As we’re away for a few days we have scheduled a few posts to highlight some excellent stuff that has come our way, but which we haven’t had the time to do justice too in words! Strugglin’ is the first single from the debut EP by the trio of Austin-based musical veterans that collectively form I Am The Albatross. The song begins as a stumbling, … Continue reading I Am The Albatross – Strugglin’
As we’re away for a few days we have scheduled a few posts to highlight some excellent stuff that has come our way, but which we haven’t had the time to do justice too in words! The Dirty Nil’s particular brand of feral, sordid, drunken, and distorted rock’n’roll focuses on the important things in life: booze, dope, girls, and parties. Safe to say, it has … Continue reading New EP From The Dirty Nil
The Coathangers have hit us with another brilliantly infectious tune, Springfield Cannonball, taken from forthcoming album Suck My Shirt which is out next month on Suicide Squeeze Records. Spiky garage pop punk of the very finest quality. You can pre-order the album here. . . Continue reading New From The Coathangers
Here’s another from Cincinnati punks Tweens’ self-titled debut release, which is out in April via Frenchkiss. Forever hovers somewhere between the Ramones and Best Coast… Hear for yourself. . Continue reading More From Tweens
We are absolutely loving this 60s doo-wop style, indie rock inspired, Misfits cover by Chalk And Numbers…and it is a free download from Bandcamp. Two minutes of sheer joy! Check out their other releases on Bandcamp here. . Continue reading Chalk And Numbers Cover Misfits
Creative Adult come from the diverse musical breeding ground of California’s North Bay Punk scene. They’ve surged the scene this past year playing shows with some of our favourites: Ceremony, Iceage, Whirr, Nü Sensae and also put out their debut 7″, Dead Air and the critically acclaimed EP, Bulls In The Yard The band is ready to release their debut full-length Psychic Mess, which drops February … Continue reading Creative Adult Get Far Out
Philadelphia foursome Bleeding Rainbow will release Interrupt, their fourth long player on 25th February. The release heralds somewhat of a return to basics – songs are stripped back and straight-forward and the runtime is a little more than half an hour in total. Even so, driving melodies, pounding percussion and unrelenting energy are to the fore and the record’s impact is an immediate snarl, heavier … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends… Bleeding Rainbow
No Kill are a band from Brooklyn who make music with loud, lo-fi energy, girl-guy harmonies, reverb soaked guitars & noisy guitar pop influences. Latest release, their five track New Dirt EP can be picked up for a pay-what-you-want deal on Bandcamp. Check out Big Muff Scream below. . Continue reading MM Shorts 518: No Kill
As well as being a cult Basketball player (apparently the second smallest in history to the brilliantly named 5′ 3″ Muggsy Bogues), Earl Boykins are a New York band whose debut release Friends sees the light of day on the 25th March. To keep us going ’til then we have Doves, two and three quarter minutes of fuzzy, buzzsaw guitar, reverb, distortion, and all round … Continue reading MM Shorts 516: Earl Boykins
A few very choice tunes have come our way recently and which for one reason or another we’ve been slow to post them. So here is a quick and dirty round up of some of them! First up the very welcome return of the wonderful Pink Mountaintops and the first taste from their forthcoming album Get Back. We also have the brilliant Bass Drum Of … Continue reading Round Up Time
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