Antarctica is the new album from Flat Worms and is released tomorrow. If these two brilliant tracks are anything to go by the band are making good on their promise to have hardened their post-punk/psych sound even further. Check out the coiled spring tension and raw rumble of The Aughts and the hypnotic pummel and killer riff of Market Forces. Great stuff. Buy the album … Continue reading Flat Worms – Antarctica
The madcap, psychedelic punk thrash of the Lovely Eggs is back on the turntable with a new, typically uncompromising long-player, I Am Moron. It mostly crams twelve insanely hectic, and utterly infectious tracks into just under 40 minutes of warped humour, biting satire and lo-fi anarchy – there is a brief pause for some dream-pop, a smattering of surfy guitars – but overall it is … Continue reading Lovely Eggs – I Am Moron
LA’s ultra reliable psych-warriors The Warlocks have released a new album, The Chain which, over the course of ten densely layered guitar tracks spiced with keyboards and reinforced with powerful bass and percussion grooves, tells the story of two star-crossed lovers who commit a bank heist together. The band’s Bobby Hecksher describes it as “based around “a Bonnie & Clyde-ish twenty-something couple who rob a bank but get … Continue reading The Warlocks – The Chain
A little earlier this month, we were very sad to learn of the loss of Psychic Ills founder, frontman, and songwriter Tres Warren at just 41 years old. Regulars on MM, at the time of his death, Warren was overflowing with creativity, actively writing new songs, and excited about the next phase of the band and was getting ready to go into the studio alongside … Continue reading Psychic Ills Release Never Learn Not To Love / Cease To Exist 7″
After the halcyon folk-rock & roll of his self-titled debut album, Virginia Trance (Scott Ryan Davis of longstanding MM faves the Psychic Ills) returns with a new, equally engaging record. Vincent’s Playlist, sprawls on early proto-punk and garage jangle that resemble the easier, yet still jagged sounds of The Velvet Underground, Neil Young & Crazy Horse and 80s alternative rock staple Flying Nun Records. Old … Continue reading Virginia Trance – Hello Lou Reed
The garage-psych roar of Portugal’s Sunflowers has been a favourite discovery of ours since we happened across long player Castle Spell a couple of years ago. We’ve been waiting for new album Endless Voyage ever since we shared Dreamweaver from it at the backend of last year, which also made it into our 2019 Best of lists. The record is out now and can be purchased from … Continue reading Sunflowers Release Endless Voyage
Following the success of last year’s excellent Twelve Nudes long player,, Ezra Furman is back with Sex Education OST, songs from season 1 and 2 of the hit Netflix TV show. The 19-track LP will be released via Bella Union and is available to stream or download from today, with a physical release on CD and vinyl to follow on 10th April (order here). The … Continue reading Ezra Furman – Sex Education OST
And here we have the final part of our favourite tunes of 2019… Discover and enjoy. 25 UV Race – Mr Blame A brash, unapologetic race through proto-punk stomp and malodorous glam-punk aesthetics. 24 Lonesome Shack – The City is a Desert Anchored by an insistent country blues refrain that has a touch of something primal about it, and sounds like it could … Continue reading Mad Mackerel’s Best Songs of 2019 (Part 3)
50 Sleaford Mods – O.B.C.T 49 Deliluh – Freeloader Feast 48 The Paranoyds – Hungry Sam 47 Cherry Pickles – Lily Is A Spy 46 The Warlocks – Disfigured Figure 45 Silverbacks – Pink Tide 44 Marika Hackman – The One 43 Lonesome Shack – Too Bad 42 FEWS – Anything Else 41 Darrin Bradbury … Continue reading Mad Mackerel’s Best Songs of 2019 (Part 2)
We’ve decided to do things a bit differently this year – too many times in the past we’ve posted our favourite songs of the year and then discovered late releases we wished we’d added! And also 2019 was a shit year for the world – Brexit, Johnson, Trump, the world burning… at least there is music. So, way after everyone else has done theirs, here … Continue reading Mad Mackerel’s Songs of 2019 (Part 1)
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