RiceCrackers are an all-Asian, female-fronted, punk band from Boston, MA. Drawing inspiration from grunge, ska, and early punk they have just released an excellent four-track EP titled Kolohe Kid on a pay-what-you-want deal from Bandcamp here. Listen to Mall Girls below (which just pips the hypnotic riffing on Fish as our favourite track on the EP), a cutting and sardonic examination of the vacuous and the inane, and … Continue reading MM Shorts 733: RiceCrackers
The Treacherous French are an eclectic rock band hailing from all corners of the San Francisco Bay Area. Their newest collection of music is a recently released self-titled debut full-length album, which spans the band’s range of indie folk, alt-country, and alternative rock. With influences including The Head and The Heart, The Decemberists, Bright Eyes, and Of Monsters and Men, we are particularly enamoured of … Continue reading Introducing >>> The Treacherous French
Brooding post-punk trio, Slow Riot, are releasing their debut single, City Of Culture, via Straight Lines Are Fine on the 10th July. A three minute blast of angular, relentless, chiming guitars and half spoken / half shouted vocals, the song is a sardonic paean to the cultural status their native Limerick was awarded in 2014. Its a more unorthodox take than usual in an overcrowded … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends >>> Slow Riot
Having shared a couple of tracks last month from Lady Bones’ upcoming long player of self-described ‘ugly pop’ titled Dying, we now have a third tune of skewed Americana and dissonant indie rock from it to share with you. Stay is a break up song, a discordant, unhappy break up song. A break up that is as bitter as it is painful. Share the pain … Continue reading Another From Lady Bones
London four-piece, Telegram will release new single Aeons on their own Gram Gram label on the 10th of July. Channelling their love of Roxy Music, Syd Barrett, krautrock and late proto-punk to great effect, we’ve already posted the A side here, and the flipside is the band’s unique take of Needles In The Camel’s Eye, from Brian Eno’s classic 1973 album Here Comes The Warm Jets. … Continue reading Telegram Cover Brian Eno
The presumably unGoogleable trio of Dog hail from rural Devon and deal in a lovely line of melancholic indie-pop songs. No better proof could you need than new single All Dressed Up Not Dancing that brings a new definition to exqusite misery. Listen below, and order one of the strictly limited edition hand cut records from the wonderful Hardly Art Records here. . Continue reading MM Shorts 731: Dog
Taking their name from the short-lived 1959-60 TV private detective series, Bourbon Street Beat are (as you’d might expect) inspired by 50s and 60s bands such as Creedence Clearwater Revival, The Band, The Rolling Stones and The Beatles, as well as rock’n’roll legends like Elvis, Buddy Holly and Johnny Cash. Each of these influences are apparent in technique and style, yet cleverly and confidently reinterpreted to … Continue reading Introducing >>> Bourbon Street Beat
Ohioan have featured sporadically on MM over the years, their brand of desert baked experimental Americana sitting somewhere between Giant Sand, Tinariwen and the expansive grandeur of Other Lives. They will release a new album titled EMPTY / EVERY MT in early 2016 and you can stream / download the epic almost-seven minutes of Pissing At Will, the first taste (if that’s the appropriate expression) from it… Continue reading MM Shorts 730: Ohioan
Here we go again, another collection of eight handpicked tunes released this week, including the return of the wonderful Mercury Rev, that are more than worth a few minutes of your time. 1. Mercury Rev – The Queen Of Swans 2. Wolf Alice – Freazy 3. Shannon And The Clams – Corvette 4. Weaves – Tick 5. No Age – It’s Oh So Quiet (Bjork … Continue reading Eight Songs You Should Have Heard This Week
Somewhat by happy accident we’ve focused on vintage 60s psych and surf rock today with Jackie Zealous and Best Behaviour, and to prove good things do come in threes, here is another… A couple of years ago we did a short post on San Diego’s Soft Lions, whose own mix of 60s San Francisco pop with noisy garage-guitar driven tracks, gave their songs a definitive West Coast vibe. … Continue reading Soft Lions – Spellbreaker
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