Susan is a three piece band from Los Angeles playing twee-garage-punk-pop. Drawing on their mutual love of Shop Assistants, The Darling Buds and The Go Betweens they crafted three effervescent, fizzing slices of power-pop that make up their debut 7″ EP Just Call It. Listen to the whole EP here. Order from Bandcamp here. . . . Continue reading MM Shorts 684: Susan
The Othermen sound like they should come from a 50s sci-fi series. Instead their new four track EP reveals a garage band par excellence. Frantic, raw, and visceral. Guitars cut to the bone, while the vocals could shred paint from the walls and the percussion pounds like a jackhammer migraine after a day and night of solid drinking. This is NYC cool with a capital … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends… The Othermen
Grungy psych-rockers False-Heads have released the video to their new single Wrap Up (which we previously posted about here). It is packed with swirled out psychedelics, blossoming flowers and 60s go-go dancers. It’s quite a sight and the tune’s a crackerjack too. Watch it here. . Continue reading New Video: False-Heads – Wrap Up
As a founding member of The Gospels as well as independent label Ghoulhouse Records, Sean Gospel is on a rock and roll warpath. His debut full length, Good Times With Bad Acid is a thrilling garage rock slug-fest. One moment we are in the arms of pure 70s rock grime with songs like Witch and Black Car, and the next, stilled by his haunting falsetto on … Continue reading Introducing >>> Sean Gospel
Los Trasgos Muertos are a psych influenced garage rock band from Manchester, who have just put out their first eponymous EP. Some of the band also play in Hawker Reunion who have featured previously on MM, albeit with a very different sound! This though is crunchy and raw, proper riff-driven rock ‘n’ roll that is guaranteed to put hairs on your chest – whatever your gender… … Continue reading MM Shorts 681: Los Trasgos Muertos
Taking their name from a combination of literary references and Spanish that when combined roughly translates to ‘silver tongued devils,’ Kingston, New York’s Galanos music is darkly seductive and coldly aloof at the same time. Wait For It is the debut single off of their LP Vacation Cannons, steeped in the solo sounds of Stiv Bators and early Lords of the New Church, the cinematic … Continue reading MM Shorts 677: Galanos
Here is our regular gathering up of some of this week’s best new releases for you. Enjoy. 1. Daughn Gibson – Shatter You Through 2. Laura Marling – Strange 3. This Is The Kit – Silver John 4. Bully – I Remember 5. Tame Impala – Let It Happen 6. Adam Torres – Dusty Wing Spirit 7. Lower Dens – Ondine 8. Mikal Cronin – ii) … Continue reading Eight Songs You Should Have Heard This Week
We’ve featured the fuzzed-up, meaty, surf-tinged garage rock of Shark Week a couple of times in the recent past. They are soon to release their debut long player Beach Fuzz (pre-order here) and the first singles shared from it are the twangy Desire and the excellent Why Did I let You Go? Have a listen. . Continue reading MM Shorts 674: Shark Week
Karen Meat & the Players, a garage/roots-punk trio from Des Moines, Iowa, have just released their self-titled, five-track, debut EP, on cassette and digital formats from Red Nude Tapes. An EP of disarming frankness and vulnerability throughout, even when the subject at hand is pizza and beer, as on our favourite track on the collection.“ You want me to be the girl of your dreams But I’d rather … Continue reading Introducing >>> Karen Meat & The Players
Here is our regular weekend feature highlighting the songs that you really should have made time to hear this week. Enjoy offerings from Laura Marling through to Thee Oh Sees by way of Vetiver and Joanna Gruesome amongst others, as well as the very welcome return of Holly Miranda. 1. Laura Marling – I Feel Your Love 2. Mexican Slang – Fever 3. Chastity Belt … Continue reading Nine Songs You Should Have Heard This Week
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