No less than ten marvellous tracks gathered up in the Mad Mackerel butterfly net this week to share with you. From the pulverising ferocity of Future of the Left and White Lung’s blistering power-pop to the fragile Mothers and sweet Americana of Radical Face. Enjoy! White Lung – Hungry Future Of The Left – If AT&T Drank Tea What Would BP Do? Mothers – Mother … Continue reading Ten Songs You Should Have Heard This Week
London based kiwi-indie rockers Lunar Pupil have recently released a foot-stomping new single entitled Pale Blue Skies. Listen below – a mighty fine mix of grunge tinged indie rock with more than a head nodding acquaintance with classic psych-blues. Continue reading MM Shorts 821: Lunar Pupil
Hey Bulldog are a three piece psychedelic blues rock band from Manchester and recently released their excellent single Under My Spell. Stream it here, a high octane, no holds barred psych-rocker that will strip the paint from the walls. 100 Posts in 100 Hours is a series rounding up the best of our inbox from the tail end of 2015. Continue reading 100 Songs In 100 Hours: 96 – Hey Bulldog
Blues don’t come any deeper, any harder, any sleazier, or any better than this. King Mud is the new project of Van Campbell of Black Diamond Heavies and Freddy J IV of Left Lane Cruiser. Their album Victory Motel Sessions is a record of album of hard blues, blue-eyed soul, heavy rock and feedback and it is out in early February. This is Back It Up … Continue reading 100 Songs In 100 Hours: 44 – King Mud
Tackling themes of love and human consciousness, New Orleans singer-songwriter Daniel Amedee’s track Everything Will Change mixes meditative beats and haunting, blues vocals to create an exquisite urban folk anthem. It is the title track off his upcoming EP out in early February. 100 Posts in 100 Hours is a series rounding up the best of our inbox from the tail end of 2015. Continue reading 100 Songs In 100 Hours: 37 – Daniel Amedee
NightOwl is heavily influenced by rock bands, such as The Doors, The Black Keys, and The Rolling Stones. Suffused with a bluesy undertone, Stripped To The Core captures these classic influences as well the playful, adventurous spirit of California to create a rollicking modern day rock’n’roll song. 100 Posts in 100 Hours is a series rounding up the best of our inbox from the tail … Continue reading 100 Songs In 100 Hours: 24 – NightOwl
We thought we’d start in 2016 with 100 posts in 100 hours, a series of shorts rounding up some of the new, unheard, obscure and other tracks we missed from last year that remain in our inbox, but more than deserve to be heard. We’re kicking off with the brilliant Mean Girl Blues from Roy Peak from his album All Is Well. A visceral and savage slab … Continue reading 100 Songs In 100 Hours: 1 – Roy Peak
Long standing MM faves Kings Of Lowertown are offering up another pay-what-you-want deal on Bandcamp. This time it is for the electrifying dirt track blues of Beautiful Nothing. It is straight from the top drawer. Spin it below. Continue reading Kings Of Lowertown – Beautiful Nothing
Boston Blues Punk outfit Dead Trains have shared County Road Bound / Mean Town Blues from their forthcoming release County Road Bound (due in February). Inspired by the sounds and lyricism of traditional Delta Blues, County Road Bound tackles themes of displacement, self-deprecation, and fatalism. Even the album title derives from traditional blues repertoire. To be “county road bound” suggests that you’re bound to be … Continue reading Introducing >>> Dead Trains
We’re coming to the end of the year and with Thanksgiving and all that, the new releases slowed ever so slightly this week. Here then is our round-up of wholesome new tracks from the past seven days, gathered from all corners for your listening edification… The Arcs – Young Strand Of Oaks – Wonderful (The Way I Feel) (My Morning Jacket cover) Braves – Dropout The … Continue reading Seven Songs You Should Have Heard This Week
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