The Wytches – C-Side

The Wytches have shared a new single, C-Side, taken from their forthcoming second album, All Your Happy Life (out on the 30th September). The album is touted to be a black-hearted set combination of heavy comedown psychedelia and bilious, nihilistic baroque ‘n’ roll. On the evidence of this that might well be true. Stream the single below.   The band have also announced a headline UK tour in November which includes … Continue reading The Wytches – C-Side

Ten Songs You Should Have Heard This Week

Despite it being the height of the holiday season we’ve still collected together ten new songs for you from the past week. They include the return of Warpaint as well as more new tracks from Cass McCombs, Cheena, Hamilton Leithauser + Rostam, and JEFF The Brotherhood, and some lovely folk from Lisa / Liza. Explore away… Cass McCombs – Medusa’s Outhouse of Montreal – Let’s Relate … Continue reading Ten Songs You Should Have Heard This Week

Cool Ghouls – Spectator

We’ve previously posted a couple of tracks from San Francisco based four-piece Cool Ghouls’ new album Animal Races – the follow up to band’s excellent 2014 album A Swirling Fire Burning Through the Rye. They have updated the raw, primitive sound of their debut into a refreshingly contemporary take on classic psych-rock and the laid-back Spectator is another excellent example. The album is out on the 19th August. … Continue reading Cool Ghouls – Spectator

Protomartyr – Born To Be Wine

The eleventh installment from the Adult Swim Singles Program is from MM faves Detroit post punk outfit, Protomartyr. The track titled Born To Be Wine is another one of their disquieting, uncomfortable indie rock gems, featuring timeless riffs and typically sardonic lyrics from frontman Joe Casey. Check out the new track below, and share and download it for free via AdultSwim.com   Continue reading Protomartyr – Born To Be Wine

Mad Mackerel Recommends… Cold Pumas

Usually drawing on a heady brew of Pink Flag Wire, The Fall, Wipers and Deerhunter, Murmur of the Heart is the third track from Cold Pumas’ new record The Hanging Valley and is possibly their “poppiest” moment yet. It follows two other cracking singles, the brilliant, epic sludged-out motorik of Fugue States and the post-punk smear of Severed Estates. Stream all three below. We’re looking forward to … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends… Cold Pumas

Ten Songs You Should Have Heard This Week

Having spent a mighty fine week soaking up the sunshine in Crete we are feeling pretty good about life. And if that wasn’t enough here are ten of the best of the week’s new releases (as judged by us of course). They Include the very welcome return of fire and brimstone gothic folkies Wovenhand and Argentinian garage-posters Las Kellies, cracking tracks from Bueno and Okkervil River, … Continue reading Ten Songs You Should Have Heard This Week

Mad Mackerel Recommends… So Cow

So Cow have now been around for over 10 years. Lisa Marie Airplane Tour is their fifth album, although there are those who could argue that it is number six, seven or eight depending on how much value can be placed on temporary bandcamp releases or hastily uploaded .zip files. No matter, these are twelve songs about anxiety; written in the midst of it, but … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends… So Cow

New From The Survivalists

We posted about apocalyptic folk duo The Survivalists and their debut album back at the beginning of the year. They are in the midst of recording the follow-up, Plagiarism is the Sincerest Form of Stealing, and have shared the excellent first single with us titled When The Shit Hit The Fan. It hums along at a fair pace and reminds us of The Dutchess & The Duke crossed … Continue reading New From The Survivalists