Experimental punk magpies Fat White Family have announced details of the release of the first single on their new label, Without Consent – the wonderfully titled I Am Mark E Smith is released on Monday October 27th and it is an absolute cracker. . Continue reading MM Shorts 605: Fat White Family
The marvellous Charlie Boyer & The Voyeurs are now just The Voyeurs, which seems like an eminently sensible move in the band-name stakes. Having released the much underrated Clarietta album last year, they return with a new album Rhubarb Rhubarb which will see the light of day in November. Drawing on classic influences such as The Doors, the Jesus & Mary Chain and adjusting the … Continue reading The Voyeurs – England Sings Rhubarb Rhubarb
1. Terry Malts – Don’t 2. Grass House – All I Have To Do Is Dream (Everly Brothers cover) 3. We Were Promised Jetpacks – I Keep It Composed 4. Vashti Bunyan – Holy Smoke 5. Ming City Rockers – Get Outta Your Head 6. Real Estate – Paper Dolls (Nerves cover) 7. Blood Sister – Paralysis . . . . . . . . … Continue reading Seven Songs You Should Have Heard This Week
Pink Mountaintops’ brilliant Get Back is one of our favourite records of the year and the band have released a new video for album track Shakedown. It tells the story of a not-so-typical commute through Los Angeles. The video floats through a headphone fueled dreamland full of arcade video games, roller skating, mixed drinks and kiddie pools. It stars Mandy-Lyn Antoniou and features a guest … Continue reading New Video: Pink Mountaintops – Shakedown
Elle Mary is a noir-ish folksinger from Manchester who has joined forces with fellow folkies Hawker Reunion on a track called Plateau. It is an intriguing listen, beautiful slow moving Americana that slowly pushes into psych and noise territories. And stunning vocals too. Stream it below, or download for free from her Bandcamp page here. . Continue reading MM Shorts 603: Elle Mary & Hawker Reunion
The ethos and energy of punk rock first inspired Steve Palmer to pick up a guitar, but it was his discovery of the music of John Fahey in 2012 that renewed and deepened that interest. For his first full-length, Unblinking Sun, he filters cosmic krautrock, drone, and psychedelic improvisation through the vernacular of the American fingerpicked folk tradition. We have a couple of excellent tracks from it to stream or download, Cassini and Six … Continue reading Steve Palmer – Unblinking Sun
The Ukiah Drag probably make perfect bedfellows for our earlier post from The Girl Band. Their debut long player In The Reaper’s Quarters will drop on the 9th September via Wharf Cat Records, an unholy alliance of drone, pummelling riffs, creepy gothica, and sinful piano that takes in everything from Link Wray to The Fall by way of the Stooges. We’ve previously posted Her Royal Grip … Continue reading The Ukiah Drag – Final Prayer
Brooklyn’s Backwords blends modern psychedelics with folk-rock, 60s-pop and a myriad other sonic surprises. Gentle, lazy melodies that cannot be forgotten, and a swooping darker underside mean nothing can be taken for granted – be it in lyrical cynicism, primal growl, or feed backing improvisations – in between the sun-drenched, flowery pop melodies, freak-outs are always welcomed. New album Nest is released on September 16th, check … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends… Backwords
Long standing psych-rockers Asteroid No.4 have announced they will be releasing their eighth full-length album this autumn. The band have shared a couple of tracks already from the record, the transcendent, fuzzed-out first track, Rukma Vimana and the pulsating, hypnotic Back Of Your Mind. Mixing krautrock, shoegaze, folk and some cosmic country whilst employing sitars, eastern-tinged sparsity, and space-rock fueled anthems, the results are a heady and gratifying stew of … Continue reading New From Asteroid No. 4
New York City psychedelic aficionados Whitewash will soon make their first waves with an EP of bedroom psych-rock recordings entitled Fraud in Lisbon. It is out on the 16th September and you can stream Street Faces from it here. . Continue reading MM Shorts 600: Whitewash
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