Five Songs You Should Have Heard This Week
1. Shovels & Rope – Evil 2. Girl Band – De Bom Bom 3. Tweak Bird – Peace Walker 4. Teleman – Skeleton Dance 5. Low – I’m On Fire . . . . . . Continue reading Five Songs You Should Have Heard This Week
Category: Alternative
MM Shorts 593: Generationals
Generationals are a duo that have featured a few times on MM, and their infectious brand of breezy, sunshine guitar pop is showcased to excellent effect on new tune Gold Silver Diamond. It is taken from their upcoming album, Alix, out on the 16th September. Pre-order the album on 180-gram “cloud colored” vinyl (limited to 500), CD, cassette, or digital here. . Continue reading MM Shorts 593: Generationals
Video: Mount Sharp – Icarus
We love this track and video for Icarus from Brooklyn based fuzzcore rockers Mount Sharp which features on forthcoming EP Weird Fears. . Continue reading Video: Mount Sharp – Icarus
Pharmacy To Release Spells
Seattle’s The Pharmacy is gearing up to release Spells, an album that favours the mellow, more subdued side of garage rock with hazy reverb and hypnotic psych-tinged melodies. The band have shared album closer, Strange, a fuzzy, blessed out track propelled by lead singer’s Scottie Yoder’s effortless croon. Spells is out on the 12th August via Old Flame Records (and on cassette via Burger Records). … Continue reading Pharmacy To Release Spells
New Videos: The Black Angels || Axxa/Abraxas || Rett Smith
Here are some brand spanking new videos to enjoy from the Black Angels, Axxa/Abraxas and Rett Smith. . . . . Continue reading New Videos: The Black Angels || Axxa/Abraxas || Rett Smith
Video: Cloud Nothings – Psychic Trauma
Cloud Nothings have shared an official video for Psychic Trauma, another excellent single from their new album Here and Nowhere Else. . . Continue reading Video: Cloud Nothings – Psychic Trauma
Video: Emily Capell – Who Killed Smiley Culture?
We are loving this track, Who Killed Smiley Culture? by Emily Capell, a moody acoustic musing over the suspicious death of the pivotal rapper. Delivered with a memorably witty vocal line and matched perfectly with this curiously compelling monochrome video. The single is out via Blang! tomorrow and can be downloaded via iTunes. . Continue reading Video: Emily Capell – Who Killed Smiley Culture?
Mad Mackerel Recommends… Martyr Privates
Martyr Privates are another fine example of the murky, outsider psych influenced indie and post punk currently spewing from down under. Something to Sell takes a heavy base of percussion and ramshackle guitar, heaps a few ladles of fuzzy goodness into the pot, adds a dash of drone and couldn’t-give-a-shit vocals and stirs the whole lot into a throughly enjoyable serving that left us wanting more … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends… Martyr Privates
Five Songs You Should Have Heard This Week
1. Courtney Barnett – Pickles From The Jar 2. Mirel Wagner – The Dirt 3. Vashti Bunyan – Across The Water 4. TRAAMS – Cissa 5. The Rosebuds – Blue Eyes . . . . . Continue reading Five Songs You Should Have Heard This Week
New From The Ukiah Drag
The scorched, warped Americana and post-punk of The Ukiah Drag with its pulsating organs, flattening riffs and creep beats have long found favour here in the Mackerel abode. Their new LP is titled In the Reaper’s Quarters and can be pre-ordered from Wharf Cat Records. This is Her Royal Grip from it, and a more remorseless and unsettling four and half minutes of music you’ll be hard pressed … Continue reading New From The Ukiah Drag
