Alternative, Americana, Folk, Gothic, Indie, Music, Pop, Rock

MM Recommends… Jessica Hernandez & The Deltas

Jessica Hernandez and her band the Deltas will release their debut album Secret Evil in August via Instant Records. They draw on influences from cabaret and vaudeville to modern day indie rock via experimental folk and smoky jazz. The results are an intense and smouldering cauldron of songs that are just as notable for Hernandez’s sublime vocals that enchant and entreat in equal measure. Have a listen … Continue reading MM Recommends… Jessica Hernandez & The Deltas

madmackerelJuly 2, 2014Leave a comment

Alternative, Garage, Music, Punk, Rock

MM Shorts 585: The Dirty Nil

The Dirty Nil are back with another cracking single of noisy, feral garage punk. Cinnamon b/w Guided by Vices is out August 19th on Fat Wreck Chords. Check out two pummelling minutes of the lead track below. . Continue reading MM Shorts 585: The Dirty Nil

madmackerelJuly 1, 2014Leave a comment

Alternative, Garage, Music, Psychedelic, Punk, Rock

New Video: White Reaper – Cool

Louisville power trio White Reaper combine sparkling hooks and fluid, fluttering rhythms to create psychedelia-tinged garage punk that make heads bob without sacrificing an ounce of sonic bite. Here is the video for the infectious Cool, the first track from their debut six-track EP, and check out Half Bad from it too… . . Continue reading New Video: White Reaper – Cool

madmackerelJune 30, 2014June 30, 2014Leave a comment

Alternative, Electronic, Indie, Music, Pop, Rock

MM Shorts 584: Wye Oak

The latest single from Wye Oak’s spring release Shriek is Logic Of Color, a song the duo describe as both “the most straightforward pop song we’ve ever made” and “open-ended, like an unfinished thought“. Have a listen. . Continue reading MM Shorts 584: Wye Oak

madmackerelJune 30, 2014Leave a comment

Alternative, Indie, Music, Psychedelic, Rock

Elephant Stone Share Knock You From Yr Mountain

Elephant Stone have shared a new song from their forthcoming Three Poisons LP… the word anthemic should properly describe Knock You From Yr Mountain. Check out a groove filled psych-rock gem. . Continue reading Elephant Stone Share Knock You From Yr Mountain

madmackerelJune 29, 2014June 28, 2014Leave a comment

Alternative, Americana, Folk, Indie, Metal, Music, Pop, Psychedelic, Punk, Rock

Six Songs You Should Have Heard This Week

1. Delta Spirit – From Now On 2. She Keeps Bees (featuring Sharon Van Etten) – Is What It Is 3. Lilac Daze – Knives 4. Woods – Tomorrow’s Only Yesterday 5. Destruction Unit – Dust 6. The Cambodian Space Project – Here Comes The Rain . . . . . . . Continue reading Six Songs You Should Have Heard This Week

madmackerelJune 28, 2014June 28, 2014Leave a comment

Alternative, Garage, Indie, Music, Pop, Rock

MM Shorts 583: Casey Jack

Casey Jack’s self titled album is a raucous affair, packed with catchy hooks, brilliantly layered harmonies, and lyrics both playful and heartfelt. He clearly has both a Spector-esque obsession with detail and a love for the raw, fuzzed out energy of early punk. Not many artists are able to reconcile this duality so effortlessly, but this is where Casey thrives. There is no sloppiness or … Continue reading MM Shorts 583: Casey Jack

madmackerelJune 27, 2014June 26, 2014Leave a comment

Alternative, Indie, Music, Pop, Rock

More From Comet Gain

Inspired at times by early Creation Records, Television Personalities and mod culture, drawing from the same ideals as Dexys, The Style Council and Vic Godard and from the lineage of The Velvet Underground, The Byrds and the 13th Floor Elevators, Comet Gain’s mystic anarchist principles blend French New Wave with English kitchen-sink heart. For years they have drifted through scenes picking up people and emotional … Continue reading More From Comet Gain

madmackerelJune 27, 2014June 26, 2014Leave a comment

Alternative, Americana, Folk, Indie, Music, Pop, Rock

New Video: Houndstooth – Yellow Stone

Houndstooth return with their intriguing blend of dark indie pop and edgy Americana on a new album later this year. While the record is, as yet, untitled they have shared the video for the first taste from it in the shape of Yellow Stone. . Continue reading New Video: Houndstooth – Yellow Stone

madmackerelJune 26, 2014June 26, 2014Leave a comment

Alternative, Indie, Music, Rock

MM Shorts 582: Mazes

Ramshackle indie rockers Mazes will release their third long-player, Wooden Aquarium this September. The first single from it is the outstanding Astigmatism, which brilliantly utilises a pulsating riff and queasy guitar breakdown to perfect effect. It is up there with their unheralded classic Skulking, and may even be their finest moment to date. Pre-order the album from Fat Cat Records here. . Continue reading MM Shorts 582: Mazes

madmackerelJune 26, 2014June 25, 2014Leave a comment