Queens, NY-based punks WIVES have shared the video for their insistent, swaggering track Servants, the fifth and final single from their just released (and excellent) debut album So Removed. It is a peach. Buy the album here. Continue reading WIVES – Servants Video
Loup (Hide It Away) is a surprise new Halloween-themed single from Louisville’s Quiet Hollers. The single was built around an 8-bar loop of drums and guitar, in the home studio of Quiet Hollers’ singer-songwriter, Shadwick Wilde, who penned the lyrics in a notebook next to a doodle of musclebound wolf-man. “The song is about duality and desire,” says Wilde. “Night versus day, animal versus human, … Continue reading Halloween single from Quiet Hollers
We originally posted about Brighton post-punks Thyla back in 2015. They’ve stayed busy and their new single showcases more evolution with the goth tinged, bold dream pop of Two Sense, which is taken from their upcoming sophomore album out in early 2020. Frontwoman Millie Duthie explained, “Two Sense is about the short-term sacrifices we make in order to create space for long-term gains. It’s a … Continue reading Thyla – Two Sense
Dry Cleaning have shared the second single off their forthcoming EP Boundary Road Snacks and Drinks. Invigorating and thoughtful, Viking Hair has their trademark repetitive, melodic guitar motifs ringing out over an energised rhythm section that builds to a gradual crescendo. Check out the video below, and also first single Sit Down Meal here. You can order the EP via Bandcamp here. Continue reading Dry Cleaning – Viking Hair
LA-based garage rock band Criminal Hygiene have shared a new music video for Greetings From A Postcard, taken from the imminent release of their forthcoming Again EP, which is itself a companion piece to the band’s excellent studio album, Run It Again. The clip for Greetings From A Postcard follows the United Run It Again Parcel Service as it spreads its message of dedicated – and … Continue reading New Video: Criminal Hygiene – Greetings From A Postcard
We’re big fans of Drahla’s queasy, hypnotic psych rock and their choice to cover Psychic TV’s 1985 gem Godstar seems like a match made in musical heaven. A homage to Brian Jones of the Rolling Stones, I remember buying the original 7″ in Woolworths, and playing it on repeat. Times change, but this version more than does justice to the original. Give it a spin. … Continue reading Drahla cover Psychic TV
LA-based band, Kills Birds, have released their self-titled, debut album via KRO Records. A fuzzy, incendiary record of jagged guitar-driven melodies and slow-burning dynamics, they have marked the occasion with a brand new video for Volcano. Watch it below and check out the previously released singles, Jesus Did, Worthy Girl and Ow. Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends… Kills Birds
Toronto art-punks Deliluh will return with Beneath The Floors, their second album of 2019. It will be released 15th November on Tin Angel Records. For listeners familiar with the band, Beneath The Floors reaffirms their knack for story telling. It’s also fitting that the album is slated for an early winter arrival, as a second act following Oath Of Intent’s fiery blaze, but what most differentiates … Continue reading Deliluh – Lickspittle (A Nut In The Paste)
Ezra Furman has released a video for Thermometer, one of our favourite tracks from her brilliant Twelve Nudes album, released last month via Bella Union. Throughout Thermometer, Furman’s vocals are defiant and ragged, matched by loud, lively instrumentation. An anthem for these troubled times, the video shows Furman in various settings – shaving her legs, riding her bike across town, reading a book – with … Continue reading Ezra Furman – Thermometer Video
Petrol Girls’ latest single No Love For A Nation explores the band’s inherent abhorrence of nationalism and borders in general. Vocalist Run Aldridge says “This track is our anti-nationalist anthem. As a band, we come from three different nation states – Austria, Lithuania and the UK – and hold no love for any of them.” It is a pulverising slab of meaty, anthemic punk rock. … Continue reading Petrol Girls – No Love For A Nation
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