Mrs. Piss is an excellently named new collaboration between Chelsea Wolfe and Jess Gowrie. Drawing on their collective rock, metal, and industrial influences, the project began while the two were touring around together during Wolfe’s Hiss Spun album in 2017. They’ve announced details of their debut, Self-Surgery, which sees its release on the 29th May on Sargent House, and have shared two of its singles, … Continue reading Introducing >>> Mrs. Piss
Leeds indie stalwarts the Wind-up Birds have released their new album Summer Haunts today (order from Bandcamp here). It is another excellent collection of contagious, observational and wilfully unpredictable songs packed with melody, wry, but often dark, humour and scalpel sharp lyrics. Unmistakably northern in the same way as The Fall or Cabbage or Pulp, The band have been ploughing their furrow for well over … Continue reading Wind-up Birds – Summer Haunts
Anarchic Canadian music collective Crack Cloud will release their debut album Pain Olympics on the 17th July. The band have also shared an incendiary video for the record’s lead single Ouster Stew, a jittery slice of punk funk that nods to the Talking Heads and James Chance. Catch them on tour Nov 17th | London – EARTH Nov 19th | Leeds – Brudenell … Continue reading Crack Cloud – Ouster Stew
It seems only right and proper that following new music from Fontaines D.C.and The Murder Capital, that another of our favourite Dublin bands Silverbacks should also share the good news of their debut album Fad, with a new single, and video, titled Muted Gold. Taking their cues from the taut rhythms and urgent drive of late 70s punk and the discordant, unpredictable freak-outs of NYC no … Continue reading Silverbacks Announce Debut Album, Share Muted Gold
Here is another track from Lucern Raze’s forthcoming long player International Breakdown, which is out next week via PNKSLM Records. The record features collaborations with the likes of Chemtrails, Cherry Pickles, Black Mekon, this one with ShitKid, Swampmeat, and now this track, Elvis Ronaldo, with another MM fave, Sudakistan. We have got no idea what’s going on, but it is one hell of a track, … Continue reading More From Lucern Raze, This Time With Sudakistan
Squid have released a new lyric video for their propulsive and experimental recent single Sludge, it is composed from fans’ footage of their isolation experiences. Working with visual artist Ali Amiri (who first uploaded a clip of isolation from Tehran) and Warp, Squid asked fans to submit a 360º video of wherever they were locked down to make a music video. Following cancelled shows and plans due … Continue reading New Video: Squid – Sludge
We have been eagerly waiting for Protomartyr’s fifth studio album Ultimate Success Today, but due to the pandemic, it has been put back from its original release date at the end of this month to the 17th July. They have also cancelled all their planned live shows. So to console ourselves we at least have a second track from the record to enjoy. Worm In … Continue reading Protomartyr – Worm In Heaven
Permanent Collection is the moniker Jason Hendardy has made music under since 2010. Having grown into a full band and released Newly Wed Nearly Dead back in 2012 and then EP No Void the following year, Permanent Collection went on hiatus from 2014 until now. Happily, new album Nothing Good Is Normal will get a release on June 19th and we have a couple of fuzzed-up, reverb … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends… Permanent Collection
Hot on the heels of news of a new release from Fontaines D.C. comes this from our other favourite Dublin band, The Murder Capital. Their new Live From BBC Maida Vale EP, features their full March live session for Annie Mac at Radio 1, one of the last put down to tape at Maida Vale before the pandemic. Leading with the band’s spectral cover of … Continue reading The Murder Capital Release Live From BBC Maida Vale EP
Fontaine’s D.C. are back! Our favourite band from 2019, the Dubliners have announced a follow-up to last year’s brilliant Dogrel. It will be called A Hero’s Death and be out on 31st July via Partisan Records. Hear the album’s title track now, already one of the best songs we’ve heard this year, and watch the accompanying music video starring Aidan Gillen (of Game of Thrones, … Continue reading Fontaines D.C. – A Hero’s Death
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