Stockholm garage pop act Lucern Raze has unveiled new single Someone Like You, from the upcoming debut LP Stockholm One, (due on February 25 via PNKSLM Recordings on vinyl and digitally and Burger Records on cassette). It follows on from previous singles Sunshine Blues and Yours To Keep (featuring another MM fave, The Hanged Man). Lucern Raze is the new project from Luke of London’s … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends… Lucern Raze
Psych-rock three piece False-Heads have a blistering new EP of huge riffs and garage fuzztones, Wear and Tear, released March 23rd on Hi4Head Records. Their lead single, Wrap Up opens this four track release in classic ‘quiet-loud’ manner, with a pounding rhythm section backing the vocals, bringing to mind ferocious London duo Slaves, before crashing into a doom laden, Sabbath-worthy guitar chorus. Stream it below. . Continue reading Introducing >>> False-Heads
SLUG – aka Sunderland’s Ian Black – has just announced his debut album RIPE, set to be released on Memphis Industries on 13th April. To celebrate, he is sharing his new single, the minimalist, surf rocking stomper Running To Get Past Your Heart. It is a top tune – give it a blast. . Continue reading MM Shorts 655: Slug
Radio Birds have been described as a Southern-fried version of The Hold Steady and compared to fellow Georgian’s The Drive By Truckers. They have just released a music video for Hold On Me, the lead single from their new album Contemporary American Slang, which will be released on the 3rd February. This fuzz heavy Southern Rock tune has a video following a day in the life of a… lighter. … Continue reading Radio Birds – Hold On Me
The Voyeurs (formerly Charlie Boyer & The Voyeurs) have announced details of the release of their new single – Train To Minsk will be released on Heavenly Recordings on 9th March. One of our favourite tracks on their recently released long player Rhubarb Rhubarb, the song is accompanied by a suitably dayglow video directed by renowned film-maker Douglas Hart. . . Continue reading New Video: The Voyeurs – Train To Minsk
Our weekly round up of those songs you should have definitely caught this week already, including the welcome returns of Vetiver and the Mountain Goats. 1. The Mountain Goats – The Legend Of Chavo Guerrero 2. Rye Pines – Atlantic Ascent 3. MEW – Satellites 4. The Babies – Got Old 5. Yowler – 7 Towers 6. Marissa Nadler – It’s Easier Now (Jason Molina cover) … Continue reading Eight Songs You Should Have Heard This Week
Rapturous gospel, urgent 60s protest soul, unhinged ferocious no-wave – all in one visceral package that is Algiers. New signings to Matador, this is their new track But She Was Not Flying. . . Continue reading MM Shorts 654: Algiers
Darlia release their new single I’ve Never Been To Ohio on the 2nd March, and it also features on their mini-album Petals which is set for release on 23rd February through B-Unique Records. Managing to evoke the classic grunge era albeit with a heavy injection of melody and some authentic punk snarl, the combination froths and fizzes like the evil experiment of some deranged scientist. Watch … Continue reading New Video: Darlia – I’ve Never Been To Ohio
Ethan Jano is a young folk singer, whose guttural vocals and peculiar delivery feel akin to the dust bowl protest songs of the 30s and 50s which blended traditional folk with rhythm and blues and even a bit of rockabilly swagger. It is a musical style inherited from a working class life that he has always known – raised in rural Pennsylvania, he was one of eight children … Continue reading Introducing >>> Ethan Jano
A couple of things that we love are The Walking Dead (roll on the continuation of Season 5 next month) and psych-punk. An unlikely combination you might think, but not so. Enter Margaret Mead is a primitivist psych-punk band from Brooklyn, made up of the former members of other bands who share an interest in cultural anthropology. Ape Tag is an estranged love song, inspired by … Continue reading Introducing >>> Margaret Mead
