Sacred Bones will present the fourth volume of their annual Record Store Day vinyl compilation, Todo Muere. It will be limited to 1,500 copies only. This year’s edition features eight tracks from a wide variety of their artists, each one new or previously unreleased on any physical format. The first track is the brilliant Lonely Richard by Amen Dunes, a hazy cut from the band’s forthcoming LP, Love that … Continue reading Todo Muere Vol. 4
I went to Tijuana for a day once, it was notable for a mouse in a cafe giving up the ghost and simply expiring on the floor whereupon a waitress on her way to deliver my sandwich stopped, picked it up by the tail and expertly threw it into the overflowing trash bin by the door. Thankfully Tijuana Bibles are a more palatable proposition. They … Continue reading Introducing >>> Tijuana Bibles
Michigan power-pop trio Cheap Girls have revealed new track Man In Question, which features The Hold Steady’s Craig Finn. A fine slab of authentic Midwestern rock, the track is taken from the band’s forthcoming album, Famous Graves, which is released via Xtra Mile on May 12. . Continue reading Cheap Girls – Man In Question
So many tunes to share – time for another Round Up just in time for the weekend. All pre-screened for your guaranteed listening pleasure. So away we go… Easing us in gently is some ethereal folk from Owls of the Swamp and the gentle Shapeshifter is a perfect introduction to forthcoming album Atlas. . At the other end of the noise spectrum we have aggressive … Continue reading Friday Round Up
Hailing from Dublin and Belfast, CRUISING are a kraut-post-punk-inspired party band, including members of Girls Names, September Girls, Logikparty and Sea Pinks. Debut release You Made Me Do That, is as lo-fi and DIY as it comes, the recording and song itself was the result of the first time the band had ever played in a room together and has been described as “a grimy, … Continue reading Introducing >>> CRUISING
Here is another track of Paradise’s uniquely vintage-inspired sound complete with Farfisa and Hammond Organ from upcoming album Soldiers of the Modern Age (out on the 22nd April). Download My Kingdom, a tune that just about sweats 60s garage, mod and rock’n’roll from every pore. [Click through for free download] . Continue reading More From Paradise
Departure, the debut album from American duo The Vacant Lots will be out on the 30th June via the unfailingly excellent Sonic Cathedral label. We first came across them via their excellent contribution to the Psych for Sore Eyes EP compilation. The first taste from the albumis the wonderfully titled Mad Mary Jones, a full on head rush of pinked-up psychedelia that we can’t stop spinning. … Continue reading Vacant Lots – Mad Mary Jones
Southern California indie rockers Wetwood Smokes have announced the release of their debut album Earth Tones & Red (out on 10th June). A sweet mix of pop hooks and indie rock, you can listen to single A Better Man, and the piano-led Madeline below. . . Continue reading MM Shorts 546: Wetwood Smokes
It was perhaps inevitable that with a surname like that, Texas troubadour Collin Herring would receive some love from Mad Mackerel. But putting trivialities aside, what we have to share with you is Herring’s first studio effort in nearly five years called Some Knives, and due for release on May 13th. Over the course of eleven moving tracks, the record is an emotional ride. It is … Continue reading Collin Herring To Release Some Knives
Folk-rockers Port Isla will soon (28th April) release their debut EP, Steamroller. The title track is a typically epic barnstormer (which incidentally, they excel at), with as anthemic a chorus as you’ll hear this year. Have a listen. . Continue reading Debut EP From Port Isla
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