Category: Punk

Alternative, Americana, Folk, Garage, Indie, Music, Pop, Psychedelic, Punk, Rock

Videos of the Day: Willy Mason || Lowlakes || Sherpa || Boytoy

Any excuse to showcase another tune from Willy Mason’s brilliant new album, this is the video for Pickup Truck. We also have Lowlakes gorgeously haunting video for Song for Motion and the psychedelic power-pop shenanigans of Sherpa’s video for their excellent new single, I’m Happy Just To Lie. Finally, watch the dual-guitar (no bass!) and drums setup of Boytoy, they’re blasting out catchy, fuzzy punky songs … Continue reading Videos of the Day: Willy Mason || Lowlakes || Sherpa || Boytoy

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Alternative, Indie, Music, Pop, Punk, Rock

(Yet Another) Insound Free Mix

Those Insound free mixes just keep on coming. Their latest vinyl mixtape has tracks from Cheatahs, Cy Dune, Fear of Men, Fonda, Guards, Hey Ocean, Low Culture, Popstrangers, and UUVVWWZ. As usual, a couple of our choices below or just download the whole thing for free by clicking here. Requires a tweet, Facebook Like or e-mail address from you and will only be up for a few more … Continue reading (Yet Another) Insound Free Mix

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Alternative, Americana, Country, Folk, Indie, Music, Punk, Rock

MM’s 5:1 Interview No 6: Rhubarb Whiskey

On their Bandcamp page, three-piece Rhubarb Whiskey proudly proclaim that they have been referred to as “the anti-prohibition, hellbilly goth, the bluegrass Dresden Dolls, and the fortunate love child of Bill Monroe and Sid Vicious. Bringing you atmospheric, literate, romantic drinking songs that are sexy, rugged and furiously alive, this murder ballad Americana band is here to charm you with their tales of love, friendship and the devils in … Continue reading MM’s 5:1 Interview No 6: Rhubarb Whiskey

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Song By Toad’s 2013 Sampler

As with previous years Song By Toad Records have made a free eleven song sampler available on Bandcamp of some of the releases they have planned for 2013 (and a couple of late ones from 2012). They include new signings Sparrow & The Workshop (see our post earlier today) and Adam Stafford as well as established favourites such as Meursault, Rob St. John, Lil Daggers … Continue reading Song By Toad’s 2013 Sampler

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Insound’s February Digital Mixtape

It’s that time again, a brand new free digital mixtape for all Insound newsletter subscribers. The  latest sampler has tracks from Airstrip, California X, Darwin Deez, Fantasmas, Hands, HRVRD, Matmos, and PYYRAMIDS amongst others. A couple of our favourites from the mix are below from The Bronx and Pissed Jeans (the brilliant Bathroom Laughter from the forthcoming Honeys). As always, the sampler’s only available for the next week … Continue reading Insound’s February Digital Mixtape

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New Sparrow & The Workshop Single

The brilliant Sparrow & The Workshop are happily back on the radar with a new single on Song By Toad Records. Out on March 11th, it is titled Shock Shock and will precede a new long player. The band have seemingly undergone a bit of a transformation – look at the sleeve for a start, all dark and menacing and brooding – and boy, do … Continue reading New Sparrow & The Workshop Single

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Acoustic, Alternative, Americana, Country, Electronic, Folk, Garage, Gothic, Indie, Music, Pop, Psychedelic, Punk, Rock

Mad Mackerel’s Best Of The Month: January 2013

So, all things considered January got off to a rip-roaring start where new tunes are concerned. Here is our selection of our best of the month’s downloads (27 in all) and a few new tunes too – more than 30 to pick from, so blow those January blues away with these babies. Prissy Clerks – Bruise or Be Bruised Mix of fuzzed up punk and … Continue reading Mad Mackerel’s Best Of The Month: January 2013

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Acoustic, Alternative, Americana, Blues, Electronic, Folk, Garage, Indie, Music, Pop, Psychedelic, Punk, Rock

(Yet Another) Round Up

Once again the in-box overfloweth with sounds to share (especially once we’d consigned all the crappy remixes and dancefloor bangers to the trash folder) – so delve in to this lucky thirteen smorgasbord of audio delights. Inspired by the beautiful snowy winters and post-industrial landscape of Pittsburgh, PA, Arlo Aldo have created a new twist on American alt-folk, with mellow tempos and lilting harmonies layered … Continue reading (Yet Another) Round Up

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Alternative, Garage, Music, Punk, Rock

MM Shorts 301: The Scumbugs

The Scumbugs hail from Bergen in Norway (according to my Mum, who is from the north of that beautiful country, Bergen is so wet, babies are born holding umbrellas). Not so these guys. In fact it sounds like the Scumbugs were born with noisy electric guitars, a stack of 7″s by The Sonics and The Seeds and a whole bunch of attitude. This is fuck … Continue reading MM Shorts 301: The Scumbugs

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Introducing >>> Neon Night

Forget Dannii Minogue albums, Neon Night are a female fronted garage rock band from the North East of England. They write refreshingly straight-forward songs about sex and dickheads amongst other things; singing the blues in a punk rock fashion. There’s distinctively lusty vocals, catchy riffs and noisy boisterous drums. Try Never Been Kissed, which is a catchy-as-hell, scantily clad tune telling the tragic tale of a … Continue reading Introducing >>> Neon Night

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