Blessed Feathers are one of our favourite bands who regularly appear on MM, so we’re delighted to share their new track Huaycan Song #2, released by Honeytone Records as part of their ‘Singles Series‘ project. The song was written partly on a concrete rooftop outside of Lima, Peru, and partly in the various bedrooms and basements of their friends across Wisconsin. Needless to say it is a … Continue reading New From Blessed Feathers
We’re very much looking forward to hearing the new Whigs album Modern Creation that is released today. Hit Me is the first single from it and is a suitably fun packed offering from the Georgia power-rockers. . . Continue reading Video: The Whigs – Hit Me
Brown Sabbath is the alter ego of Austin-based psych-funk collective Brownout who delve deep into reinterpreting the catalogue of metal godfathers, Black Sabbath. They remain true to the darkness, bombast and fuzz of Sabbath’s sound, while re-imagining the music with greasy Afro-Latin horns, hypnotic percussion and psyched-out, rare-groove improvisation. Their debut single Hand Of Doom, featuring The Black Angels’ Alex Maas on vocals, is set … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends… Brown Sabbath
Channeling the Beastie Boyʼs silly irreverence and party-rockinʼ spirit, Atlanta’s Baby Baby blend pop punk songwriting with a hip-hop swagger. Watch their new Lord of the Flies-esque video for You Can’t Spell Conch Without The Ch. Download it below too. . . Continue reading Video: Baby Baby – You Can’t Spell Conch Without The Ch
The first two tracks shared from the forthcoming Pink Mountaintops album Get Back are undoubtedly two of our favourite tracks of the year so far. So we are delighted to be sharing a third with you, the electrifying punky stomper, The Second Summer Of Love. . Continue reading Pink Mountaintops – Second Summer Of Love
Having already shared the campfire Americana of Big Sycamore today, we now have New York’s “Earth folk/rock” 5J Barrow for your listening pleasure. A band who has taken their hometown by storm and who is gearing up to release their first LP, From the Dim, Sweet Light on 24th June. Influenced by the band members’ individual and diverse backgrounds and relationships with the city and nature, … Continue reading Introducing >>> 5J Barrow
In the style of the Avett Brothers or the Tallest Man On Earth, Big Sycamore’s self-titled four track EP is a lovely collection of folky Americana that sounds as though it were made to be song on the back-porch. Listen/download Fall Asleep and our favourite from the EP, Green Fire below. In my sights I found the oldest in the pack Hot hell fire bursting from … Continue reading Introducing >>> Big Sycamore
The Wytches have shared their new video for Robe For Juda. The trio had a £200 budget for the video, so they rented the local town hall in their Peterborough hometown and shot it on a VHS camera with their mates. The results – a kind of middle-school-talent-show-meets-Clockwork-Orange tone somehow works for their raucous and unruly sound, decorated with vivid wordplay and Egyptian-esque harmonic-minor scales. . Continue reading Video: Wytches – Robe For Juda
New Orleans band Yelephants recently released a new four track EP called You Look Divorced. It’s a most enjoyable blend of fuzzy, garage inspired punk-pop and can be grabbed as a free download from Bandcamp here. . Continue reading MM Shorts 552: Yelephants
Atlanta’s Black Lips were joined by none other than Boy George on Friday to perform a cover of T.Rex’s classic single Bang A Gong (Get it On). Both artists were performing their own individual sessions at WXPN’s Free At Noon concert and joined forces for a one-off performance. Never thought we’d be posting about Boy George on MM…. . . Continue reading Black Lips & Boy George Cover T.Rex
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