Life In Hell is the latest track from the Woolen Men’s forthcoming long player Temporary Monument. It is propulsive, jerky punk rock that soundtracks a tale of urban gentrification and the smothering advance of the newly rich. It somehow manages to pack being tense, fatalistic and compelling into two short, clattering minutes. Listen here. . Continue reading Woolen Men – Life In Hell
NY’s punky power-pop duo Diet Cig have shared the second song from their double A-side Sleep Talk/Dinner Date 7″. Dinner Date is (maybe) our favourite song of theirs to date – one that continues them along their path of unflinchingly highlighting failures and disenchantments (their own and others). The song is plaintive yet spiky, building to a fuzzy finale of frustration and stinging disappointment. Brilliant. The frosted clear vinyl, … Continue reading Diet Cig – Dinner Date
It has been a good while since we’ve posted anything by good time Canadian psych-rockers The Sheepdogs. It feels good to put that right with Same Old Feeling, a bluesy track that recalls the golden heyday of The Band. It is taken from their forthcoming album Future Nostalgia that will see the light of day in early October via Dine Alone Records. Give it a … Continue reading The Sheepdogs – Same Old Feeling
Cheatahs have announced news of their second album Mythologies, due for release through Wichita Recordings on October 30th. The title takes its name from Roland Barthes’ 1957 collection of essays on semiotics and myth, which influenced the record. Listen to Seven Sisters an appropriately seismic and glistening excursion into their world of shimmering, hazy rock’n’roll. Pre-order here. . Catch them live: Tue November 17 – SHEFFIELD Picture House Social Wed … Continue reading Cheatahs Announce New Album
There cannot be many better ways to start the day than with a new song about a pocket-size alien ghoul who soaks up your darkness and anxieties. So it is with Ghoul Power, the latest track from Menace Beach’s new Super Transporterreum EP which cranks up the ante a notch or two with some off kilter psychedelics, woozy hallucinogens and good old fashioned speed buzz. Don’t worry – … Continue reading New From Menace Beach
The Legendary Shack Shakers incendiary interpretations of the blues, punk, rock and country are all-at-once irreverent, revisionist, dangerous, and fun. Built upon a haunting, Southern Gothic theme, new album The Southern Surreal is a 15-track set featuring guest appearances by actor/musician and long-time fan, Billy Bob Thornton, and Jesus Lizard guitarist, Duane Denison. Stream Cold and The One That Got Away below. The album is out … Continue reading New Album From The Legendary Shack Shakers
Boston based folk punk band Absinthe Rose have announced their upcoming full length Black Earth, set to release September 4th via Screech Owl Records and available digitally via Bandcamp. Led by singer-songwriter Kimbo Rose, the album tackles themes of self discovery, social justice, and environmental issues with dense lyrical content matched with ever changing musical stylings. From traditional folk to alternative rock to gypsy jazz, Kimbo’s powerful vocals … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends… Absinthe Rose
We’re pleased to share another track from Chicago trio Meat Wave, this time it is the venomous, driving Cosmic Zoo, from forthcoming album Delusion Moon (out Sept 18th on the SideOneDummy label). This one will give your speakers blisters…see UK tour dates below too. . Catch Them Live: Monday November 23 – Brighton – The Hope & Ruin Tuesday November 24 – Bristol – Louisiana Wednesday November … Continue reading Meat Wave – Cosmic Zoo
Last month we shared the stunning Crease from Thayer Serrano’s forthcoming long player Shaky (out 28th August) and now we have another track from the album for you. Touch My Face is a masterpiece of swirling, atmospheric psych-rock. Stream it below. . Continue reading More From Thayer Serrano
Long established MM faves, NYC-based trio, Ten Ton Man, have shared their first single, Crazy Theory, from their upcoming new EP, Permission To Sin. Ten Ton Man deal in the kind of seedy Americana that wouldn’t be out of place in True Detective or a David Lynch film, and Crazy Theory is another fine example of their noirish, unsettling approach. It brilliantly juxtaposes a jaunty rhythm with lyrics that … Continue reading New From Ten Ton Man
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