30 Meat Wave – The Incessant 29 L.A. Witch – L.A. Witch 28 Oh Sees – Orc 27 Pissed Jeans – Why Love Now 26 Deer Tick – Deer Tick Vol. 1 25 Ty Segall – Ty Segall 24 Public Service Broadcasting – Public Service Broadcasting 23 Phoebe Bridgers – Stranger In The Alps 22 Alvvays … Continue reading Mad Mackerel’s Albums Of The Year
25 The Moonlandingz – Black Hanz 24 FEWS – La Guardia 23 The Coathangers – Captain’s Dead 22 Cherry Glazerr – Nurse Ratched 21 Beaches – Void 20 Lo Tom – Covered Wagon 19 Trevor Sensor – High Beams 18 Mark Lanegan – Beehive 17 Sun Seeker – Won’t Keep Me Up At Night 16 … Continue reading Mad Mackerel’s Tracks Of The Year 25-1
50 Hiccup – Teasin’ 49 Nervous Dater – Bad Spanish 48 Sun Abduction – Acid Pyramid 47 Roadhouses – Drinkin’ 46 Dream Police – Revenge 45 BAIT – Push The Elephant 44 Meat Wave – The Incessant 43 Young Fathers – Only God Knows 42 Ty Segall – Big Man 41 The Sugarmen – Our Gallows … Continue reading Mad Mackerel’s Tracks Of The Year 50 – 26
75 Sleaford Mods – Moptop 74 Silver Torches – If I Reach 73 Idles – Divide And Conquer 72 King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – Rattlesnake 71 King Krule – Dum Surfer 70 Naomi Punk – Chapter II 69 The Reptaliens – If You Want 68 Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever – French Press 67 Ron Gallo … Continue reading Mad Mackerel’s Tracks Of The Year 75 – 51
100 Anna St. Louis – Fire 99 Deep State – No Idea Pt. II 98 Ron Gallo – Really Nice Guys 97 Wooden Wand – Aurora 96 Diet Cig – Sixteen 95 Prism Tats – The Liar 94 Julie & The Wrong Guys – Love And Leaving 93 Courtney Barnett & Kurt Vile – Continental Breakfast 92 … Continue reading Mad Mackerel’s Tracks of the Year 100 – 76
Our final weekly round-up of the year… King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – All Is Known Decemberists – Ben Franklin’s Song Ron Gallo – Really Nice Guys Van William – Before I Found You A Savage – Linger (Cranberries cover) Purling Hiss – My Dreams S. Carey – Still, Still, Still. NØMADS – Xenophobia Continue reading Eight Songs You Should Have Heard This Week
Lucy Dacus has announced detail of her new album Historian which will be released on 2nd March, along with new track Night Shift. Night Shift is a six and half minute opus, moving from gently strummed guitar and dulcet vocals to a distorted, throbbing, emotional crescendo. It also opens with possibly our favourite line of the year so far, “The first time I tasted somebody else’s spit, … Continue reading New Album From Lucy Dacus
Our twelfth festive offering comes from indie-poppers Spook School, and their brand new seasonal single, Someone To Spend Christmas With. Stream it here, and watch out for the release of their upcoming third album Could It Be Different?, which is due on 26th January on Slumberland Records (USA) and Alcopop! Records (UK). Continue reading It’s Christmas… Festive Tune No. 12: Spook School
Girl Ray’s seasonal single (I Wish I Were Giving You A Gift) This Christmas is out now on a Moshi Moshi 7″. It is a song as witty and wistful as any on their debut album, Earl Grey, and is about yuletide loneliness and longing, finding the North London trio embracing a seasonally sonic palette of children’s choir, sleigh bells, and the hidden whinny of a … Continue reading It’s Christmas… Festive Tune No. 11: Girl Ray
Up and coming South Londoners Goat Girl have shared new track Scream, a B-side to the excellent recent single Cracker Drool. Listen below. The band also head out on a UK headline tour in the spring. 2018 Tour Dates March 31st Manchester @ Deaf Institute April 1st Cardiff @ Goes Pop April 9th Newcastle @ The Cluny April 10th Edinburgh @ Sneaky Pete’s April 12th … Continue reading Goat Girl – Scream
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