Coming across like the bastard offspring of the Ramones, Sparks, and Sigue Sigue Sputnik, New York’s Controller’s new single Flame is a rough diamond of distorted punky sneer writhing under a shimmering veneer of infectious over the top power-pop. Have a listen… . Continue reading MM Shorts 734: Controller
This week we have the welcome return of Low amongst our weekly round up of new tunes, as well as top notch tracks from White Reaper, Beach Baby, Sianna Plavin and no less than three covers too… Dig in! 1. Low – No Comprende 2. Delta Spirit – (Cream cover) 3. Iron & Wine and Ben Bridwell – This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody) (Talking Heads … Continue reading Eight Songs You Should Have Heard This Week
When I was a youngster, Darts were a late 70s corny, retro swing/doo-wop band that your parents liked. Melbourne five-piece DARTS however, are a frenetic, no holds barred powerhouse of grunge, punk and indie rock that is just as melancholic as it is confrontational. One listen will induce flashbacks to early Modest Mouse, Pixies, The Breeders and Dinosaur Jr, all wrapped up in one furious punch … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends… DARTS
RiceCrackers are an all-Asian, female-fronted, punk band from Boston, MA. Drawing inspiration from grunge, ska, and early punk they have just released an excellent four-track EP titled Kolohe Kid on a pay-what-you-want deal from Bandcamp here. Listen to Mall Girls below (which just pips the hypnotic riffing on Fish as our favourite track on the EP), a cutting and sardonic examination of the vacuous and the inane, and … Continue reading MM Shorts 733: RiceCrackers
Having shared a couple of tracks last month from Lady Bones’ upcoming long player of self-described ‘ugly pop’ titled Dying, we now have a third tune of skewed Americana and dissonant indie rock from it to share with you. Stay is a break up song, a discordant, unhappy break up song. A break up that is as bitter as it is painful. Share the pain … Continue reading Another From Lady Bones
Argentinian five piece Kill West will release debut long player Smoke Beach, digitally and via limited edition pink cassette (order here). It is eight tracks of prime psych-rock: fuzz drenched, distorted and reverb laden. It will dismantle your mind in ways you wouldn’t know possible and put you back together like Martini from One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest. If you’re lucky… Stream Out To The … Continue reading MM Shorts 732: Kill West
First formed in 2010, Birmingham’s The Castillians long awaited second album You & Me, will be released on vinyl and digital in late October. The album takes a slightly more soulful direction than much loved (and recently re-released) incendiary debut Show Your Teeth that fused garage, punk and psych rock into one perfectly unholy whole, but keeps up with the energy and hooks. Check out the blistering title track … Continue reading The Castillians – You & Me
Brisbane’s Bottlecock are a trio that deal in the scuzzier end of the musical spectrum releasing a long player at the end of 2014 simply called Record that mixed noisy short sharp punk shocks with slow-burning epic sludgey grunge. One of the stand out tracks from that record was the marvellously monikered Girt By Dickheads, which is now seeing a single release and takes infectious pop … Continue reading Introducing >>> Bottlecock
Here we go again, another collection of eight handpicked tunes released this week, including the return of the wonderful Mercury Rev, that are more than worth a few minutes of your time. 1. Mercury Rev – The Queen Of Swans 2. Wolf Alice – Freazy 3. Shannon And The Clams – Corvette 4. Weaves – Tick 5. No Age – It’s Oh So Quiet (Bjork … Continue reading Eight Songs You Should Have Heard This Week
Paying homage to everything from glam to post-punk, Danish noiseniks Less Win churn together a melting pot of angular guitars, distorted bass-lines and hard-hitting, precise, organic drumming. Their debut UK EP Further, set for release tomorrow on the The Big Oil Recording Company, is powered by four explosive tracks that pack more than a punch: a sonic assault that is held together by a short fuse. Everything is … Continue reading Introducing >>> Less Win
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