Author: madmackerel

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Alternative, Electronic, Indie, Music, Psychedelic, Rock

Hatchie & The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart Cover The Jesus & Mary Chain

Brisbane, Australia’s Hatchie has announced a collaboration with The Pains of Being Pure at Heart for a new 7” featuring a cover of Sometimes Always, The Jesus and Mary Chain’s collaboration with Mazzy Star’s Hope Sandoval from 1994. It is a reverent cover set apart by chiming guitars and Harriette Pilbeam’s crystal vocals, and 100% of sales from this release on Bandcamp Day this Friday, … Continue reading Hatchie & The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart Cover The Jesus & Mary Chain

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New Single & EP From Roxy Girls

Sunderland post-punk 4-piece Roxy Girls have shared their new single Get Up (Seize The Day). The single is the second to be taken from their new seven track EP A Wealth Of Information, which is due out tomorrow via Moshi Moshi Records. Stream it below, a two and a half minute gem of perfectly judged indie with guitar lines sharp enough to cut yourself on. … Continue reading New Single & EP From Roxy Girls

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Bananagun – The Master

Melbourne quintet Bananagun have today shared a new single from their forthcoming album The True Story of Bananagun. The Master is a hectic, rhythmic excursion into colourful psych-pop that is exotic, vibrant and pretty much irresistible. The band draw on 60s and 70s Afrobeat, the proto-garage rhythmic fury of The Monks, and the grooves of Os Mutantes, shaping it all into their own melting pot of tropical … Continue reading Bananagun – The Master

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New Video: Austerity – Imperialism

Citing influences that range from Scritti Politti, XTC and Wire to Gang of Four, Zounds and Fugazi, Brighton’s anarcho-punks Austerity display angular chops, buzzsaw guitars and brutalist vocals that switch effortlessly from quiet defiance to guttural rage. Featuring fan-filmed submissions, they have shared the video for their latest single, Imperialism. A potent and uplifting antidote to the pressure of lockdown that more than keeps the … Continue reading New Video: Austerity – Imperialism

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Painted Zeros – When You Found Forever

Released last Friday on Don Giovanni Records, When You Found Forever is the second full-length by Brooklyn’s Painted Zeros aka Katie Lau. We’ve been listening and it is a very beguiling collection, expertly mixing punk with some wall of sound shoegaze, whilst elsewhere delivering some gorgeously sparse, acoustically tinged indie-pop. It is well worth a listen and we have two perfect examples for you – … Continue reading Painted Zeros – When You Found Forever

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Protomartyr – Michigan Hammers

Although Protomartyr have had to shift the release date of their upcoming fifth album Ultimate Success Today back to July instead of yesterday, they have still shared a third, thrilling track from the record. Michigan Hammers is the band at their most forceful, all needling, throbbing disquiet and angst wrapped up in relentless staccato guitar squalls. As singer Joe Casey intones, “What’s been torn down can be … Continue reading Protomartyr – Michigan Hammers

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New Video: Elephant Stone – American Dream

American Dream is a new single from Canadian psych band Elephant Stone’s and follows hot on the heels of the release of their sixth album Hollow. Filmed in isolation in frontman Rishi Dihr’s garage with a green screen, his son and queue cards in a nod to Bob Dylan’s classic Subterranean Homesick Blues film, the poignant video compiles archival footage of immigrants searching for the American Dream. The … Continue reading New Video: Elephant Stone – American Dream

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