Melodic punk rockers Cerebral Ballzy will release their highly anticipated sophomore studio album Jaded & Faded on June 17. Check out Be Your Toy and Speed Wobbles from it below. . . Continue reading MM Shorts 573: Cerebral Ballzy
We are looking forward to the Vacant Lots debut album Departure that is out on Sonic Cathedral on the 30th June. We’ve already posted the excellent Mad Mary Jones that has become a particularly firm favourite with Mrs M, and now we have another top-notch example of their combination of hypnotic psychedelia and straight up punk rock with Before The Evening’s Thru’. Listen below. Pre-order … Continue reading The Vacant Lots – Before The Evening’s Thru’
Our new favourite band have released a new single Nighttime, taken from their outstanding debut album Amphetamine Ballads. Here is a suitably dark, hallucinatory video to accompany it. . Continue reading Video: The Amazing Snakeheads – Nighttime
Dear Diary, the new single from Darlia carries on where the previous EPs we featured, Candyman and Knock Knock, left off – namely snarling, fizzing indie rock brimming over with swagger, attitude and balls aplenty. Have a listen and pre-order the limited vinyl here. . Continue reading New Single From Darlia
In 2012 Mikael Caterer left Melbourne, Australia and settled in Brooklyn, NY with the rest of his band, Scott & Charlene’s Wedding. Beginning just before the move, and in between his hours spent teaching kindergarten and touring, Caterer wrote his first solo effort, an EP for a new project called Shorts. To help round out and eventually record the demos, Caterer asked friends from his … Continue reading Introducing >>> SHORTS
Previously we’ve just offered Best of the Month postings with downloads, but that excludes so many quality songs we’ve decided to just post our favourite tracks – irrespective of whether they are free to download or not. If you like them add them to your Spotify playlists or do the old fashioned thing and download them from iTunes, Bandcamp, or wherever. Anyway, with a bit … Continue reading Mad Mackerel’s Best Of The Months: March – May (Part 1)
An appropriately sinister video for the raucous garage punk and blues of Well Hung Heart’s Black Lightning. It comes from recently released album Go Forth And Multiply. . . Continue reading Video: Well Hung Heart – Black Lightning
Work has been more than hectic lately, but conversely that seems to have coincided with listening to more music too – maybe the extra time sat on the train or in the car? Who knows or cares, but it does mean a collection of mighty fine tunes for you to welcome home the weekend too… We kick off with a brilliant track of hypnotic garage-psych … Continue reading Time For A Friday Round Up
We’re loving these two tastes from Unicycle Loves You forthcoming long-player, their fourth, titled The Dead Age. JAWS is a non-stop, fuzzed up garage stomper and Face Tattoo is happily in a similar vein… Download both below. The album is out on the 6th June. . Continue reading MM Shorts 567: Unicycle Loves You
Concord America is an Atlanta trio claiming influences like the Black Lips, Pixies and Cage The Elephant. The group formed around their mutual love for rock ‘n’ roll but found their own sound in genres ranging from classic garage and late-50’s doo-wop all the way to proto grunge, power-pop and the modern surf revival. Check out the fizz and spit of raucous rocker So Gay from … Continue reading MM Shorts 566: Concord America
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