Category: Psychedelic

Alternative, Electronic, Folk, Indie, Music, Pop, Psychedelic, Rock

Introducing >>> The Fernweh

Riding the wake of critical praise for their debut release The Liar, The Fernweh release their second single, Is This Man Bothering You? which features guest vocalist, Alessi Laurent-Marke (Alessi’s Ark) on the Skeleton Key label. It is out tomorrow. Using three looped drum kits, a wall of overdriven 12-string guitars, flute and Mellotrons in a heart-stopping rush of psych-folk-pop, the band’s distinctly English, coal-fired translation of the acid-soaked … Continue reading Introducing >>> The Fernweh

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Indie, Music, Pop, Psychedelic, Rock

Steven Adams & The French Drops – Virtue Signals

Steven Adams & The French Drops have shared their new krautrock inspired single Free Will, which is taken from their new album Virtue Signals, due out via Hudson Records on 4th May (pre-order it  here). Railing against the iniquities of the world, Adams (the former songwriter/singer/guitarist with The Broken Family Band and Singing Adams) can’t help but be witty and empathetic even as he rages, and … Continue reading Steven Adams & The French Drops – Virtue Signals

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Alternative, Indie, Music, Post Punk, Psychedelic, Rock

Goat Girl – Throw Me A Bone

Goat Girl will release their self titled debut album next week via Rough Trade. Traversing influences from the Kinks to the Slits, it crams 19 tracks into 40 minutes, and today we have Throw Me A Bone for you – just over two minutes of typically intense, febrile post-punk. Stream it below, and check UK tour dates too. See them live March 31st Manchester @ … Continue reading Goat Girl – Throw Me A Bone

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Alternative, Electronic, Music, Post Punk, Psychedelic, Rock

Introducing >>> Vive la Void

Vive la Void is a new project from Sanae Yamada, co-founder and keyboardist of longstanding MM faves Moon Duo. The self-titled album comes out on 4th May via Sacred Bones Records. Vive la Void took shape over a two-year period, during windows of downtime in Moon Duo’s substantial touring and recording schedule. The dense, shape-shifting atmospheres of the seven songs grew out of late-night basement experiments in the layering … Continue reading Introducing >>> Vive la Void

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Alternative, Music, Post Punk, Psychedelic, Rock

Mad Mackerel Recommends… Nest Egg

Nest Egg are a three-piece from Asheville, North Carolina who describe their head-heavy and kosmische psych-rock wig-outs as ‘mood music for nihilists’. That was always likely to be a good match for MM, and so it proves with the minimalist kraut-punk of lead-single Long Night Outside, which comes from their sophomore album Nothingness Is Not A Curse. Permission to wig out is granted. Enjoy…   Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends… Nest Egg

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Alternative, Americana, Country, Electronic, Gothic, Indie, Music, Pop, Post Punk, Psychedelic, Rock

Ten Songs You Should Have Heard This Week

The Moondoggies – Sick In Bed Margaret Glaspy – Before We Were Together Spielbergs – We Are All Going To Die Yo La Tengo – For You Too Iceage – Pain Killer (feat. Sky Ferreira) Wand – The Gift Laura Veirs – Watch Fire (feat. Sufjan Stevens) The Voidz – All Words Are Made Up A Place To Bury Strangers – There’s Only One Of Us … Continue reading Ten Songs You Should Have Heard This Week

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Introducing >>> The Holy Knives

The Holy Knives is the sonic vision of brothers Kyle and Kody Valentine, a band that infuses the sultry sounds of rock’n’roll with a tinge of desert psychedelia. To Be Me is a first taste from the duo’s upcoming debut EP, due later this spring, and provides a tantalising glimpse into their sonic possibilities. Drawing inspiration from acts like Morphine, The Afghan Whigs, and Sun Kil Moon, the band hones a … Continue reading Introducing >>> The Holy Knives

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Americana, Folk, Indie, Music, Psychedelic, Rock, Soul

MM Shorts 1000: RF Shannon

The final entry in our MM Shorts series (which started with Bleached back in September 2011) comes in the shape of the wonderful Cold Spell, the first taste from RF Shannon’s upcoming long player Trickster Blues. It is an exquisite blend of dusky Western and spectral psychedelia and you can stream it below. You can also order the album here.   Continue reading MM Shorts 1000: RF Shannon

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