It has been a good while since we’ve heard from Australian dream-poppers, The Oyster Murders. The good news is that they are back with a new single – When You’re Wrong is a wash of distorted pop melodies, overdriven guitars and analog synths. This is the band’s first release since their 2013 Mourning Birds EP and it is good to have them back. Stream or download it … Continue reading MM Shorts 748: The Oyster Murders
Keeping our raw, garage blues theme up for the day, and with the UK offering, is the new single from Brighton based blues-grunge duo Junkyard Choir. Sun Moon Stars is the second single from their debut album Let Sleeping Dogs Lie (available on a name-your-price deal on Bandcamp here) and if the boys are to be believed, they just want to make enough cash from music to “be able … Continue reading New Single From Junkyard Choir
James Leg (aka John Wesley Myers of the Black Diamond Heavies) is set to release his second proper solo album, Below The Belt, later this summer. It is more blisteringly fierce and sleazy blues distinguished by his trademark gruff howl, mixed with equal measures of bourbon, butane and nicotine. On his new album, the ghosts of Leg’s past haunt these ten tracks. From the rafter-raising gospel cover … Continue reading James Leg – Below The Belt
Brighton based Sealings are a band whose live show has been described as both “based more on confrontation than anything else” and “wilfully abrasive”. Their debut LP I’m A Bastard attempts to capture this mindset of total sonic annihilation whether through careering three-chord punk, industrial instrumental passages or fervent noise-rock. Have a listen to White Devil below. [Click through for free download] . Continue reading MM Shorts 747: Sealings
This week we have collected ten cracking tunes from the past seven days of new releases. 1. Mark Lanegan & Beth Orton – Your Kisses Burn (Marc Almond & Nico cover) 2. Kurt Vile – Pretty Pimpin’ 3. Ghetto Ghouls – Hezbollah 4. Nathaniel Rateliff – Look It Here 5. Blossoms – Blown Rose 6. Chelsea Wolfe – Grey Days 7. Mild High Club – Undeniable … Continue reading Ten Songs You Should Have Heard This Week
Firstly that is hands down the best band name we’ve heard in ages! Rotterdam’s Rats On Rafts are new signings to the marvellous Fire Records label. Known for their incendiary and ferocious live shows, Fire will release the band’s second album Tape Hiss on the 16th October and we have the seven and a half minute brilliance of album opener Sleep Little Child for your … Continue reading MM Shorts 746: Rats On Rafts
Doubting Thomas Cruise Control have shared their new single Soft Focus, the second taste from their sophomore full length, Remember Me John Lydon Forever (due 14th August via Fleeting Youth Records and the band’s own Duckbill Records). The Brooklyn based quartet have created a quirky, heartfelt record filled with dynamic indie rock and slacker pop or as the band prefer to call it “debt punk“. Whatever it … Continue reading New From Doubting Thomas Cruise Control
Even if you’re unfamiliar with L.A based Angel Deradoorian’s name, you’re likely familiar with her voice. As the former bassist and vocalist for Dirty Projectors, or as a member of Avey Tare’s Slasher Flicks, and she also sang on Flying Lotus’ Siren Song. Her debut LP, The Expanding Flower Planet (out on 21st August via Anticon) reflects a remarkable creative journey. The title came from a tapestry hanging … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends… Deradoorian
All Dogs is a loud rock band that plays pop songs, but with roots firmly planted in the DIY punk scene. Crammed with sincere and bittersweet songs, the Columbus, Ohio based quartet will be releasing their debut full length Kicking Every Day on Salinas Records. The first single from it is That Kind Of Girl, which you can stream here. . Continue reading Introducing >>> All Dogs
With startlingly poetic and often harsh lyrics that linger on themes of the emotional weight of relationships, Taking Time, the first studio album of Austin-based band Reservations, is the first representation of the band as a three-piece, and marks a move from their minimalist-folk roots to a more rock-influenced, spacious sound. Stream/download the forbiddingly forlorn To Be Honest and stream Planet, which carries echoes of the sparse … Continue reading MM Shorts 745: Reservations
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