Anthemic and noisy. Pop racket. American Culture live out in the desert near four corners (where Arizona, Colorado, Utah and New Mexico meet.) There are no other bands there. No other references. They really like Guided By Voices, Jesus and Mary Chain and Dinosaur Jr. And also powerpop bands like The Soft Boys, The Shoes and The Records. They don’t really want the world to know … Continue reading Introducing >>> American Culture
Pedestrian At Best is the brilliantly acerbic first taste from Courtney Barnett’s much anticipated ‘proper’ debut album Sometimes I Sit And Think, And Sometimes I Just Think, which is released on March 23rd worldwide. . Continue reading New Video: Courtney Barnett – Pedestrian At Best
York duo …And The Hangnails have announced the release of their next single Everybody’s Luck on the 9th March, along with a series of new live dates to kick off the year. The two-piece formed back in 2011 with a DIY punk ethos and frenetic approach to both their live shows and releases, their debut album No Time For Naysayers was written and recorded in … Continue reading MM Shorts 656: …And The Hangnails
Back in 2013, seeing Mackenzie Scott, otherwise known as Torres perform in the back room of a tiny bar at SXSW was a genuine, spine-tingling delight. Now, after the success of the fractured, disconnected Americana of her self-titled debut album of the same year, she is back with a new record, Sprinter, which will be out on Partisan Records in May. Treading a surefooted path between the … Continue reading Torres Announces New Album Sprinter
Calexico have announced a new album, Edge of the Sun, their first studio release since Algiers in 2012. It is a collaborative affair with contributions from Sam Beam aka Iron & Wine, Ben Bridwell from Band of Horses, Nick Urata from DeVotchka, Neko Case and plenty more. The first taste is the jaunty, latin tinged Cumbia de Donde. Have a listen. The album is out in April. . Continue reading New Calexico Album – Edge Of The Sun
Girlpool have released a music video for a new song titled Chinatown. The single is available for pre-order now, digitally through iTunes (US only) and on vinyl through Wichita. All pre-orders will receive a Chinatown download instantly. . . Continue reading New Video: Girlpool – Chinatown
Stockholm garage pop act Lucern Raze has unveiled new single Someone Like You, from the upcoming debut LP Stockholm One, (due on February 25 via PNKSLM Recordings on vinyl and digitally and Burger Records on cassette). It follows on from previous singles Sunshine Blues and Yours To Keep (featuring another MM fave, The Hanged Man). Lucern Raze is the new project from Luke of London’s … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends… Lucern Raze
Psych-rock three piece False-Heads have a blistering new EP of huge riffs and garage fuzztones, Wear and Tear, released March 23rd on Hi4Head Records. Their lead single, Wrap Up opens this four track release in classic ‘quiet-loud’ manner, with a pounding rhythm section backing the vocals, bringing to mind ferocious London duo Slaves, before crashing into a doom laden, Sabbath-worthy guitar chorus. Stream it below. . Continue reading Introducing >>> False-Heads
SLUG – aka Sunderland’s Ian Black – has just announced his debut album RIPE, set to be released on Memphis Industries on 13th April. To celebrate, he is sharing his new single, the minimalist, surf rocking stomper Running To Get Past Your Heart. It is a top tune – give it a blast. . Continue reading MM Shorts 655: Slug
Radio Birds have been described as a Southern-fried version of The Hold Steady and compared to fellow Georgian’s The Drive By Truckers. They have just released a music video for Hold On Me, the lead single from their new album Contemporary American Slang, which will be released on the 3rd February. This fuzz heavy Southern Rock tune has a video following a day in the life of a… lighter. … Continue reading Radio Birds – Hold On Me
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