Following the release of brilliant recent single Moral Fibre, Hull outfit LIFE have now announced details of their much anticipated second album A Picture Of Good Health. Alongside the announcement the band have also shared a new single taken from the record called Hollow Thing. Whereas the band’s excellent debut album Popular Music was broadly political, the new album takes a more personal approach with … Continue reading LIFE – Hollow Thing
With tales of artistic jealousy, petty theft, late night psychedelic excursions, burgeoning romance, and a betrayal, Kebab Disco is the debut LP from SF Bay Area trio Neutrals. It follows the release of two well-received promotional cassette demos and is out via the Emotional Response label on the 7th June. The group channels a wide range of 70s and 80s punk, post-punk, and C86 influences … Continue reading Neutrals – Kebab Disco
Stanley Brinks & The Wave Pictures will release a new album, Tequila Island, on 21st June via Fika Recordings (order here). It is their fifth album together, but the first since 2015’s My Ass. That’s not to say either have been slacking in that time—both are notoriously prolific: The Wave Pictures have turned out five albums and Brinks seven since they last came together in … Continue reading Stanley Brinks & The Wave Pictures Announce Tequila Island
The sprightly sarcasm and acerbic commentary that we liked so much on NY natives B Boys 2017 debut long player Dada continues on the band’s upcoming sophomore LP, Dudu. Influenced by such notables as The Clash, Devo, Wire, and Talking Heads, the new record finds B Boys picking up where they left off, pondering quotidien grievances while examining the bigger picture. Lead single I Want featuring Pill’s Veronica … Continue reading B Boys – New Album & New Single: I Want
We’ve oft mentioned our love for some of the bands coming out of Ireland at the moment – Fontaines D.C., Murder Capital and the wonderful Silverbacks. It is the latter who have released a new single, the propulsive, chugging Pink Tide, is another crackerjack of a tune brimming over with sardonic humour and sinewy twin guitars. It tells the tale of a slow unravelling of fashionable and … Continue reading New Silverbacks Single
Scary Hours create unsettling and raw anti-folk, rich with socio-political humor and the confrontational spirit of punk and hardcore. Band spearhead Ryan Struck is officially from Jersey, but his songwriting is chock full of references to work life in NYC. The term “Scary Hours” is actually pulled from the Wu Tang Clan track from their 97’ album Forever. Scary Hours was conceptualized with the … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends… Scary Hours
Modern Nature have announced details of their debut album How To Live, released 23rd August via Bella Union. You can preorder here. The band is a new project from Jack Cooper (Ultimate Painting/Mazes), Will Young (BEAK>) plus Woods’ Aaron Neveu and Sunwatchers’ Jeff Tobias. They have shared a video for lovely first single Peradam of which frontman Cooper says: “Peradam is a word from René … Continue reading Modern Nature Announce Debut Album
Canadian foursome Dumb deliver catchy post-punk songs in two-minute blasts of wiry riffs and full of indignant social critiques. They have shared their new single Beef Hits from their upcoming album Club Nites – out on the 7th June via Mint Records (order here). Coming in at just over two minutes, there is a snarl and boisterousness that is happily reminiscent of the likes of Bodgea … Continue reading Dumb – Beef Hits
The excellently titled Fentanyl Freddy is the third single off singer-songwriter A.A. Bondy’s upcoming album Enderness, his first LP in eight long years. The much anticipated album will be out on the 10th May via Fat Possum Records. Watch the video for it here. Continue reading A.A. Bondy – Fentanyl Freddy
Experimental art-rock group Deliluh have shared a new single taken from their forthcoming new mini LP (out on 3rd May) called Oath of Intent. Twisting drone, stoner rock and post-punk into a fierce sonic identity, Rabbit is a visceral and gritty warning about the corruption that is present everywhere. Stream it below. Pre-order the album from Bandcamp here. See them live in May 6 – … Continue reading Deliluh Share Rabbit
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