Taking in elements of dark psychedelia, hazy folk, stoner rock and post-metal – without relying on stereotypical tropes normally associated with heavy music – Denmark’s Get Your Gun create a deliciously dark world of their own. They will release their full-length The Worrying Kind in the UK on November 20th via Louder Than War / Empty Tape. Watch the video below for the bluesy, Americana inspired … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends… Get Your Gun
Having gained something akin to cult status last year when their paranormal love song Ghost Story was featured on the creepy hit podcast Welcome to Night Vale, dark and quirky alt-folk duo Charming Disaster, based in Brooklyn, NY, are hitting the road to promote their debut album, Love, Crime & Other Trouble. Inspirations for the album include the wonderful gothic humor of Edward Gorey, the … Continue reading Charming Disaster – Ghost Story
This weekend, why not relax with our regular pick of the best new releases and tunes of the past seven days. Father John Misty – The Memo Israel Nash – The Fire & The Flood Joanna Newsom – Leaving The City Bruising – Emo Friends Mount Moriah – Calvander Wytches – Darker Waters – Up Up Up Jacuzzi Boys – Wildflower Hazel English – Fix … Continue reading Nine Songs You Should Have Heard This Week
It is Wednesday, so that means it is time for ten new tunes from the virtual jukebox and for you to decide on their merits…or otherwise! Holy Esque – Strange (RIYL: Post-punk, The Twilight Sad, Frightened Rabbit) . Mainland – Not As Cool As Me (RIYL: Surf-rock, Weezer, The Clash) . Debris Of Titan – What’s In My Cocoon (RIYL: Psych-rock, Tame Impala, Mac … Continue reading Nickel In The Jukebox (Vol 4)
A few years ago we were very taken by an EP called Four Small Bodies by a band called Blood of the Bull, and in particular a song called American Movies. Since then many, many thousands of tracks have been added to our iTunes, and we kind of forgot about the EP until the other day when we got an e-mail that mentioned the band … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends… Holy Motors
Our second collection of ten new tunes for you to spin and decide… hit or miss? The Yawpers – Deacon Brodie (RIYL: Biker blues, MC5, Blue Cheer) . Tedo Stone – By Your Side (RIYL: Fuzzy guitar rock, T Rex, Dinosaur Jr) . Alberta Cross – Ghost Of Santa Fe (RIYL: Southern rock, My Morning Jacket, Crazy Horse) . Flora Cash – This Breeze (RIYL: Folk, … Continue reading Nickel In The Jukebox (Vol 2)
Last month we shared the stunning Crease from Thayer Serrano’s forthcoming long player Shaky (out 28th August) and now we have another track from the album for you. Touch My Face is a masterpiece of swirling, atmospheric psych-rock. Stream it below. . Continue reading More From Thayer Serrano
Time once again for the weekly collection of new releases in one convenient package for you. This week it is lucky eleven… . 1. Ezra Furman – I Can Change (LCD Soundsystem cover) 2. Potty Mouth – Cherry Picking 3. Israel Nash – Strangers 4. Beach Slang – Bad Art & Weirdo Ideas 5. Widowspeak – Dead Love (so Still) 6. The Ukiah Drag – … Continue reading Eleven Songs You Should Have Heard This Week
With startlingly poetic and often harsh lyrics that linger on themes of the emotional weight of relationships, Taking Time, the first studio album of Austin-based band Reservations, is the first representation of the band as a three-piece, and marks a move from their minimalist-folk roots to a more rock-influenced, spacious sound. Stream/download the forbiddingly forlorn To Be Honest and stream Planet, which carries echoes of the sparse … Continue reading MM Shorts 745: Reservations
Once more drowning in a sea of new tunes, and so here is another quick and dirty round-up of the first seven to impress… Parts Primitive is the debut album from London-based band Primitive Parts. The band consists of Sauna Youth, Monotony and Male Bonding alumni who first practiced in 2012 after working together in a record shop in Crouch End with the goal to make something … Continue reading Monday Morning Round Up
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