Helsinki-based four-piece Kiki Pau began as a rather traditional guitar pop group in 2007 but changed their course radically right after the release of their second album. Giving up on the verse-chorus form and focusing on inner space/time-traveling were key elements that gave birth to Kiki Pau’s new sound and third album, Pines. Heavy on extended guitar jams and effect-driven soundscapes, the album is made … Continue reading Kiki Pau To Release Pines
PIAPTK is one of our favourite DIY record labels and they are releasing a super limited run (just 30) of the new record from Tucson’s Golden Boots. DBX’n’SPF finds the band moving their twangy psych into weird blown out fuzz pop territory, just listen to lead off track Yuma below. Order the album here and you can also grab a Golden Boots sampler on a pay-what-you-want deal … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends >>> Golden Boots
We’ve always had a soft spot for Black Rebel Motorcycle Club who have provided us with some top notch tunes over the years (it was just live they were awful!). Their sixth studio album, titled Specter At The Feast, is set for release March 19 on Abstract Dragon / Vagrant. The band has released Let The Day Begin, the first single from the new album. … Continue reading New from Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
The mighty Black Angels return with a new album Indigo Meadow released in the UK on April 1st. Their fourth long-player, it follows 2010’s excellent Phosphene Dream. Indigo Meadow promises more, bigger riffs, ominous organ grooves, and their trademark psych-drone. We can’t wait… They have what they describe as a “provocative” new track available for streaming – this is Don’t Play With Guns. Singer, Alex Maas, … Continue reading Black Angels New Album Taster
Watch new videos featuring F.U.R.S and a taster for their excellent debut single Striptease, and the Parson Red Heads video for Another Chance is a color-saturated, send-up of the static, poker-faced videos of early Black Sabbath. See Batman and Superman get drunk and make out in Sunshine’s video for Showering With Wine and finish with the scorching wildcat blues of two-piece Deap Vally’s new single Lies. … Continue reading Videos of the Day: F.U.R.S || Parson Red Heads || Sunshine || Deap Vally
Little Wings (aka Kyle Field) most recently reappeared on the MM radar with an exceptional cover of I May Smoke Too Much for the recent Kris Kristofferson tribute album The Risin’ Cost Of Livin’ High and Lovin’ Hard (that we posted about here). So it was nothing less than serendipitous to discover that on February 5th Little Wings will release a new album, LAST. Recorded over … Continue reading New Album From Little Wings
We are liking this new London band called Great Heat, who have a psychedelic / garage rock edge to them. Check out their top-notch first single Laid Bare. Looking forward to hearing more… Continue reading MM Shorts 296: Great Heat
And so to the third instalment of our Round Up posts, catching up with our overflowing in-box, our favourite blogs and the internet at large. Today another 13 tracks to tickle your fancy. First up is another track from the brilliant Australian Tom Morgan and his forthcoming album Orange Syringe which is due on Fire Records on 4th February. This is the wonderfully stripped back and … Continue reading Round Up Time Again – Part 3
Following on from our Round Up Part 1 post yesterday, comes 16 more tracks from the in-box, our favourite blogs and the web in general for your aural delight. Kicking us off are Summer Hours and their single Close and Closer from forthcoming album Closer Still. Although they may initially sound simple, closer listening reveals complex song structures with intricate bass and guitar melodies. a Cobalt … Continue reading Round Up Time Again – Part 2
Watch Cosmic, the mind-bending new single from Cosmic Suckerpunch, watch Wait the psych-pop, shoegaze nugget from Lazyeyes and watch Edie’s Dream, the woozy, hazy new track from Suuns. a a a a a Continue reading Videos of the Day: Cosmic Suckerpunch || Lazyeyes || Suuns
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