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
Here are a few more new videos that we’ve been enjoying ready for your viewing pleasure. Dive into new offerings from J Fernandez, Eskimeaux, Blitzen Trapper, Drenge, Destruction Unit, The Hanging Stars, Bully and Valley Maker. . . . . . . . . . Continue reading Video Round Up Time
Louisville’s Twin Limb bring post-punk guitar sprinklings to their psych infused dream-pop, matching it with soaring vocals, percussion, and slowly-kneaded accordion. Taken from forthcoming EP Anything Is Possible and Nothing Makes Sense, first single Don’t Even Think, is a soothing number that pulls on the nostalgia strings of anyone who wished Laetitia Sadier fronted Mercury Rev. . Continue reading Twin Limb’s New Single
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
Here is another new track from provocative (in a wholly charming way) Infinity Cat new signings Daddy Issues. Their excellent new digital single, Shitty World further showcases their mixing pot of garage-surf-pop-punk and also features label owner and JEFF The Brotherhood guitarist Jake Orrall. Dive in to their world… . Continue reading MM Shorts 781: Daddy Issues
D.B. Rouse has a new release on another can’t lose, pay-what-you-want deal via Bandcamp. As he describes it, “It’s Americana with organs, it’s acoustic music with guts, it’s a topical album called Learn From Our Mistakes. Recorded in a stuffy attic in Milwaukee over a few weeks in July, (globally the hottest month in recorded history), this album is a reflection of the world on … Continue reading New Album From D.B. Rouse
Our collection extends to no less than ten sweet new tracks for you this week, lovingly gathered up from the past seven days like shells from a beach. Or something like that… Torres – Special (Garbage cover) Scott & Charlene’s Wedding – Bennie And The Jets Julien Baker – Brittle Boned Beach Baby – Limousine Death Valley Girls – Death Valley Boogie Hamilton Leithauser & … Continue reading Ten Songs You Should Have Heard This Week
A day late, but none the worse for all that. Here is this week’s jukebox jury selection for your listening edification. Hit or miss? You pick… . Jake McMullen – Always Single [RIYL: Singer-songwriters, James Vincent McMorrow, Ryan Adams] . Grassfight – Breaking Up Pigeons [RIYL: Psych-rock, Spacemen 3, Spoon] . Boys – Believe Anything [RIYL: Garage pop, The Strokes, The Legends] . PROM – Touch Me … Continue reading Nickel In The Jukebox (Vol 5)
We have already posted Dead Man Walking the first single from psych-tinged indie rockers Coke Weed’s forthcoming album Mary Weaver. Now we have the follow-up for you in the shape of New Jive, which boasts a muscular central riff, some glam rock tendencies and a satisfyingly woozy undercurrent. Have a listen here. . Continue reading New From Coke Weed
Binary is the excellent new single from DIY-punk-pop quartet The Spook School, taken from their brand new album, Try To Be Hopeful (out on 9 October via Fortuna POP!). A triumphant queer pop song, exploring gender and identity, Binary bursts with noisy energy and a maddeningly catchy tune that blends together influences ranging from Buzzcocks, to T-Rex and the noisier end of C86. Here is the … Continue reading New Video: The Spook School – Binary
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