Having abjectly failed to regain control of our In-box since returning from holiday, we are still working our way through a sackful of new bands, new albums, new singles, new tracks, new demos and everything in-between. So with apologies for the delay in posting some of these, here is one awesome round-up of stuff that has caught our ears, our imagination, or, best of all, … Continue reading Mega Roundup
To mark the advent of CMJ, Insound have put together two more of their excellent free mixes. The latest is in two parts with Part One featuring such artists as Daughn Gibson, Lowlakes, Tiny Victories, The Luyas, Young Adults and Orca Team. Part Two has (amongst others), Psychic Twin, King Tuff, Zulu Pearls, Grape Soda, High Highs, Selebrities and Yellow Red Sparks. To download Part 1 just … Continue reading MM Shorts 238: Insound’s Free CMJ Mixtapes
Combining the pop sensibilities of The Black Keys with the dark mystique of Nick Cave, The Growl are a howl of dirty barroom blues from Down Under. They are also the ‘other’ band of Cameron Avery who with Pond, already released an outstanding album earlier in the summer. For us though, this might be even better! Their self-produced debut EP Cleaver Lever is five tracks … Continue reading Introducing >>> The Growl
New releases are coming thick and fast, and hot on the heels of last week’s Round Up, comes part II – ten more tracks of genre-spanning goodies for you to download and delight in. We kick off with All You Can Eat, a little taste from south Philly art rockers 722, whose new EP, Haunting Me, is set to be released on 31st October. Screaming guitars, classic … Continue reading More New Releases Rounded Up
The first taste of what’s to come from the new Moses Luster album Stands Alone. A chronicler of the lives of the downtrodden, the seedy and the desperate. Take a listen to The Past Is No Place For A Man. Hear hear! a Continue reading MM Shorts 230: The Return Of Moses Luster
It seems to us that Tweak Bird have always been somewhat under appreciated compared with the plaudits heaped upon other bands like White Denim and Tame Impala. Not that those two bands aren’t fully deserving of the acclaim – they are. Its just that we think some of those plaudits and that buzz should be coming the way of this duo from Los Angeles by-the-way-of Southern … Continue reading New From Tweak Bird
Our best of August mix is ready and even though it is typically a slightly quieter month for new releases, we can still offer you more than 20 cracking new tunes together with a few ‘hot off the press’ new ones. The result? A brilliant mix to keep you going as we enter autumn (aka the fall for our American friends). Either way, just enjoy. … Continue reading Mad Mackerel’s Best Of The Month: August 2012
This baby will rock your little cotton socks off. Well Hung Heart like the blues, rock’n’roll, glam, and grunge. In fact it’s like the feral lovechild of Howling Wolf, Mick Jagger, Joan Jett and Suzi Quattro fronting a hybrid of Nirvana and the Black Keys. All in a good way. A very good way. Their debut album Young Enough To Know It All is set for an October release … Continue reading Introducing >>> Well Hung Heart
Blue Bouquet comes from the forthcoming album from New jersey five piece, James Arlowe & The Ruffian Circus. A hard-edged psychedelic rock song, reminiscent of the past, this tune is full of bluesy guitar riffs and an incessantly driven piano beat. And in front of it all is lead singer James Arlowe’s captivating voice, singing about a alluring woman “and she’s crippled me, and she’s crippled my … Continue reading MM Shorts 215: James Arlowe & The Ruffian Circus
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