Chicago’s excellently named Porno Mags deliver exactly the kind of sound you’d expect from a band with such a moniker. This is no-holds-barred, take-no-prisoners garage rock / proto-punk of a most pleasing kind. Single Get On Top backed with Early Bird is a free download from Bandcamp here. . Continue reading MM Shorts 494: Porno Mags
We’ve featured Story Books more than once on MM, so it is good to relay that the melancholy Kent five-piece will be releasing their sophomore EP From Post to Post in March on Communion Records. They will also be heading out on tour in support of the release. The first taste comes with the rather special White Maid. Listen below and check out the tour … Continue reading Story Books – New EP
Here is Weathering, a new song from long-standing MM faves Brown Bird and given all the challenges they have faced over the past months – it is great to have them back. As well as downloading the track you can also donate towards the costs of David Lamb’s bone marrow transplant and leukaemia treatment by clicking through on the Soundcloud link. Weathering was written during his … Continue reading The Welcome Return Of Brown Bird
With a mix of quiet indie pop and dreamy psychedelia Crushed Stars will release their new album Farewell Young Lovers on January 21 on Simulacra Records. The first tastes comes in the form of the Jesus and Mary Chain meets Stax tune Haters. Continue reading MM Shorts 493: Crushed Stars
Videos to give a sonic kickstart to your day come from Obliterations, Soft Metals, The Dirty Nil, The Bright Ones and Yes I’m Leaving. Play these babies loud. . . . . . . Continue reading Videos of the Day: Obliterations || Soft Metals || The Dirty Nil || The Bright Ones || Yes I’m Leaving
What better way to sooth yourself after the excesses of Christmas Day than with the sweet folk and acoustic pop of Adrianne Lenker. She has an album, Hours Were The Birds out in early January, but you can order now from her Bandcamp page here. We are particularly fond of the tracks Lighthouse and Steamboat, both of which calls to mind a mix of Laura Marling, Coco … Continue reading Introducing >>> Adrianne Lenker
A great Christmas compilation for a great cause – all profits from the sale of this album go to Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders. Merry Christmas one and all! . . . Continue reading Happy Christmas From Mad Mackerel
What better way to enjoy Christmas Eve than with a bit of freaked-out psych. Step forward LI-ON GREVIER with Elders of Sun Cult and Big Cedar Red with Cxristmas. Download it and befuddle the in-laws… Continue reading It’s The Christmas Posts – No 18: LI-ON GREVIER
Night Jars are releasing a new three track EP, Daka that they describe as “running on the psychedelic edge of post-punk“. It’s a pretty good description for a pretty good EP. Stream all three tracks below, and buy from Bandcamp here. . . Continue reading MM Shorts 492: Night Jars
Menace Beach have just shared new single of excellent fuzzy, psyched-out pop called Fortune Teller. It’s taken from their forthcoming EP Lowtalker, out on 13th January on Memphis Industries and sounds like a serial killer on the loose at an old time American carnival… Order it here. And don’t forget their previous lead track from the EP, Where I Come From. Continue reading Menace Beach – Fortune Teller
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