Hot on the heels of the sleazy, grimy punk blues of the Jim Jones Revue which we posted a couple of days ago comes the er well, sleazy, grimy punk blues of The Ex-Girlfriends Club. Although these Portland, Oregon boys have a touch more glam rock about them than our UK version. We posted something from these guys last year which went down well on … Continue reading New single from Ex-Girlfriends Club
We have featured the wonderful Emily Reo a few times on MM and it is always a pleasure to get something new from her in our in-box. And so it was today when we received this track called Turn Into Feathers. It is a collaboration with Truman Peyote and will feature on his forthcoming split release with Attached Hands on Post Records. Starting like something … Continue reading New from Truman Peyote featuring Emily Reo
We Are Animal (another Welsh band, see yesterdays post on the awesome White Noise Movement) release their second single, Black Magic, on September 13th (preceding debut album Idolise out a week later) and it is quite simply ace (as we used to say in the playground). It is a catchy song, very catchy, but has an enormous amount going on that all seems to fit … Continue reading Introducing…We Are Animal
We’ve already posted Tweak Bird’s superb A Sun Ahh Ahh, which is certain to feature in our end of year Best Of list. Now the Illinois based brothers have made a second track available for free download in advanced of their self titled album which is released on August 30th. Lights In Lines is another excellent example of their space travelled themed psych-rock and further … Continue reading More from Tweak Bird
We’re absolutely loving this sonic blast of intense, hypnotic pyschedelic rock from Welsh sextet White Noise Sound. It comes from their debut self-titled album (out on 21st September) and it is no surprise to discover the band had assistance with the record from no less than Pete Kember (Spacemen 3, Spectrum etc.) and Cian Ciaran from Super Furry Animals. Lead track is Sunset and from … Continue reading Introducing…White Noise Sound
We’ve been away for most of the past two weeks and relying on forward scheduling posts for the most part, but it means we’ve missed out on some of the more recent releases. So a first quick trawl through the in box has picked out these three for you. First up is Glitter, the first single from the forthcoming No Age album Everything In Between. … Continue reading Mad Mackerel’s Post-Holiday Round Up
Nick Marsh, lead singer with 1980’s alternative goth-rock luminaries Flesh For Lulu (yep, we loved ’em) and lead guitarist in London’s raucous 10 piece gypsy blues outfit The Urban Voodoo Machine finally officially releases his haunting solo album, A Universe Between Us. To listen to this album is like pulling up a stall beside some beaten barfly loosened by liquor, contemplating life, love and loss. Like … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends…Nick Marsh
Amen Dunes is the performing name of one Damon McMahon and he has just released a new seven track EP of hazy, sunlit psychedelic folk titled Murder Dull Mind. It came out via the excellent Sacred Bones label. We have the title track for you here and while on the surface it is sweet enough (with even an underlying pop sensibility), it still has a … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends…Amen Dunes
The Holy Cobras hail from Canada and deal in a marvellous blend of droning, krautrock rhythms under a full-on fuzzed-up garage stomp. Feed Yr Head is (I think) their first 7″ single, having previously released some stuff on tape, and is a keeper. And if you like the single, you can also get a free download of a four track EP/album titled Dead Bodies Float … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends…Holy Cobras
After two excellent 7″ singles, Austin band TV Torso are releasing a six track 12″ vinyl only release titled Status Quo Vadis. Official release date is 31st August. We’re a little late coming to the band, but our ears were pricked when we heard the excellent, hypnotic pulse and sixties harmonies of I Can See Your Face, the b side to single Days Of Being … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends…TV Torso
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