We first became aware of the retro-garage punk of Plateaus via their excellently titled Beach Coma track and subsequent 7″ releases on the Art Fag and HoZac labels. They model their sound after the production techniques of Spector, Meek and Wilson, but employ a modern punk edge utilising catchy hooks and primal, raw energy. Thick, distorted guitars and layers of blown-out vocals swim in a … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends…Plateaus
With Christmas and New Year fast approaching the excellent SEXBEAT label have compiled this free mix of songs from each band they’ve released each year. The download includes tracks from Virals, Fear Of Men, Virginia Wing, White Fence, Sharm El Shakes and Eagulls. Click below to stream and download. Or just click here for the zip file of all six tracks. Continue reading Free SEXBEAT Records Sampler 2012
Sharkmuffin is the dirty pop rock lovechild of singer/guitarist, Tarra Thiessen, bassist, Natalie Kirch, and drummer, Drew Adler. The Brooklyn based garage-popsters will release a new 7″ single next month. Their 90s alternative girl group-esque hooks are paired with heavy, hooky 70s-inspired guitar riffs to good effect. The 7″ features The Lake, a living eulogy to a best friend lost in a sea of addiction. Somehow, singer … Continue reading New Single From Sharkmuffin
Rare Monk are from Portland, Oregon and meld their love of the late 90s alternative music scene with a splash of psych-rock in a way that defies easy categorisation. Their latest EP is titled Death By Proxy and will be followed by a full length album in February. For now, content yourself with listening to the giddy, effervescent pop fizz of the EP’s title track. … Continue reading MM Shorts 268: Rare Monk – Death By Proxy EP
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Little Metal baby Fist is the latest single from The Dirty Nil. Available for a pay what you want deal on their Bandcamp. By way of explanation, The Dirty Nil recording experience is dependent on beer, blood, broken bones, broken instruments, broken ears, inescapable loudness, screaming, unresolved girl problems, exposed wiring, no pants, no shoes, making their producer drink more than he wants to, a … Continue reading MM Shorts 267: The Dirty Nil
Time for another trawl through the in-box and round our favourite music sites to bring you a whole host of goodies to enjoy. First up is a new free song from Bear Driver – layers of sound create a swooning dream pop song of chiming surfed up guitar lines, clattering drums, and melancholic synths. This newly built sound they have dubbed ‘patchwork-pop’! a Widowspeak have a … Continue reading Round Up Time Again
With songs that awaken the weary and compel the wild at heart, The MiCKS, a three-piece garage rock band based out of the burgeoning Jersey City, N.J. arts scene, are carving out an unflinching foothold beyond the abounding vagueness of modern music. On 11th December, they will release the self titled EP The MiCKS, and you can download Dancing With Smokers from it here. a Continue reading MM Shorts 262: The Micks
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