Fat Earthers -Letter Bomb Howe Gelb – A Thousand Kisses Deep (featuring M.Ward) The Chills – Bad Sugar Mount Hudson – Write A Book Yak -Fried Steve Gunn – Stonehurst Cowboy Continue reading Six Songs You Should Have Heard This Week
Very sad to hear the news of Pete Shelley’s passing yesterday. One of the true punk pioneers and, with the Buzzcocks, created some timeless classics of irrepressible, irreverent, and thrilling punk rock. Here’s a small selection, together with his wonderful solo track Homosapien and the Honey Ants’ poignant cover of Ever Fallen In Love, which is gorgeous and probably just about right for the mood today. … Continue reading RIP: Pete Shelley
The urgent, compulsive punk of Dublin’s mighty Fontaines D.C. might well be our favourite new band discovery of the year. Following on from the brilliant Chequeless Reckless single they have shared new track Too Real. Another storming single of undeniable power and swagger that just begs to be played loud, and on repeat. Watch the video below – director Hugh Mulhern, says it is made up of … Continue reading New Single From Fontaines D.C.
Blackpool four-piece The Slumdogs are about to release their debut 6-track EP Where’s Your Sanity? on November 16th, and have previewed this excellent track Monsters ahead of the release. Painting a picture of modern British life and its dark tendencies through poetic lyrics and a gritty punk accompaniment, it is well worth three minutes of your time. Give it a spin. Continue reading Slumdogs – Monsters
The Good, The Bad & The Queen – Merrie Land Protomartyr – Forbidden (Preoccupations cover) The C.I.A. – Pleasure Seeker Deerhunter – Death In Midsummer Cass McCombs – Sleeping Volcanoes Meat Wave – That’s Alright Spielbergs – 4AM Dolly Dream – The Way To Heaven Wand – Here Come The Warm Jets (Brian Eno cover) Pat Thomas – What Is Coming … Continue reading Ten Songs You Should Have Heard This Week
Fiercely independent Croydon-based duo Frauds are set to release their brand new single Animals due out on the 2nd November. It follows their well received debut album With Morning Toast & Jam & Juice. This new single may well be their most political track to date, pointedly tearing down the absurdity of the current regime in a way that will make you laugh, if even … Continue reading Frauds – Animals
Nashville’s Taco Mouth are releasing their full length album A Deafening Silence on Friday. We were big fans of the first single from it, You Say, and now here is the second, Fighting For Today. The single is a big fuck you to Donald Trump and his backwoods, ignorant, hateful views on Trans rights. Watch the video here. Continue reading Taco Mouth – Fighting For Today
Neil Young – Campaigner (Live, acoustic) Ty Segall – Class War (The Dils cover) Beach House – Alien Public Service Broadcasting – White Star Liner The Growlers – Problems III Matthew E. White – No Future In Our Frontman Tiny Ruins – Olympic Girls Drug Church – Unlicensed Hall Monitor J Mascis – Web So Dense Keston Cobblers’ Club – Siren … Continue reading Ten Songs You Should Have Heard This Week
In late 2017, Nashville’s Taco Mouth was born, a mash-up of 60s-era rock and pop hooks; think the Ramones and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, or The Runaways and Awolnation. They are releasing their full-length album, A Deafening Silence, on October 26th and You Say is a perfect example of their fired up punk rock. Watch the video here. Continue reading Taco Mouth – You Say
Lifestyles play proper, old-skool punk rock. Ripping new single Wail (out on 26th October as a split with fellow Chicagoans and long standing MM faves Meat Wave) is just over two minutes of unstoppable fury that gallops out the stalls at 100mph and never lets up once. It takes aim at Scientology and is dedicated to the memory of Hüsker Dü’s Grant Hart. We’re loving it. Stream … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends… Lifestyles
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