After a three year hiatus, Japandroids are back, announcing their much anticipated third album, Near To The Wild Heart Of Life. It will be out worldwide on Anti- on the 27th January, and can be pre-ordered here. They have also shared the title track which will be the album’s first single. A special edition 7″ will also be available (featuring a b-side cover of the Talking Heads’ classic Love … Continue reading Japandroids Are Back
Mixing dream pop with a bit of shoegaze and some ambient sounds, alternative four piece The Oyster Murders have just released Join The Party. Set to an ominous waltz and with a video of Donald and Hilary dancing while Obama watches, it is an compelling and slightly disturbing track – obviously we like it a lot! Have a watch/listen and click through to buy via … Continue reading The Oyster Murders – Join The Party
Inspired by the vast California deserts, LA-based alt folk duo Bassett have a new EP Ghost Hwy out on the 18th November. Their sound is perhaps best described as being something like the lovechild of Nirvana and Radiohead (if they had moved out West and become Burners)… introspective, intense, and very psychedelic. Stream Away from the EP below. Continue reading MM Shorts 888: Bassett
We love Halloween. Love the film (and some of the sequels), love the dressing up, the scares, and frightening the bejesus out of the little ones who knock on our door… In previous years we’ve posted downloadable Halloween mixes, and this year there has been no shortage of bands making halloween themed videos and sending them our way, so it seemed churlish not to share … Continue reading Halloween Video Mix
Layering lo-fi garage aesthetics on top of pop song arrangements, Newcastle four-piece EAT FAST mix sugar-drenched harmonies with intense, dark lyrical content. Having completed one album of material due to be released in 2017, and already working on another, the band are airing the excellently, raucous Public Display Of Affection for your listening pleasure. Stream it below. Continue reading MM Shorts 887: EAT FAST
No less than ten songs for you this week including the return of The Shins, a brilliant new protest song from Kevin Morby as well as new tunes from The Orwells, Futurebirds, Thee Oh Sees, Horse Thief and a tasty cover from Hinds. We also have our first official seasonal posting – slightly dubiously as it is still October – but it is She & Him so … Continue reading Ten Songs You Should Have Heard This Week
Despite the ominous name, Los Angeles band Bloody Death Skull is not scary, not in the traditional sense. Swirling together electrified ukulele with toys and whatever sounds and instruments they like over the classic chord structures that launched early rock and soul, BDS makes fun music rooted in the ’50s & ’60s with a garage-punk mentality and lyrics that sweetly break some taboos. Just in … Continue reading Introducing >>> Bloody Death Skull
The wonderful TRAAMS follow up the recently released Slipping and Penguin with a third track titled A House On Fire. It is another of the band’s more epic songs, clocking in at just under nine minutes of krautrock inspired grooviness. The band explain: “A House On Fire has only been played live a couple of times so far. It’s been in the set for our … Continue reading TRAAMS – A House On Fire
Bruising will release new single I Don’t Mind on 2nd December via the ever-excellent Beech Coma label, backed by Rest In Peace Kurt Donald Cobain (1967-1994). Listen to the A-side below which showcases the best of the four piece’s pop sensibilities, but with hooks that are both blistering and bashful and some venomous guitars. They’ll also be hitting the road to play live dates in November and … Continue reading Bruising – I Don’t Mind
London based musicians Alice, Bella and Icelandic singer Rakel formed Dream Wife at art school in Brighton. They are a wonderfully visceral proposition – imagine a mix of hardcore punk and glam rock, but shot through with a pop and disco mentality. They have shared a new track FUU featuring a guest rap appearance from Fever Dream (ex-Reykjavíkurdætur). The song is a furious, raucous ball of energetic and grizzled guitar … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends… Dream Wife
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