It has been a good while since we’ve heard from Australian dream-poppers, The Oyster Murders. The good news is that they are back with a new single – When You’re Wrong is a wash of distorted pop melodies, overdriven guitars and analog synths. This is the band’s first release since their 2013 Mourning Birds EP and it is good to have them back. Stream or download it … Continue reading MM Shorts 748: The Oyster Murders
This week we have collected ten cracking tunes from the past seven days of new releases. 1. Mark Lanegan & Beth Orton – Your Kisses Burn (Marc Almond & Nico cover) 2. Kurt Vile – Pretty Pimpin’ 3. Ghetto Ghouls – Hezbollah 4. Nathaniel Rateliff – Look It Here 5. Blossoms – Blown Rose 6. Chelsea Wolfe – Grey Days 7. Mild High Club – Undeniable … Continue reading Ten Songs You Should Have Heard This Week
Firstly that is hands down the best band name we’ve heard in ages! Rotterdam’s Rats On Rafts are new signings to the marvellous Fire Records label. Known for their incendiary and ferocious live shows, Fire will release the band’s second album Tape Hiss on the 16th October and we have the seven and a half minute brilliance of album opener Sleep Little Child for your … Continue reading MM Shorts 746: Rats On Rafts
Doubting Thomas Cruise Control have shared their new single Soft Focus, the second taste from their sophomore full length, Remember Me John Lydon Forever (due 14th August via Fleeting Youth Records and the band’s own Duckbill Records). The Brooklyn based quartet have created a quirky, heartfelt record filled with dynamic indie rock and slacker pop or as the band prefer to call it “debt punk“. Whatever it … Continue reading New From Doubting Thomas Cruise Control
Even if you’re unfamiliar with L.A based Angel Deradoorian’s name, you’re likely familiar with her voice. As the former bassist and vocalist for Dirty Projectors, or as a member of Avey Tare’s Slasher Flicks, and she also sang on Flying Lotus’ Siren Song. Her debut LP, The Expanding Flower Planet (out on 21st August via Anticon) reflects a remarkable creative journey. The title came from a tapestry hanging … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends… Deradoorian
All Dogs is a loud rock band that plays pop songs, but with roots firmly planted in the DIY punk scene. Crammed with sincere and bittersweet songs, the Columbus, Ohio based quartet will be releasing their debut full length Kicking Every Day on Salinas Records. The first single from it is That Kind Of Girl, which you can stream here. . Continue reading Introducing >>> All Dogs
Blitzen Trapper, one of our favourite and most enduring bands on MM, are set to release All Across This Land on October 2 via Lojinx in Europe and on Vagrant in the US. By incorporating a vast array of influences, they have released albums in the past that touch on a myriad of genres: indie, folk, rock, roots, alt country, psychedelia and pop, while maintaining a … Continue reading Blitzen Trapper Announce All Across This Land
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
The latest music video from Hardly Art recording artist S (aka Jenn Ghetto) is for the song Like Gangbusters!, a standout track from Ghetto’s 2014 album Cool Choices. The tongue-in-cheek video, depicts Ghetto resilient in the face of scenester snark and parodic faux-tabloid headlines. . Continue reading New Video: S – Like Gangbusters
We’re very taken with this cover of Camper Van Beethoven’s jangly classic track Sometimes by the curiously named SpelZ. It gives it a lovely upbeat psych-pop feel and is part of a new EP called The Ocean of Stories. Apparently, they have a full album ready for release in the autumn called The Book of the Forest, which is on the more folky side of psychedelia. We’ll keep our … Continue reading SpelZ Cover Camper Van Beethoven
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