Theo Verney has announced his debut album. One Small Piece will be released through Cannibal Hymns on Friday 7th July. The record melds influences from Neil Young to Pink Floyd onto his already distinct style to create eight perfectly crafted songs. The album will be proceeded by the single Mind Fire which is out tomorrow, and you can stream it here. Continue reading MM Shorts 949: Theo Verney
Brooklyn based Rips’ songs may channel late ’70s New York City bands like Television and The Feelies, but they smartly propel these references into something new and contemporary. Their self-titled debut, produced by Austin Brown of Parquet Courts, is eleven tracks of buzzing guitar riffs driven by a charged rhythm section. Check out the chugging fizz of new single Delay and the previously shared, slightly more reflective Malibu … Continue reading MM Shorts 948: Rips
TERRY – Take Me To The City Screaming Females – I’ll Make You Sorry Darlia – Beam Me Up Daddy Issues – High Street Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit – If We Were Vampires Yowler – Go The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart – Anymore Whitehorse – Nighthawks Mikah Wilson – Sweet Jules Continue reading Nine Songs You Should Have Heard This Week
The National – The System Only Dreams In Total Darkness Monks – I’m Watching You Chastity Belt – 5am This Is The Kit – Moonshine Freeze Elf Power – Watery Shreds Terror Watts – Time Bomb Milk – Lord, Don’t Take Me To Prison Neils Children – I Am Not Anchor Continue reading Eight Songs You Should Have Heard This Week
Newcastle’s EAT FAST will release their second EP, Immortal Kombat, on 19 May via Brighton indie Cannibal Hymns. The title track from the record is out today and we’re liking it a lot. A rasping gut-punch of battering riffs and typically dagger-like lyricism. The track weighs up the pros and cons of lead singer Adam Pearson finding happiness in solitude – before being “chinned in a pub by an observer’s … Continue reading EAT FAST – Immortal Kombat EP
With their frenetic, snotty, psych-surf rock ‘n’ roll sound in the vein of Ty Segall or The Cramps, Brighton’s Strange Cages have made big strides in their short existence. We featured them back in 2015, and now the trio are now set to release a new 6-track EP The Cracks on Vallence Records this June. First track to surface is Leader Of A Cult combining elements of krautrock and … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends… Strange Cages
Offa Rex – The Queen of Hearts Lydia Loveless – Desire The Deslondes – Muddy Water Black Lips – Occidental Front Hunx & His Punx – Baby Of The Band Left Lane Cruiser – The Point Is Over Flowing The Geraldine Fibbers – Thank You For Giving Me Life Continue reading Seven Songs You Should Have Heard This Week
Piss Test are a brilliantly named punk threesome formed in Portland, Oregon in 2012. LPII is (unsurprisingly) their second album, and consists of eleven tracks of snotty, sneering, garage-punk crammed into 19 minutes and 22 seconds. The shortest at 57 seconds, the longest a second over two minutes. Listen to ferocious album opener Marianne and ferocious album closer Whole Lot Of Whole Lotta Rosie. You’ll … Continue reading MM Shorts 943: Piss Test
London quintet Chemtrails have shared the third and final single from their upcoming second EP Headless Pin Up Girl. Forever Watching The Skies is a gem of hazy, hypnotic indie-psych that adds a contemporary twist to the halcyon days of bands like The Jesus & Mary Chain and Primal Scream. Listen below and buy the EP via Bandcamp here. Continue reading MM Shorts 939: Chemtrails
San Francisco’s Cool Ghouls have shared their new single Gord’s Horse, the title track from their upcoming tour only cassette, on CLRVYNT. It is another cracking slab of their twangy, harmony filled, vintage tinged rock’n’roll. Have a listen. Continue reading Cool Ghoul’s Share Gord’s Horse
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