She Makes War (aka Bristol based artist and multi-instrumentalist Laura Kidd) has shared her new single Undone, the first installment of the double A side Undone / London Bites, taken from the forthcoming album Brace For Impact, which is out 5th October. Written in a daze the day after her grandmother Constance died last May, Undone’s monster guitars deliver palpable rage at the bad things that … Continue reading She Makes War – Undone
together PANGEA – Hi-Fi Television Kurt Vile – Bassackwards The Distillers – Blood In Gutters FIDLAR – Too Real Human People – Black Flowers Courtney Marie Andrews – Heart and Mind Fucked Up – House Of Keys Marc Ribot featuring Tom Waits – Bella Ciao Hiss Golden Messenger – Rock Holy Moaning Lisa – Comfortable TOY – The Willow Beachtape – Figure It Out William … Continue reading Thirteen Songs You Should Have Heard This Week
Ben Katzman’s DeGreaser will release their new LP, Quarter Life Crisis, on the 12th October via BUFU Records. Produced by MM fave Colleen Green, and with more than a passing nod to influences like KISS, Van Halen, and The Ramones, it’s full of ripping guitar solos, plenty of shredding, and clever, relatable lyrics. As if that wasn’t enough it also mixes in an obsession with astrology, … Continue reading Introducing >>> Ben Katzman’s DeGreaser
YAK – White Male Carnivore Rays – Yesterday’s Faces Beachtape – Fix It Up Human People – Jenny Yowler – Angel Muncie Girls – Clinic Richard Thompson – My Rock, My Rope Rebecca Blasband – Love Is Continue reading Eight Songs You Should Have Heard This week
LA indiepop-punks Girl Friday take inspiration from a plethora of influences ranging from the SCUM Manifesto, socialist propaganda, pro-women rallies, The Breeders, witchcraft, mall goths, and surf rock of the 70s. On new single Decoration/Currency, the foursome have effortlessly fused together a seemingly clashing collage of musical styles with intelligently poetic lyrics wrapped in a pro-active, political mentality. Listen below, and to (possibly even better) previous … Continue reading Introducing >>> Girl Friday
Born (accidentally) in Canada, raised in Blackpool and now hiding in Melbourne, polarizing anti-genre artist Benjamin Shaw returns with a new long player Megadead. Sitting somewhere between Smog and Four Tet, it is a wonderfully miserable album of disarmingly accessible songs filled with fuzz, brittle melodies, looping guitars, ‘80s synth, self-sabotage, self-doubt, violent fantasy and uncertain swagger. The album will be released on the 31st August … Continue reading New Album From Benjamin Shaw
No less than thirteen corking new tracks this week from the brilliant hypnotic post-punk thrum of FEWS to the infectious indie pop of Hater by way of a Ramones inspired Colleen Green, wiry art-punk from Public Practice, fuzzy urgency from Ron Gallo, raucous arena ready rock from We Were Promised Jetpacks, and sunburnt, pastoral psych from The Smoking Trees. And lots more besides… Do we … Continue reading Thirteen Songs You Should Have Heard This Week
Soccer Mommy – twenty-one year old Nashville native Sophie Allison – released her debut album Clean earlier this year to much critical acclaim, and now she has shared details of a new 7-inch single. The A-Side is a newly reworked version of Henry, a song that originally appeared on her 2016 collection For Young Hearts and the B-Side, which we have for you here, is … Continue reading Soccer Mommy Covers Bruce Springsteen
Gently Tender have risen from the ashes of Palma Violets, a band that started promisingly (we saw them perform an insane set at SXSW a few years ago), but soon faded into rather generic, mundane indie rockdom. The new band features three ex-Violets (Sam Fryer, Pete Mayhew and Will Doyle) plus Big Moon’s Celia Archer and guitarist Adam Brown. Who knows if they have taken their … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends… Gently Tender
We recently shared Tired All The Time’s video for their excellent track Bone Dry, and now we have the video for the equally anthemic and catchy Little Pieces for you. Both come from new release Be Well, which can be ordered from Bandcamp here. Continue reading Tired All The Time – Little Pieces
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