Alternative, Americana, Blues, Country, Folk, Indie, Music, Rock

Diamond Rugs Are Back

Diamond Rugs have released their second record, Cosmetics into the big wide world. A joyfully rowdy follow-up to their equally rowdy 2012 self-titled debut (which we loved), and which still features the incomparable collaboration of John McCauley (Deer Tick), Robbie Crowell (Deer Tick), Ian Saint Pé (ex-Black Lips guitarist), Steve Berlin (Los Lobos), T. Hardy Morris (Dead Confederate) and Bryan Dufresne (Six Finger Satellite). So a supergroup … Continue reading Diamond Rugs Are Back

madmackerelFebruary 26, 2015February 26, 2015Leave a comment

Americana, Country, Folk, Indie, Music, Rock

New Album From Moses Luster

We just received news of a new album release from Moses Luster and the Hollywood Lights, titled The Hangman’s Door. Purveyors of very fine, melancholic and sometimes dark, Americana, with this their third release, the band has focused on honing their sound while exploring some new diversions. For sure, the album continues along the path of previous releases of exploring the drudgery of everyday lives of drunks, … Continue reading New Album From Moses Luster

madmackerelFebruary 26, 2015Leave a comment

Alternative, Electronic, Indie, Music, Rock

New Wolf Alice Single

Wolf Alice created swathes of online and offline coverage last year and deservedly earned the much overused phrase “breakthrough“. They will release their debut album My Love Is Cool in June. In the meantime we have a new single, Giant Peach, that emphasises even further their predilection for a hypnotic motorik groove, whilst singer Ellie Rowsell is at her snapping, snarling best. . Continue reading New Wolf Alice Single

madmackerelFebruary 25, 2015February 25, 20151 Comment

Alternative, Folk, Garage, Indie, Music, Pop, Psychedelic, Punk, Rock

Mega Video Round Up

Time for some more entertainment in the form of musical films. Here are ten of the more entertaining tunes and videos that have landed in our in-box over the past couple of weeks. They come from the likes of Protomartyr, Dogheart, Split Screens, Mind Brains, Colleen Green, Gaz Coombes, Slaves, …And The Hangnails, Jamie T, and Tom Williams. . . . [Click through for free download] . … Continue reading Mega Video Round Up

madmackerelFebruary 25, 2015February 26, 20151 Comment

Americana, Folk, Indie, Music, Rock

New Album From William Elliott Whitmore

Hot on the heels of details of a new album from The Tallest Man On Earth comes similar news for another MM singer-songwriter fave with the announcement of a new album from William Elliott Whitmore. Titled Radium Death, it signals somewhat of a departure from his previous sparse and haunting solo recordings. He describes it thus, “I purposefully went into it wanting to make a little bit … Continue reading New Album From William Elliott Whitmore

madmackerelFebruary 25, 2015February 25, 2015Leave a comment

Americana, Folk, Indie, Music

New From The Tallest Man On Earth

The Tallest Man On Earth has been quiet for far too long, but will release his first new album since 2012 this spring with Dark Bird Is Home via Dead Oceans. It’s an album that presents Kristian Mattson at his most personal and direct, deeper and darker than ever at times, yet also an album with strokes of whimsy and the scent of new beginnings. Listen to the … Continue reading New From The Tallest Man On Earth

madmackerelFebruary 24, 2015Leave a comment

Americana, Folk, Indie, Music, Rock

The Last Bison – Dorado EP

The Last Bison are following up last year’s much lauded VA long player with a new EP Dorado. It is full of expansive Americana where the anthemic choruses are blended with more experimental flourishes and some powerful percussion. The first track from it is This Changes Everything, stream it here. . Continue reading The Last Bison – Dorado EP

madmackerelFebruary 24, 2015February 23, 2015Leave a comment

Alternative, Garage, Indie, Music, Pop, Rock

Debut EP From Daddy Issues

Surf influenced garage rock four-piece Daddy Issues (but not the same Daddy Issues we posted about late last year!) have just released their debut EP Double Loser. Confused? Don’t be! The EP opens with Sex On The Beach with its fabulous harmonies and thumping percussion, and then swerves into a risqué love song of sorts with the infectious and irrepressible So Hard (love the fact they’ve added the … Continue reading Debut EP From Daddy Issues

madmackerelFebruary 23, 2015February 23, 20151 Comment

Alternative, Garage, Indie, Music, Pop, Rock

MM Shorts 667: 1955

1955’s new EP is called The French Had A Name For It and was released earlier this month. A copy just arrived at MM Towers… It’s raw rock and roll without any processed shellacking – lean, tight songs with a stripped back garage rock feel and with a lovely, simplistic clarity to them. Lead single is Upside Down. Watch the video for it and download … Continue reading MM Shorts 667: 1955

madmackerelFebruary 22, 2015February 21, 2015Leave a comment

Alternative, Americana, Folk, Indie, Music, Psychedelic, Rock

Physical Graffiti Redrawn

Mojo magazine have put together an excellent cover album of Led Zeppelin’s seminal Physical Graffiti. It will be available as the free cover CD on the April edition in the UK, and it will also be released on a limited edition double vinyl format of 5,000. Fifteen artists including Laura Marling, Syd Arthur, Sun Kil Moon, Duke Garwood, and Michael Kiwanuka have delivered their own interpretation of … Continue reading Physical Graffiti Redrawn

madmackerelFebruary 22, 2015February 22, 2015Leave a comment