Category: Punk

Alternative, Music, Post Punk, Punk, Rock

Mad Mackerel Recommends… Dream Wife

London based musicians Alice, Bella and Icelandic singer Rakel formed Dream Wife at art school in Brighton. They are a wonderfully visceral proposition – imagine a mix of hardcore punk and glam rock, but shot through with a pop and disco mentality. They have shared a new track FUU featuring a guest rap appearance from Fever Dream (ex-Reykjavíkurdætur). The song is a furious, raucous ball of energetic and grizzled guitar … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends… Dream Wife

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Alternative, Garage, Music, Post Punk, Punk, Rock

Introducing >>> Spoilers

We’re really enjoying No Pressure taken from London-based garage outfit Spoilers’ upcoming debut LP Anti Vibe. Drawing inspiration from motorik krautrock rhythms as well as the likes of Fugazi and Sonic Youth, it recalls the punchier elements of Dischord Records post-hardcore; melding everything together into a spaced-out grunge gumbo. Anti Vibe is out On November 11th and can be pre-ordered here.   Catch them live: 10 … Continue reading Introducing >>> Spoilers

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Alternative, Country, Folk, Music, Punk, Rock

New Video: Quiet Quiet Band – In The Body

We shared Quiet Quiet Band’s excellent In The Body at the start of the month, but here is the band’s new video for the track. The song is a deliciously lilting country-swing voyaging on a sashaying groove of woody bass and shuffling brushes, while violas flurry and electric guitars flare. Continue reading New Video: Quiet Quiet Band – In The Body

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Alternative, Americana, Blues, Folk, Indie, Music, Pop, Post Punk, Psychedelic, Punk, Rock

Eight Songs You Should Have Heard This Week

Here they are, all rounded up in a nice neat package for you – eight new releases from the past week. They include the return of punk blues band Boss Hog after sixteen years, and of desert blues aficionados Tiniariwen as well as new singles from IDLES, Our Girl, and Sundara Karma amongst others. Enjoy! Boss Hog – Wichita Grey IDLES – Well Done Esme Patterson – Not Feeling … Continue reading Eight Songs You Should Have Heard This Week

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Alternative, Garage, Indie, Music, Punk, Rock, Rockabilly

Introducing >>> Oh! Gunquit

Oh! Gunquit are a London-based, rumble-bop, trash-stomp, blitz band who concoct a heady brew of primitive surf, raw R&R, wild garage, and twisted freak-a-billy! Hot on the heels of August’s excellent Hot Cross Fun cassette only E.P., they have released a new lime green vinyl 7″ single which features two tracks Nomads of The Lost and Walking The Streets. Check out both below as well as Fireballs from the … Continue reading Introducing >>> Oh! Gunquit

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Alternative, Garage, Music, Punk, Rock

Video Tuesday: (10) King Nun

We have too many good videos for too many good songs in our inbox and it would not be right not to share. So we will be dedicating the rest of today to video only posts… Our tenth and final choice is the brash née snotty, garage punk of new London band King Nun who finish off the evening in true rock’n’roll style with their … Continue reading Video Tuesday: (10) King Nun

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Video Tuesday: (1) Pale Angels

We have too many good videos for too many good songs in our inbox and it would not be right not to share. So we will be dedicating the rest of today to video only posts… First up are the transatlantic Pale Angels, based between New Jersey and Swansea, and  playing hypnotic, blown out punk. This is the video for You Don’t Dance.         Continue reading Video Tuesday: (1) Pale Angels

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