The day just keeps on getting better. No sooner did we have the details of the new Felice Brothers album, than we discover a new single release from another long, long standing MM favourite, Dr. Dog in our Soundcloud feed. Titled Critical, it consists of two tracks, Can’t Catch Me and Can She Dance. The former is an uptempo country tinged psych rocker that they are … Continue reading Dr. Dog – Critical Single
Happy days! After three long years, we have an announcement of a new album from the Felice Brothers. Undress was recorded in the late summer of 2018 in Germantown, New York. “Many of the songs on the new album are motivated by a shift from private to public concerns,” says songwriter Ian Felice. “It isn’t hard to find worthwhile things to write about these days, there … Continue reading The Felice Brothers Announce Undress
Our favourite band of the moment are back with a new single and release details for their debut album. Ahead of their sold-out UK headline tour in April, Dublin’s Fontaines D.C. have announced their highly-anticipated debut album, Dogrel, which is slated for release on 12th April (the day after MM’s birthday doncha know) via Partisan Records. Alongside the announcement of their new album, the band … Continue reading New single From Fontaines D.C. & Announce Debut Album
Taking boredom, frustration, and mid-20s malaise as their starting points, New York three-piece Patio have shared the excellent first single, Boy Scout, from their debut album Essentials, due out on the 5th April on Fire Talk Records. A track of minimal, affecting post-punk, the song is a ninety second, perfectly targeted gut shot – straight to the point and a perfect introduction to their sparse melodic … Continue reading Patio – Boy Scout
We posted Arre! Are!’s excellent track Anthem a couple of weekends ago, and now the Malmö, Sweden based quartet have shared a second track from upcoming long player Tell Me All About Them. I Feel It All is another explosive statement of intent – showcasing the band’s unique brand of feminist rock ’n’ roll, with influences from surf, garage rock and punk. Stream it here. You … Continue reading Arre! Arre! – I Feel It All
Born out of the Rust Belt, and with influences that span decades and range from classic artists such as Dylan and the Stones, to grunge acts like Pearl Jam and Soundgarden, and all the way to artists like Interpol and Cage The Elephant, five piece Eerie Point embodies a sound that twists alternative, indie, and blues into something fresh and contemporary. The Americana flavoured Artificial Things … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends… Eerie Point
Deer Tick – White City (Pogues cover) Mekons – Lawrence of California Bear’s Den – Fuel On The Fire Ritual Howls – Alone Together JAWS – Do You Remember The Mountain Goats – Younger Interpol – Fine Mess Lucy Dacus – La Vie En Rose (Edith Piaf cover) Sophie Morgan – Bloodbuzz Ohio (The National cover) Martha – Love Keeps Kicking … Continue reading Ten Songs You Should Have Heard This Week
For a band who released five albums in 2017, over 12-months without anything new seems like an eternity, but Melbourne’s freewheeling 7-piece, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, have ended their musical drought in some style with Cyboogie, a stomping near seven minute electro-shuffle that filters all that’s great about about the band through the Moroder-filter. Freak out to it below. Continue reading King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – Cyboogie
Another signing to Joe Talbot of IDLES’ label Balley Records (joining the likes of Heavy Lungs and Lice), Crows will release their debut album, recorded in near darkness for atmosphere don’t you know, Silver Tongues on March 22nd. Described as being somewhere between post-punk, taut noise-rock and shoegaze, often melodic and always punishing! The first taste lives up to the hype and comes in the powerful … Continue reading Crows – Chains Of Being
Over the past couple of years, the nihilistic, bleakly brilliant post-punk of FEWS has firmly established the Swedish quartet as big time faves at MM, and that reputation is only going to be further enhanced by the latest track from upcoming Into Red. More Than Ever takes their propulsive menace and aligns it once more to themes of estrangement and alienation. It is a song … Continue reading FEWS – More Than Ever
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