Despite being around since 2003, Minneapolis residents, and self proclaimed bald-headed freaks, The Blind Shake are new to us. Latest release, a mini LP titled Fly Right saw the light of day this week and is a prime slab of sweaty garage rock, with spaghetti-western twang and surf punk twinges thrown in for good measure. Thankfully avoiding the trap of sacrificing the melodies for raw … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends… The Blind Shake
While the name Jonathan Boulet might not sound very “punk rock“, don’t judge a book by its cover. His latest album, Gubba (out in the UK today via Popfrenzy Records) is music hewn from the rich seams that gave us The Melvins, Les Savy Fav, Jesus Lizard and co. Direct and uncompromising Gubba bludgeons like a doom record sped up to garage-punk tempos, and is for anyone who likes their … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends… Jonathan Boulet
Los Angeles’ pop punks Upset have shared a stream of their new EP, ’76, out now on Lauren Records. It is the follow up to their critically acclaimed debut LP, She’s Gone. While the EP crackles and fizzes with exuberance and energy, our favourite track is the EP closer, the low-key and poignant Wonder. Check it out together with the altogether more high spirited Glass Ceiling. … Continue reading MM Shorts 694: Upset
Regular as clockwork, here is our end-of-week catch-up of some of the best tunes released over the past seven days. Enjoy. 1. Sharon Van Etten – I Don’t Want To Let You Down 2. The Telescopes – I Wanna Be Your Dog (Stooges cover) 3. White Reaper – Make Me Wanna Die 4. Stealing Sheep – Greed 5. Holydrug Couple – Baby I’m Going Away … Continue reading Nine Songs You Should Have Heard This Week
Heavily influenced by the psychedelic sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators, the swagger of MC5/Stooges-era Detroit rock and roll, and the guttural noise of the 1960s garage-punk highlighted within the Back From the Grave series, Swedish five piece Baby Jesus have put together an explosive 10-track mind-melting self-titled debut release. Check out the face-melting groove of Nothing’s For Me and the frenetic angst of Cry, Cry, Cry below. … Continue reading Introducing >>> Baby Jesus
METZ’s second album II is out via Sub Pop on the 4th May. The latest track to get an airing from it is the titanic Spit You Out. Brutal and beautiful, seismic and irresistible, and at it’s snarling core is an unstoppable barbed wire hook… Stream it below. Pre-order the album here. . Continue reading Metz – Spit You Out
Bonding over the films of Kenneth Anger, the guitar work of Lou Reed and William Reid, the writing of Jean Genet, and the shirtless figures of David Hockney paintings, San Francisco trio Flesh World slowly built songs filled with brooding post-punk darkness and outsider pop – all in between hanging out at drag bars and punk shows. Just To Tear Me Down comes from new album The Wild … Continue reading MM Shorts 691: Flesh World
The Cathode Ray’s new single Resist is a sort of crazy punk rock/krautrock oompah hybrid – all spiky dischords and an infectious melody underpinning a vocal that’s both urgent yet oddly unhurried. Have a listen… . Continue reading MM Shorts 688: The Cathode Ray
Forget the eggs and celebrate Easter with a selection box of musical videos that are all pre-screened to ensure the equivalent of the orange creme hasn’t sneaked through…instead take your pick from folk, indie, psychedelia, punk, Americana…. . . . . . . . . . . . Continue reading Video Round Up
Easter weekend, and a bumper collection of ten songs for you to dip into that were released this week. 1. The National – Sunshine On My Back 2. Southern – Lone Driver 3. Cheatahs – Murasaki 4. Heartless Bastards – Gates Of Dawn 5. Woodpigeon – When You Look For Trouble, Trouble Comes 6. Radkey – Parade It 7. Allo Darlin’ – Half Heart Necklace … Continue reading Ten Songs You Should Have Heard This Week
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