We’ve already posted a couple of times about Witches and their debut album Forever. The record gets its official release tomorrow and the band have made a third track from the album available for you to sample. Check out the barbs and arrows of Count To Ten. You can buy the album from Bakery Outlet Records here. Download Witches – Count To Ten mp3 (from … Continue reading Witches Album Released Tomorrow
Mika Miko’s Jennifer and Jessie Clavin have a new band called Bleached. Fresh off their debut single on Ooga Booga (still available), Bleached are now releasing 2 songs via Art Fag! The Carter 7″ has two freewheeling California punk jammers that are equal parts Misfits and Rolling Stones. Think Of You and You Take Time will be in your head all summer long. Carter is on black … Continue reading Bleached Release Carter 7″
Way too much good stuff has been flooding our in-box. Way too little time to give it a proper write-up and give these artists the space they deserve. Anyway, what it means is a Friday smorgasbord of treats to choose from. Something for everyone we guarantee. First up is Vandaveer. A worthy pretender to the thrones left behind by Vic Chesnutt or Sparklehorse some might say. … Continue reading Mega Round-Up
Got this from the ever reliable My Old Kentucky Blog, sat on it for a few days, played it, got steamrollered by the guitars and drums, played it again. Yep it was as good as we thought. So, if you don’t have it yet and like the idea of The Stooges jamming with Jeff The Brotherhood, fronted by the bastard offspring of Ian Curtis and Shane … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends…She’s Hit
Buffalo Killers are an American rock band comprising brothers Zachary and Andrew Gabbard with Joseph Sebaali. Quickly signed to Alive Records after sending a burnt CD with just their telephone number and name on it, their self-titled debut album was released in October of 2006 followed by Let It Ride, produced by The Black Keys’ Dan Auerbach. Most recently, the Buffalo Killers collaborated with Kelley Deal … Continue reading New Album from the Buffalo Killers
The Lucid Dream released their new single Love In My Veins on the 30th May so we’re about a week late on this one. No matter, because it is an absolute stormer of a track. From the off, it displays guitar riffs soaked in psychedelic blues with pounding drum rolls and reverb drenched vocals. The track builds and picks up tempo with crashing cymbals and the … Continue reading New Single from The Lucid Dream
Tomorrow, June 7th, sees the release of Larceny & Old Lace, the new album by The Coathangers. It is their third full length record and sees the scrappy, devil-may-care anarchy of their earlier releases tightened up a smidgeon and the repertoire expanded a little sonically. The outcome is still full-on garage rock, but this time there are some twists with the thrash and while the … Continue reading The Coathangers – Larceny & Old Lace Album
Here are the juiciest cuts from our May postings rounded up and presented as one marvellous mix plus a couple of cracking new tracks as well. Be sure to check out all our previous ‘Best Of the Month’ mixes in the sidebar too. Download Country Mice – Morning Son mp3 (from Twister) Country rock and blistering sonic experiments combining to deliver a brilliant apocalyptic ballad. Download Howling … Continue reading Mad Mackerel’s Best Of The Month: May 2011
We love the Thick Shakes and their brand of authentic, lo-fi, scuzzy garage rock so it was good to discover they are back with a new 7″ on Aurora Records. Take a listen and grab a track from their earlier Ooh Mommy EP. a Buy the single here. Download The Thick Shakes – Glass Mask mp3 (from Ooh Mommy EP) Continue reading New Single from the Thick Shakes
It’s that time again. A few gems gathered from some of our favourite blogs and a couple of the blogosphere’s favourite big hitters with some new material. Pick ‘n’ mix time! The Black Lips follow the rather splendid Modern Art with another slice of premium garage rock from their new album Arabia Mountain, with New Direction. Thee Oh Sees also mine a rich seam of … Continue reading New Releases Round Up
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