March 16th will see the release of San Diego based Hot Snakes’ Jericho Sirens, the band’s fourth album, and their first in 14 long years. It will be out on Sub Pop Records. We’ve already shared Six Wave Hold Down and now we have the equally good second offering from the new record, entitled, Death Camp Fantasy, it is another doozy of snarling garage punk. Stream it here. Continue reading Hot Snakes – Death Camp Fantasy
Hull’s Black Delta Movement are a raucous psych-rock band that trip over into garage and punk, and who will release their debut album Preservation on the 30th March. First taste comes with the propulsive, throbbing King Mosquito – two and a half minutes of MC5 and Sonics inspired goodness, that we’re loving here at MM. Stream it below, loudly. Black Delta Movement Continue reading MM Shorts 999: The Black Delta Movement
Dr Dog – Go Out Fighting Simone Felice – The Projector Vintage Crop – Gerald Part 2 Drinks – Real Outside The Low Anthem – Give My Body Back Bonny Doon – A Lotta Things Dan Michaelson – Sand Beach House – Lemon Glow Swampmeat Family Band – Needle & Thread Eleanor Friedberger – In Between Stars Holly Miranda – To Be Loved … Continue reading Eleven Songs You Should Have Heard This Week
We’re absolutely loving the new single from Dublin’s Fontaines D.C. Channelling past masters like the Modern Lovers, The Fall and Iggy Pop, as well as contemporaries like Idles and Shame, Chequeless Reckless is built on a great hypnotic, kraut-rock infused cyclical riff, and some scalpel sharp lyrics. We’re pretty damn sure it is going to end up in our end of year best of lists… A sellout … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends… Fontaines D.C.
PJ Harvey & Harry Escott – An Acre Of Land Goat Girl – The Man Screaming Females – No More I Love You’s (Annie Lennox cover) EELS – Today Is The Day Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks – Middle America King Tuff – Psycho Star Say Sue Me – Old Town Shakey Graves – Counting Sheep Plain Dog – Reptile Boy … Continue reading Nine Songs You Should Have Heard This Week
Hookworms – Static Resistance Thurston Moore – Mx Liberty Olden Yolk – Vital Sign King Tuff – The Other Wye Oak – The Louder I Call, The Faster It Runs Alexis Krauss & The Our Land Collective – Our Land Charly Bliss – The Way You Wear Your Head (Nada Surf cover) A Place To Bury Strangers – Never Coming Back The Messthetics – Serpent Tongue … Continue reading Ten Songs You Should Have Heard This Week
Not sure what it is about southern Europe at the moment, but hot on the heels of our belated discovery of Italy’s brilliant Bee Bee Sea, we have Portugal’s Sunflowers. They have an album coming out on February 9th, titled Castle Spell and the two tracks we have for you are just about as good as it gets in terms of full-on, punked-up, psych-rock riffola. They’ve … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends >>> Sunflowers
Marvellous northern psych-punk duo The Lovely Eggs have shared another cracking (no pun intended) new single from forthcoming long player This Is Eggland. Wiggy Giggy takes us on a cosmic odyssey where “normal” life and always “striving for more” meet something more magical! Where the grass is not always greener whatever side you look from. Of the single, guitarist/vocalist Holly Ross said: “It is inspired … Continue reading New Single From The Lovely Eggs
One of the greats – punk, post-punk, poet, contrary icon. Genius. Legend. Continue reading RiP: Mark E Smith
This is a perfectly timed song to receive in our in-box, fresh as we are from celebrating the mighty Eagles dismantling of the Vikings in last night’s NFC Championship game. Fly Eagles Fly! Appropriate then to share this adrenaline fueled, sports track Superbowl, the new single from raucous rockers Towers Of London, it is a rap/rock crossover in the spirt of the classic Walk This Way. The … Continue reading Towers Of London – Superbowl
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