Month: June 2010

Alternative, Country, Folk, Music, Psychedelic, Rock

New (and brilliant) release from Elf Power

This song is simply stunning! Elf Power formed in 1994 and over the last 16 years have released ten albums, two EPs, a handful of singles, while also touring America, Europe, and Japan. The Athens, Georgia pioneers have readied their tenth studio album for release – a self-titled, dozen-song song collection cementing their place as the flagship band of the celebrated psych-rock scene, which they helped … Continue reading New (and brilliant) release from Elf Power

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Alternative, Electronic, Music, Rock

Introducing…The Vicious Guns

The Vicious Guns are a Canadian duo featuring Jennie Vicious (vocals, bass) & Richey Vicious (guitar, vocals). Their music is characterized by lead female vocals, male harmonies, and impeccably clean, overdriven guitar tones against a backdrop of synthetic drums and samples. The two are influenced by a mutual love for political punk, glam, brit pop, and new wave.  If you’re a fan of The Jesus … Continue reading Introducing…The Vicious Guns

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Alternative, Indie, Music, Psychedelic, Rock

Mad Mackerel Recommends…Ball Of Flame Shoot Fire

New Yorkers Ball Of Flame Shoot Fire defy easy classification. Having released their well received, but little heard, debut Jokeland in 2008, their sophomore full-length is due in the autumn. They’ve spent the time since playing with a range of acts such as Yeasayer, Grizzly Bear and Mates Of State, and they will also be playing Brooklyn’s Northside Festival later this month. We have a couple … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends…Ball Of Flame Shoot Fire

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Alternative, Music, Rock

New Japandroids Single

The Japandroids have a second single due (out July 20th) as part of their series of 7″ records featuring previously unreleased tracks from their Post-Nothing sessions. Each single is backed with a unique cover version. This is another high velocity anthem titled Younger Us and purchasers of the record will find a cover of X’s Sex And Dying In High Society on the reverse. It follows … Continue reading New Japandroids Single

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Alternative, Indie, Music, Rock

Introducing…The Vitamin Sees

Midlands based four-piece The Vitamin Sees only played their first gig a couple of months ago. However, made up as they are of members of bands such as 90s indie faves Prolapse, Fence Records act Viva Stereo, Dirty Backbeats and Ambrose Tompkins they have the prerequisite musical chops to deliver. And deliver they do with Illuminati Mind Control, the demo track that they e-mailed through to us. … Continue reading Introducing…The Vitamin Sees

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Alternative, Indie, Music, Rock

Introducing…Part Company

Part Company sound happy. The sound on Out Of Egypt is relentlessly upbeat in a nostalgic 60s fashion, mixing girl-group harmonies with a garage rock sensibility and all with a hazy 90s slacker feel overlaid on top. The result is a track that rolls along in a sunny swirl of drums, sing along choruses and a great twangy, guitar rhythm. There is not much information … Continue reading Introducing…Part Company

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Country, Folk, Music, Rock

Mad Mackerel Recommends…Mississippi Man

Mississippi Man are a Californian five piece who go by the names Mumbles, Grumbles, Stumbles, Fumbles and you guessed it Crumbles. That aside they play a superb blend of Americana and country-folk that had us hooked from the first moment we heard it. Wonderful harmonies, rhythms and instrumentation with an edge make this one of our finds of 2010 so far. They released the wonderfully … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends…Mississippi Man

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Folk, Indie, Music

Introducing…Alli Millstein

We came across Alli Millstein via an e-mail from a site reader and have really taken to her acoustic folky style – understated and calm, the songs are beautifully crafted and linger long in the memory. Her debut EP Human Nature is available via iTunes and promises much for the future. Visit here MySpace here. Download Alli Millstein – Human Nature mp3 (from Human Nature … Continue reading Introducing…Alli Millstein

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Alternative, Music, Psychedelic

New Tan Dollar / Weed Diamond Split

A new split cassette from Tan Dollar and Weed Diamond is out via Bathetic Records. They describe it as syrupy, sugary sweet and indeed it is, but there is more going on than just that. Sunstroke is a spaced out, echoey jam that crawls and constricts, while Asleep Forever is a little more insistent with a motorik rhythm and some blissed out vocals. Sugary, sweet, … Continue reading New Tan Dollar / Weed Diamond Split

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