It’s a big week of new releases in the Mad Mackerel world – new tunes from Foxygen, Cloud Nothings, the wonderful Traams and Blossoms to name but four. Add to that songs from James McMurtry, Weyes Blood, TOY, and long standing MM faves Trance Farmers and Estrons and we’ve had a bonanza seven days. Nine songs for you. Enjoy. Cloud Nothings – Modern Act Foxygen – America Traams – Slipping … Continue reading Nine Songs You Should Have Heard This Week
Psychedelic rockers The Vryll Society have announced the release of their brand new single A Perfect Rhythm via Deltasonic Records. With nods to the likes of Tame Impala and Beach House, as well as similarities to early influences such as The Verve and The Horrors, A Perfect Rhythm is mellower and more pastoral than we’ve previously known from the band – it is an intriguing transition from … Continue reading The Vryll Society – A Perfect Rhythm
The in-box overfloweth with new tunes, videos and music of every variety. Even once we’ve deleted the electro-trance-house-mash-up-rave-bangers and all the shitty remixes there are still far too many good tracks to share with you. Here are ten of them – from baroque pop to slacker indie rock and from pastoral Americana to garage punk. An eclectic digital jukebox and something for anyone with a modicum … Continue reading Nickel In The Jukebox (Vol. 25)
Arriving in a haze of mystic fuzz and tangled dirge-pop, Brighton trio Gang will release their wonderfully macabre new 7” single, Dead / Enough Nothing, on November 25th via Ra-Ra Rok Records. There are echoes of everything from Sabbath’s portentous doom-metal to Dinosaur Jr’s brawny distortion and Wand’s sludgy psych rock, but deconstructed and reapplied in a new, uncompromising and somewhat ferocious way… Have a listen. Continue reading Introducing >>> Gang
We’ve posted about Swedish duo Pale Honey a few times in the past, but they have been pretty quiet for the past eighteen months or so. The pair have oft drawn comparisons to the likes of PJ Harvey and Sleater-Kinney, but there is a lot more to them than mere pale imitation. What is certain is that they have their own breed of nervy, direct, and … Continue reading New From Pale Honey
LA punk trio Girl Tears will be releasing their new album Woke Against The Tide on 28th October via Sinderlyn. Listen to the dense and conflicting new single Cold Thoughts below, there are hooks, melody and structure, but also a bit of chaos built on a more complex arrangement that’s constantly shifting and evolving. Continue reading MM Shorts 881: Girl Tears
You know the score by now. This week we have new tunes from Thee Oh Sees, Potty Mouth, Menace Beach, Mutual Benefit, Honeyblood, Crystal Fairy, Jacuzzi Boys, Hazel English, Teen Suicide and some vintage 60s garage rock from Film Jacket 35. Enjoy the weekend. Thee Oh Sees – The Poem Menace Beach – Maybe We’ll Drown Hazel English – Control Potty Mouth – Smash Hit Teen … Continue reading Ten Songs You Should Have Heard This Week
Influenced by bands like Blondie, Modern Lovers, Jesus and Mary Chain, and Alvvays, San Diego’s Soft Lions love blending vintage sounds together with jangly guitars and propulsive percussion to create something fresh. A case in point is the excellent, effervescent psych-pop of Freeway, which is taken from forthcoming album XOXO (out on 28th October). Listen here. Continue reading MM Shorts 880: Soft Lions
Alan’s Bed is taken from Rat Motel’s self-titled debut album, which you can get on a pay-what-you-want deal from Bandcamp here. It is a wholly satisfying two and half minutes of rattling, fuzzed-up garage punk that owes as much to Ty Segall as it does to The Strokes. Have a listen. Continue reading MM Shorts 879: Rat Motel
We posted Forth Wanderers’ excellent track Slop a couple of months ago. It was the title track from their new EP (due 11th November) and with its confident nods to influences like Mac DeMarco, Built to Spill and Liz Phair, it received a lot of love from around the blogosphere. Now we have a second one for you with the bittersweet indie-pop of Know Better. Have a listen … Continue reading More From Forth Wanderers
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