A veritable plethora of tunes to pick through this week – tunes that, by rights, you should already have been spinning… 1. Lower Dens – To Die In L.A. 2. Isobel Campbell – How Deep Is Your Love (Bee Gees cover) 3. Akron/Family – Everyone Is Guilty 4. Los Angeles Police Department – Insecurity 5. Gal Pals – Here’s To The Gals 6. Rye Pines … Continue reading Ten Songs You Should Have Heard This Week
We posted recently about Amsterdam based garage punk band St. Tropez’s debut EP recorded live on the banks of a canal in a former gay sauna. This is their new single Cut Me Loose. . Continue reading New From St. Tropez
Stockholm garage pop act Lucern Raze has unveiled new single Someone Like You, from the upcoming debut LP Stockholm One, (due on February 25 via PNKSLM Recordings on vinyl and digitally and Burger Records on cassette). It follows on from previous singles Sunshine Blues and Yours To Keep (featuring another MM fave, The Hanged Man). Lucern Raze is the new project from Luke of London’s … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends… Lucern Raze
SLUG – aka Sunderland’s Ian Black – has just announced his debut album RIPE, set to be released on Memphis Industries on 13th April. To celebrate, he is sharing his new single, the minimalist, surf rocking stomper Running To Get Past Your Heart. It is a top tune – give it a blast. . Continue reading MM Shorts 655: Slug
The Voyeurs (formerly Charlie Boyer & The Voyeurs) have announced details of the release of their new single – Train To Minsk will be released on Heavenly Recordings on 9th March. One of our favourite tracks on their recently released long player Rhubarb Rhubarb, the song is accompanied by a suitably dayglow video directed by renowned film-maker Douglas Hart. . . Continue reading New Video: The Voyeurs – Train To Minsk
Our regular round up of the songs you really should have heard already this week, chief among them a brand new song from MM fave Sharon Van Etten, a couple of cracking covers and a newly discovered Jason Molina song with Will Oldham and Alasdhair Roberts. Enjoy. 1. Sharon Van Etten – I Don’t Want To Let You Down 2. The Smoke Fairies – Steal Softly … Continue reading Eight Songs You Should Have Heard This Week
The latest act to burst out of Brighton, Spit Shake Sisters operate on a sinister and snarling brand of psych garage. Influenced by White Denim, The Stooges and Ty Segall, current single Blasphemer is a swirling combination of angst, self-assured swagger and doom-surf rock. Give it a spin. . Continue reading MM Shorts 650: Spit Shake Sisters
Hanni El Khatib has been tickling the earbuds of Chris T Popper recently who was turned on to Moonlight, the title track of his forthcoming album. A man of impeccably good taste (mostly), Mr Popper was quite right and proper with his recommendation, and so we’re pleased to share both that track and The Teeth and a final taster from the record before it is … Continue reading Hanni El Khatib – Moonlight
Waxahatchee returns with the follow up to the outstanding Cerulean Salt on April 7th. Ivy Tripp will be released via Wichita Recordings and Merge Records in the USA. Listen to Air, the first cut from the new album, Pre-order the album from Wichita Recordings here or Merge Records here. . European Tour Dates (full band): Sat 23 May Dresden Beatpol Mon 1 June Münster Gleis 22 Wed 3 … Continue reading New Waxahatchee Album & European Tour
The mighty Kings Of Lowertown are about to release their first single of 2015. New Orleans Woman is a bourbon soaked, blues shoutin’, Preservation Hall inspired song that checks in at a blazing 2 minutes and 36 second combination of dirt-blues and crazy jazz. The track is the follow-up to Kings Of Lowertown’s brilliant, slide-guitar drenched Swamp King collaboration with bassist Mike Watt (The Minutemen, The … Continue reading New From Kings Of Lowertown
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