Here are favourite tracks of the year in our usual countdown style, from 100 down to 1, in four parts and sharing over the next few days. Enjoy. 100 No Age – Turned To String 99 The Smoke Fairies – Elevator 98 Hallan – Modern England 97 Ben de la Cour – God’s Only Son 96 The Gabbard Brothers – Too … Continue reading Mad Mackerel’s Best Tracks of 2020: Part 1 (100 – 76)
Here is a nice selection of ten new festive tunes to get you in the Christmas spirit. Kick off with Calexico, who have shared their version of John & Yoko’s classic Happy Xmas (War Is Over). Porridge Radio sign off the year with the release of their original Christmas song The Last Time I Saw You (O Christmas) via Secretly Canadian. Nashville indie outfit Creature … Continue reading A Festive Round-Up
Birmingham’s marvellous garage trio Table Scraps have released a new single Doom Generation – two minutes of scuzzy, raw, punked-up grunge that is a surefire candidate for the repeat button. Click through to buy for just £1 on Bandcamp with every purchase going straight towards a vinyl pressing of their upcoming new long player. Continue reading Table Scraps Are Back
We’re a bit late to Dead Cherry, who are releasing their second single C.R.E.E.P. imminently, but it gave us the opportunity to go back and check out (and share) their excellent first single Every Sale Is The Same, which came out a couple of months ago. Mining a deep and varied vein of influence, it’s unsurprising to hear the band namecheck the likes of Jack … Continue reading MM Recommends… Dead Cherry
Brighton art-rock quintet Youth Sector have revealed their new single Teeth which is out today. With a irresistible bass groove, the band have been taking inspiration from late 70s/80s-era funk, melding it with suitably wonky guitars to create something as unpredictable as it is urgent. Watch the video here. Continue reading New Video: Youth Sector – Teeth
Hypnotic Oxford psych-collective Mandrake Handshake have shared the rather exhilarating, stoned-indie of Gonkulator, and also announce their signing to cult indie label Nice Swan Records. Incorporating influences of krautrock, funk, Japanese animation and Latin pastoral poetry to create their own unique brand of Flowerkraut, amidst a sprawling barrage of psychedelia. Always happy to see local bands on the up. Give it a spin. Continue reading Mandrake Handshake Share Gonkulator
Croydon post-hardcore power duo Frauds have signed to Alcopop! Records, with their second album Long Spoons scheduled for release in Summer 2021. To celebrate the news, the pair have shared the first taste of the record in the form of new single Copenhagen — packed with wit, humour and venom, it is a reaction to the absurd spread of misinformation which has led to a resurgence … Continue reading New Video: Frauds – Copenhagen
Glowing In The Dark is the excellent title track from Django Django’s upcoming new album. Built around a sample from one of Dave Maclean’s spoken word records but built out and plushly upholstered with Moog synths and drum loops, it soars gloriously towards the stratosphere. Watch the video here – the album will be out on the 12th February next year. Continue reading Django Django – Glowing In The Dark
Dublin indie-punks TV People have shared a brooding new cut String. The song is a reflection on addiction and self-destruction and showcases the punk-tinged undertones and slowed guitar lines which have earned early comparisons to the likes of Interpol and Editors. Watch the video here. Continue reading TV People – String
Following the early October release of their excellent self-titled debut album, Working Men’s Club have today shared the video to the latest track to be taken from the album, John Cooper Clarke. Watch it here. Continue reading New Video: Working Men’s Club – John Cooper Clarke
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