Each week Popper, Joe Fish and me meet to discuss an album, rate it and pick our three best and one worst selection from the record. NEIL YOUNG & CRAZY HORSE RUST NEVER SLEEPS (1979) 8.5 Popper 7.0 Joe Fish 8.4 Mad Mackerel AVERAGE: 8.0 THREE TOP TRACKS 1 MY MY, HEY HEY (OUT OF THE BLUE) 2 POCAHONTAS 3 POWDERFINGER LEAST FAVOURITE SEDAN DELIVERY Continue reading Mad Mackerel Music Club # 2
For Brighton’s Chappaqua Wrestling, the arrival of new single Football is the product of both embracing change, and an unfortunately enforced break from touring. The band’s hiatus gleefully allowing them to side-step some of the nostalgic sounds of recent singles Plant Trees, Is She Happy Turning On Her Side? and Early, and instead leaning into a world of big-hearted, world-weary, understated anthemia. A thick, sprawling, … Continue reading Chappaqua Wrestling – Football
Not sure what is in the water there, but four-piece Sprints are our latest brilliant Dublin discovery joining the likes of Fontaines D.C., The Murder Capital, Girl Band and Silverbacks. We missed early single Kissing Practice, but are loving this new track The Cheek, a raw, raucous and bass fuelled single with post-punk and alt-rock influences. Laced with sarcasm, the song tackles sexuality head on. … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends… Sprints
New Bloodshot Records compilation album Pandemophenia, is only available for download or stream on Bandcamp. It’s a collection of 17 limited or never-before-released tracks by the likes of Murder By Death, Laura Jane Grace & the Devouring Mothers, William Elliott Whitmore, Cory Branan, Ruby Boots, Ramblin’ Deano & Jon Langford, Ha Ha Tonka, Scott H. Biram, and plenty more. Featuring original songs, b-sides, alternate versions, … Continue reading Bloodshot Records Pandemophenia Compilation
Time for some heavy, heavy psych – channeling their inner Sabbath, Zeppelin and Pink Floyd – All Them Witches deliver a masterpiece of throwback 70s riffola on The Children of Coyote Woman. It is the latest track shared from upcoming long player Nothing as the Ideal, and is a guaranteed headphone trip. Illegal substances optional as always. Enjoy. Continue reading All Them Witches – The Children of Coyote Woman
We loved New Yorkers Peel Dream Magazine’s recent release Agitprop Alterna, an excellent album that draws from a wide set of post-punk, shoegaze and indiepop influences but still has an assured, unique sound. Now they’re following up with Moral Panics, a companion EP that features unreleased songs from the Agitprop Alterna sessions. The six tracks are, without exception, all top-notch tracks that stand strong on … Continue reading Peel Dream Magazine – Moral Panics EP
We first posted about Melbourne’s Immigrant Union back in 2013 or so, and to be honest they had kind of slipped off our radar somewhat. By happy chance, we came across new album Judas and very quickly got ourselves reacquainted with their heady brew of country-psych, garage rock and power pop. It is an excellent album. I mean a properly excellent album, full of twangy … Continue reading Immigrant Union – Judas
Fontaines D.C. have shared a new song, Televised Mind, and accompanying music video. It is the third track shared from their forthcoming LP A Hero’s Death, which is out on the 31st July. The track heaves, drones, and churns – a faultless embodiment of the bruised and battered – perfect in its uneasy, resigned melancholy. All your laughter pissed awayAll your sadness pissed awayNow you … Continue reading Fontaines D.C. – Televised Mind
Hardcore Brighton noise-rock band DITZ have shared a brand new video for their latest single Role Model, which is the latest to be taken from their debut EP, 5 Songs, released on 12” vinyl via Alcopop! Records this Friday (order here). On the message of the song, vocalist Cal explains: “Role Model is about peer envy, which I think is something that most artists suffer … Continue reading New Video: DITZ – Role Model
Each week Popper, Joe Fish and me meet to discuss an album, rate it and pick our three best and one worst selection from the record. OASIS – DEFINITELY MAYBE (1994) 7.5 Popper 6.7 Joe Fish 7.3 Mad Mackerel AVERAGE: 7.2 THREE TOP TRACKS 1 SUPERSONIC 2 LIVE FOREVER 3 CIGARETTES & ALCOHOL LEAST FAVOURITE SHAKERMAKER Continue reading Mad Mackerel Music Club # 1
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