We were lucky enough to be invited to be part of the voting panel for the Green Man Rising event, a “competition” to find a new band to open the wonderful Green Man Festival on the Mountain Stage. From a final short list of 31 artists, we picked our favourite six and we thought it would be good to share our choices with you as … Continue reading Green Man Rising
Bold Scottish indie rockers We Were Promised Jetpacks will release their highly-anticipated third album, Unravelling this Autumn via FatCat Records. To mark the occasion you can steam the album’s excellent lead track Safety In Numbers below. . Tour Dates: Sep 11 Cyprus Avenue, Cork Sep 12 Limelight 2, Belfast Sep 13 Nerve Centre, Londonderry Sep 14 Whelan’s, Dublin Sep 17, Garage, Aberdeen Sep 18 Non-Zero’s, … Continue reading New Album From We Were Promised Jetpacks
We’ve previously posted about Autobahn’s 12″ EP 2, which was officially released today via Tough Love Records. To celebrate the band are streaming another new track, this is Pale Skin, and it is our favourite yet: a nervy, propulsive, feral excursion into krautrock inspired punk. Have a listen. . Tour dates below, including a stint on the road with Eagulls in October. July 10 Leeds Brudenell … Continue reading Another From Autobahn
Dirty Southern Love is the new EP/7″ from Emily & The Complexes. The first taste from it is the excellent, slow-rolling indie rock of Jersey City Blues complete with deceptively frank and occasionally savage lyrics, delivered over clever guitar lines and persistent percussion. Stream it here. . Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends… Emily & The Complexes
We’re thoroughly enjoying the new single from Aussie six-piece psych-garage groovers Dead Heir. Cooked is layered with jangly guitars, subtle organ lines and a rolling rhythm section, draws its brooding pop flavour from a string of sordid affairs with late 60s tunes and the neo-psychedelica of the 90s alternative scene. Far out man. . Continue reading MM Shorts 587: The Dead Heir
Never Closer by Firestation is a genuine psych-pop delight delivering a more than addictive mix of sweetly fuzzy guitars and distorted drum machine with squeals of feedback and half spoken cryptic lyrics. It spirals into pop choruses and crashes to an abrupt halt in under three minutes. Have a listen. . Continue reading MM Shorts 586: Firestations
1. Titus Andronicus – Stranded (On My Own) 2. Cat Meat – Vog 3. Naomi Punk – Firehose Face 4. Goat – Hide From The Sun 5. The John Steel Singers – Common Thread . . . . . . Continue reading Five Songs You Should Have Heard This Week
Hull four-piece The Holy Orders have announced the release of their brand new single, the 3 minute feelgood good, summer pop song, The New Asbestos. Well, to be honest it is more a cynical, pessimistic, feelgood summer pop song, which is just the way we like ’em. It captures how the band effortlessly combines catchy melody lines with visceral guitars and passionate vocals to create a … Continue reading New Single From The Holy Orders
The longest day has come and gone, and halfway through the year we are. It seemed a good point to reflect and share thirty of our favourite albums of 2014 so far, and so here they are, in strictly alphabetical order of course… . The Amazing Snakeheads – Amphetamine Ballads . Amen Dunes – Love . Avers – Empty Light . Dan Baker – Pistol In … Continue reading Favourite Albums of 2014 (So Far)
Fresh from attending their brilliant live show with Chris T Popper in Oxford last week, we now have the latest track to stream from Parquet Courts excellent new album Sunbathing Animal. This is the minimalist riffing of album opener Bodies Made Of. Superb. . Continue reading Parquet Courts – Bodies Made Of
