Saint Motel are hard to define – they play a swaggering mix of indie power pop (maybe), some glam rock (probably), a bit of prog (possibly), some power punk (almost certainly), but, as with Puzzle Pieces it all comes out bursting out the traps in a gloriously tight and original way. Watch out for them at SxSW. Download Saint Motel – Puzzle Pieces mp3 Continue reading Introducing…Saint Motel
We know we’re a bit behind the buzz, but we heard this on Steve Lamacq’s Radio 6 show yesterday and were taken with the roughshod bludgeoning riff, the squealing feedback, and the pent up bile and viciousness of the vocals. It is the Eagulls with their excellently titled single Council Flat Blues. If you haven’t yet, treat yourself to a listen and pretend it is … Continue reading Introducing…The Eagulls
Some more half decent, decent, and downright entertaining videos for you to check out. The Agitator’s new single Say NO! is a politically charged call to arms set against an equally radical new musical style. Not a guitar in sight, just front man Derek Meins’ force-of-nature voice accompanied by Robert Dylan Thomas and T-Train on thunderous double drums. Pared down and primal! a Bergen, Norway-based … Continue reading Video Round Up
Here we are again. A mix of the best tracks we posted in February and a few new ones too. Twenty seven cracking songs to immerse yourself in! Download O’Death – Bugs mp3 (from Outside) Echoes of their ramshackle and punkish best, but this time it is cocooned in something more subtle and thoughtful too. Download The Whalers – That Rabbit mp3 (from How The Ship Goes … Continue reading Mad Mackerel’s Best Of The Month: February
Discordant, urgent, brash, visceral, uncompromising, clatter & clang. And all the better for it. Welcome to the world of Pet Scenes. Visit their MySpace here. Download Pet Scenes – Man Contest mp3 Download Pet Scenes – Easily Fed mp3 Continue reading Introducing…Pet Scenes
A couple of days ago we posted the one minute forty four seconds of ramshackle lo-fi that was the track, TV Luv Song – a new demo from Wavves. Barely 72 hours later we have another new track Horse Shoes. This time it is an altogether weightier four minutes plus…and reworked from a Daytotter session…and pretty hectic! Download Wavves – Horse Shoes mp3 Continue reading More from Wavves
We first became aware of the marvellously named Slug Guts via the last Insound monthly mix and a top tune titled Town Tied. Slug Guts hail from the barren, heat stricken confines of Brisbane, Australia, apparently a town as desolate as it is depressing and suburban. In the first four months of the band, Slug Guts recorded their first LP Down on the Meat, and … Continue reading Introducing…Slug Guts
Ferocious trash-blues stompers Left Lane Cruiser will release their new album, Junkyard Speed Ball on Alive Records on 1st March. It will be out on CD, limited vinyl, and digital formats. Formed by Freddy J. Evans IV (guitar/vocals) and Brenn “Sausage Paw” Beck (drummer/percussion/vocals) they effortlessly mix southern-fried blues, garage, and brutal punk riffs into one glorious whiskey and gasoline soaked whole. The album is … Continue reading Left Lane Cruiser’s New Album
The label Swill Children sent us a couple of releases recently. One, a 7″ split between Brooklyn based Hunters and Montreal based Dead Wife is proving increasingly popular here at MM. Hunters are charged with wild energy, hailing from Brooklyn, NY and led by the duo singers/guitarists, Derek Watson and Isabel Ibsen. The tribal beat and brilliant riff on Deadbeat is a perfect combination of … Continue reading Introducing…Hunters
The Kills have long been one of our most favourite bands here at MM, and Fried My Little Brains would definitely still rank near the top of my hypothetical “favourite songs of all time” list that we all carry around in our heads. So after a too-long hiatus, we’re delighted that they’re back with a new album, Blood Pressures, released on Domino Records, which is scheduled … Continue reading The Kills Are Back
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