Dr. Dog – Heart Killer Haley Heynderickx – Rex’s Blues (Townes Van Zandt cover) Beach Skulls – That’s Not Me Mourn – Barcelona City Tour Wedding – Hands In The Till Amyl And The Sniffers – Cup Of Destiny Culture Abuse – Calm E Crocodylus – My Love Jessica Risker – I See You Among The Stars … Continue reading Nine Songs You Should Have Heard This Week
Stevenage based anarcho-punks Bad Breeding have shared a second track Psychic Copper, taken from their forthcoming EP Abandonment – unfiltered, incisive and furious, it is an intense and impassioned cut that addresses toxic masculinity. Bad Breeding are wonderfully reminiscent of the second wave of classic punk bands in the early 80s, from Flux Of Pink Indians to Conflict to the Subhumans – all favourites of MM’s youth! Listen to … Continue reading Bad Breeding – Psychic Copper
New Zealand punks The Cavemen will release their third full-length album, Nuke Earth, on 6th April via Slovenly Recordings. Like the band’s past releases, it features a mix of rowdy punk and raw, scuzzy garage rock, made up of frantic vocals, screeching guitars, and infectious riffs. Their high octane new single Janey is one of its catchiest cuts, packing plenty of sing-along melodies into just two-and-a-half ferocious … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends… The Cavemen
San Diego’s Wavves will return to the UK this summer for a short run of live shows in support of last year’s excellent You’re Welcome release, which ran the gamut from the brazen indie-punk of No Shade to the fuzz-tinged glam of Million Enemies. The run takes in London, Leeds and Manchester before the band head off for a further run of European dates. To … Continue reading Wavves Cover Electric Prunes + UK Tour Dates
The Decemberists – Once In My Life The Black Lips & The Khan Family – Too Much In Love The Hold Steady – Eureka Flasher – Skim Milk Jess Williamson – I See The White Hinds – The Club Forth Wanderers – Nevermine Gang Of Four – Lucky Courtney Marie Andrews – I’ve Hurt Worse Half Waif – Torches Iron & Wine – Tomorrow On … Continue reading Twelve Songs You Should Have Heard This Week
New Jersey maverick four-piece The Nectars have landed with their brand new single I Want It. It’s a sub-two minute succulent slice of indie-punk, topped with a heavy dose of rock attitude and sweet pop sass. Give it a whirl… Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends… The Nectars
We’re big fans of Table Scraps’ fuzzed-up, scuzzy rock’n’roll that draws as much from Dinosaur Jr as it does the Cramps or even Suicide. Excellent new single I’m A Failure (from just released, and also excellent long player Autonomy), comes with a top notch sock-puppet video. And frankly anyone who doesn’t love a sock puppet doesn’t have a soul. Watch it here. Continue reading New Video: Table Scraps – I’m A Failure
Time for a quick and dirty round-up from our unkempt and overflowing in-box, looking back over the past month or so. We have fuzzy art-rock from Sego who mix together warped psych rock and indie pop to create bleak pop songs that soar into big hooks and brilliant melodic noise. Opting for a slower tempo on Cigarette Kids, their most recent single is less skronk and more … Continue reading Round Up Time
Fontaines DC are undoubtedly our favourite discovery of 2018 so far. Taking the best bits of the bands like The Stooges, The Fall, Girl Band and Idles, we’ve already shared the outstanding Chequeless Reckless, and the other side to that single, Boys In The Better Land is another absolute crackerjack of a tune. If you’re a rock star, porn star, superstar, Doesn’t matter what you are Get … Continue reading Fontaines DC – Boys In The Better Land
Screaming Females – I’ll Make You Sorry Car Seat Headrest – Fallen Horses (Smash Mouth cover) Sunflower Bean – Twentytwo Wavves & Culture Abuse – Big Cloud Mount Eerie – Tintin In Tibet Speedy Ortiz – Lucky 88 Wye Oak – It Was Not Natural Rixe – La Cle Melvins – Stop Moving To Florida Table Scraps – Lyin’ Thru Yer Teeth Father John Misty … Continue reading Twelve Songs You Should Have Heard This Week
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