The Warlocks release their first new album in five years, Skull Worship on November 26, through Zap Banana. The Los Angeles-based band’s eighth album, they construct a dense, more elaborate web of sound, layers of distortion and the occasional synth as well as expanding the band’s oeuvre into acoustic territory recalling T Rex. Other songs turn to Hawkwind, Neu! and experimental rock for inspiration. So … Continue reading New Warlocks Album
Turn the speakers up to 11 – videos today come from the brilliant Parquet Courts and one of our favourite songs of the moment, You Got Me Wonderin’ Now and from heavy retro garage-pysch rockers Sleepy Sun for (another of our favourite songs of the moment) 11:32. We have longstanding MM stalwarts and fierce blues duo The Pack A.D.’s new video for Big Shot and finally … Continue reading Videos of the Day: Parquet Courts || Sleepy Sun || The Pack A.D. || Mikal Cronin
On his new five track EP, Heavy Sunn, Theo Verney practises a kind of gnarled, grizzly mix of garage rock, psychedelia and grunge that more than pays its dues to his heroes Hendrix, Beefheart and Black Sabbath. Here are two tracks from it, the primal, sullen psych-rock overload of the excellent title track and the ninety second stomp of Count It Up. Out on October 21st … Continue reading Introducing >>> Theo Verney
Wooden Shjips are one of our favourite bands and each successive album they have released as cemented our love for their pulsating, hypnotic and often bruising, psych rock. They have a new album, Back to Land, due out on 11th November. On this record, the band’s scope has expanded to include more earthy, grounded tones, such as the acoustic guitar! As an introduction to those new … Continue reading Wooden Shjips Go Acoustic & Tour Dates
Blind Daughter of Death is the first single released from the forthcoming sophomore album by the relentless psychedelic rock group Death Hawks. Their self titled second album’s release date is September 13th. The single is a waltz for the darkening summer nights, a blend of 70’s krautrock and psychedelia. Have a listen. Continue reading New Death Hawks Song
It is getting to that time when we’re feeling like the White Rabbit in Alice in Wonderland – so many tunes to share, so little time! So at the risk of doing somewhat of a disservice in terms of the prose to describe these, here are a collection of tunes that have landed in our in-box or mailbox and that really deserve some ear-time from … Continue reading New Music Round Up
A new week, some new tunes to soften the blow. We have a taste (if that’s the right word) from Diarrhea Planet’s new album I’m Rich Beyond Your Wildest Dreams in the shape of the sleazy, roiling Babyhead. By way of contrast we have Frankie Rose’s new track Sorrow from her scheduled new long player Herein Wild, a deceptively simple and sweetly melancholic pop track … Continue reading New Tunes On Monday
A brilliant month for new music means a mix of more than 35 tracks compiled for you in our selection of our favourite downloads from July’s posts. And, as always, a few brand new tunes to round the collection off. They’re all yours…and check out all the other Best of the Month mixes using the sidebar links too. SNØFFELTØFFS – Pretty Girl Storming garage punk. … Continue reading Mad Mackerel’s Best Of The Month: July 2013
Another in our semi-regular round-up of the best tunes to hit our inbox and the web. First up is another track from Scott & Charlene’s Wedding’s imminent new album, Any Port In A Storm. This latest, the album closer Wild Heart has more of a classic American slacker-pop feel to it a la Pavement or Mission Of Burma, it is a laconically heartfelt tale of … Continue reading Wednesday Means Six Of The Best
To follow on from our Best of the Month post yesterday, we’re kicking off July proper with a quick collection of excellent new tunes for you to stream. They come from the likes of metallic punk rockers Holograms, classic indie janglers Veronica Falls, sludgy metallers Torche, garage punks Wet Spots, the always top-notch Richard Buckner, brash garage snarl from TRAAMS, unique singer-songwriter Joseph Childress, and psych-blues rockers Heavy Times. Dive in. . . . . . . . Continue reading Speedy Round-Up
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