Time for a collection of some of the great videos and songs we’ve had through lately. They range from the Cheatah’s excellent Murasaki video and Heater’s brilliant Mean Green through to the raw, fizzing noise rock of Reporters’ stripped back video by way of the tripped out campfire haze of Zuli’s Better All The Time. . . . . . . . Continue reading Video Round Up Time
It is the weekend and time for our regular round up of the songs from the past week that are well worth some listening time… 1. Torres – Sprinter 2. Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin – Step Brother City 3. Nai Harvest – All The Time 4. Uniform – Perfect World 5. Shadow Age – Silaluk 6. Fight Like Apes – Pretty Keen On … Continue reading Eight Songs You Should Have Heard This Week
Leeds trio, Dinosaur Pile-Up are back and streaming the almost-title-track from their forthcoming third album Eleven Eleven. Titled 11:11, the single will be released via SO Recordings on 18th May and is undoubtedly their biggest and heaviest offering to date. Listen to some bone-splintering riffage here. . Continue reading New Single From Dinosaur Pile-Up
There is something undeniably great about a new band playing their guitars really, really fast and really, really loud. This is exactly what you get on Hyena’s debut single Mental Home, three minutes of pure, pissed-off aggression and adrenalin – it will see a release on the legendary Stiff Records label on 9th March. Watch the new video for it below. . . . Continue reading New Video: Hyena – Mental Home
Metz are following up their excellent self-titled debut on Sub Pop with the rather unimaginatively titled Metz II. That’s where the predictability ends though, as proven with the first taste Acetate, a crushing mix of post-hardcore intensity and good old fashioned punk rock that will bring your speakers out in hives. . Continue reading Metz – Acetate
We posted a few days ago about the return of Beth Jeans Houghton, her new moniker of Du Blonde and her change of direction musically. Here is Black Flag, a super-charged sonic change of direction that kicks off her new sound with thunderous drums, rumbling bass, heavy guitars and a vocal that burns with visceral rage. Listen below (turn it up to 11), and get a … Continue reading Du Blonde – Black Flag
Post-punk five-piece La Bete Blooms have released a free download of their latest single Stay Away and a striking collage video of guitars, teeth and blood, filmed at one of the Hull band’s favourite hangouts, Früit. It is the third and final single to be taken from the group’s debut self-titled EP, a barrage of guitar feedback, distorted bass and snarling vocals, reminiscent of the likes of … Continue reading New Video: La Bete Blooms – Stay Away
Here is a selection of eight new music videos that have caught our eye, and ears, recently. There’s some creepy and weird stuff in there too – freaky clowns, burning dolls houses, epileptic horses, sacrifices… So dig in to offerings from Circa Waves, Maryleigh Roohan, Alex G, Whistlejacket, Sean Grant & The Wolfgang, Guts Club, Steel Trees, and Green Gerry. . . . . . … Continue reading Video Round-Up
A plethora of excellent videos have hit our in-box recently and here is a small selection which are well worth hitting play on – from stoned out psychedelia to bleak nihilistic punk rock by way of traditional British folk, classic Americana and infectious indie rock. So dive into musical films from Side Saddle, The Wands, Caddywhompus, WATERS, The Unthanks and Bad Breeding. . . . … Continue reading Video Round Up
After a too long hiatus, we’ve resurrected our best of the month mix capturing our favourite tunes from October’s posts, plus a couple of new tracks too. So more than 25 songs to discover…dive in! The September Girls – Veneer Dark-hearted pop smothered in drenched feedback . God Damn – Horus A red-hot burning molten pot of pop hooks and grinding, bludgeoning riffs and rhythms. . … Continue reading Mad Mackerel’s Best Of The Month: October 2014
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