs, coffee, haters, beer, fuzz bass, not remembering the night before, Quentin Tarantino, tube amps, waffles, analog, swearing, distorted anything, Willie Nelson, bacon, soda … Continue reading Introducing…The Dirty Nil
We received a short e-mail from Steven at Big Hassle suggesting we check out a new artist by the name of Elle King. We’re glad we did. Although background info is pretty scarce we did discover she was born in Ohio and raised in Brooklyn by her mother. She retains her roots in a style that blends those two worlds of both grit and mid-western … Continue reading Introducing…Elle King
The music of Sleeping Bag is an addictive amalgamation of simple melodies, deadpan delivery, jaunts of balls-out rocking, and minimalist tact. These are songs that, for as streamlined and basic as they seem, gain value with each repeated listen. Simplicity is their asset, and they use it well. Nostalgia might be at work here, but the songs can’t be pigeonholed as throwback. They really sink … Continue reading Introducing…Sleeping Bag
Howling Bells will release their new album on September 12th on Cooking Vinyl. The Loudest Engine will be preceded by a clutch of live shows, including a London date at the Electric Ballroom on September 15th. A raw, psychedelic third studio album, and the sequel to 2009’s Radio Wars, the recording of The Loudest Engine saw the band get sonic inspiration from Nevada’s expansive surroundings … Continue reading New Album From Howling Bells
At the end of last month we posted about the debut album from psych tinged folk band Efren, titled Rise On Up And Melt. The album is released today and the band have made available a second track from the album – grab yourself some melancholy Moonshine below. Get a copy of the album here. Download Efren – Moonshine mp3 (from Rise On Up And Melt) … Continue reading More from Efren – Album Released Today
Share The Joy by The Vivian Girls is an album of charming, ramshackle indie mixed with a sparkling pop sensibility that owes as much to the beachfronts and rock’n’roll diners of the 50s as it does the jangle pop heyday of the 80s. Take It As It Comes sits firmly in the former camp with a plaintive “all alone on a Saturday night” voiceover and … Continue reading Vivian Girls: Take It As It Comes mp3
Small Sur is the primary musical alias of South Dakota-born, now-Baltimore-based songwriter Bob Keal and current collaborators Austin Stahl and Andy Abelow. The project was born during the spring of 2005 in a friend’s Southern California bedroom, where Keal recorded the self-titled Small Sur EP shortly before relocating to Baltimore. 2008 marked the release of the band’s full-length debut, We Live in Houses Made of … Continue reading Small Sur – New Album Released Today
Bridgetown Records is one of those wonderful labels quietly putting out release after release covering a whole range of styles and genres from psych to ambient to experimental, and pretty much all points in between. They’ve been in touch to remind us there are 15 new releases on Bridgetown, including the label’s first DVD, and a video album by Former Selves. The rest of the … Continue reading Free Summer Mixtape from Bridgetown Records
Formed in 2005, A Scribe Amidst the Lions (or simply, “Scribe”, to many friends and fans) are a San Diego-based band, specializing in a strain of psych-rock that aims at imagination and wide narrative. Lyrics are cryptic, themes expansive, songs structured progressively, instruments swapped at will. In addition to the core band at the center of their songs, Scribe utilizes a second drummer/percussionist, along with … Continue reading Introducing…A Scribe Amidst The Lions
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