Two Tears come with a great garage rock pedigree featuring Kerry Davis on guitar and vocals and a rotating cast of musicians. Need proof? She started out in 90s LA girl group The Red Aunts, went on to be the drummer in the Screws and played in Beehive and The Barracudas. So you probably know what to expect and you’d be right. Her latest single features … Continue reading Introducing…Two Tears
A couple of days ago we posted the one minute forty four seconds of ramshackle lo-fi that was the track, TV Luv Song – a new demo from Wavves. Barely 72 hours later we have another new track Horse Shoes. This time it is an altogether weightier four minutes plus…and reworked from a Daytotter session…and pretty hectic! Download Wavves – Horse Shoes mp3 Continue reading More from Wavves
Both the previous releases from The Sandwitches have gone down very well here at MM, and their recent EP collaboration with Sonny Smith is still receiving repeated plays after making our December Best of posting. So we were delighted to find out via GvB that a new album, Mrs Jones’ Cookies is imminent, featuring more of the dark and poignant swirling psych-pop that so marked … Continue reading New from The Sandwitches
Hunx & His Punx plunge their sticky fingers into a 60s inspired lucky dip and come up trumps with Lovers Lane. It is a wonderfully entertaining, tongue-in-cheek homage to the Shangri-Las, doo-wop, bubblegum pop, beach cruising and prom night teenage angst and, of course, it finishes with the obligatory spoken word denouement – this time with flamboyantly camp overtones. We know we are a little behind … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends…Hunx & His Punx
The Raveonettes will return to stereos on the 5th April with the release of new album Raven In The Grave. After the best part of a decade honing their instantly recognizable sound and seeing it co-opted by so many other bands aspiring for a similar level of greatness, the Danish-bred, American-based fuzz pop duo is blazing a newer, darker trail with their new record – … Continue reading The Raveonettes Announce New Album
Mess Around is the debut EP by Milwaukee’s Trent Fox & The Tenants. It’s five tracks of garage infused rock n roll with added swagger and a whole bunch of attitude. It is out on the 22nd February on the Kind Turkey label. Their songs are all grimy snapshots of young adult life in Riverwest, Milwaukee – one of the poorest and most economically devastated … Continue reading Introducing…Trent Fox & The Tenants
Ferocious trash-blues stompers Left Lane Cruiser will release their new album, Junkyard Speed Ball on Alive Records on 1st March. It will be out on CD, limited vinyl, and digital formats. Formed by Freddy J. Evans IV (guitar/vocals) and Brenn “Sausage Paw” Beck (drummer/percussion/vocals) they effortlessly mix southern-fried blues, garage, and brutal punk riffs into one glorious whiskey and gasoline soaked whole. The album is … Continue reading Left Lane Cruiser’s New Album
The label Swill Children sent us a couple of releases recently. One, a 7″ split between Brooklyn based Hunters and Montreal based Dead Wife is proving increasingly popular here at MM. Hunters are charged with wild energy, hailing from Brooklyn, NY and led by the duo singers/guitarists, Derek Watson and Isabel Ibsen. The tribal beat and brilliant riff on Deadbeat is a perfect combination of … Continue reading Introducing…Hunters
The Barettas are a trio from Hamilton, Ontario. We’ve never been, but their e-mail said it’s a city known for it’s industrial decay, grittiness, and blue-collar roots. Each member of the band has taken on a couple of jobs, usually a combination of cleaning houses during the day, and tending bar at night in order to reap the reward that it lets them make music … Continue reading Introducing…The Barettas
We picked up That Rabbit by The Whalers from the always excellent Rollo & Grady blog and it was one of those first play moments where you get to the end and say to yourself “how good was that?”, before hitting repeat. So we figured we ought to share the track here for anyone who has missed out on the band so far plus another … Continue reading Introducing…The Whalers
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