After a bit of a gap due to too much life interrupting, we’re back with instalment 6 of Nickel In The Jukebox. Ten new songs, you decide how good they are… Miners – Better Instincts [RIYL: Folk-rock, Lord Huron, The Head And The Heart] Futurekids – White Girl In A Wu-Tang Shirt [RIYL: Indie-rock, Wilco, Jenny Lewis] . PROM – I’ll Teach You [RIYL: … Continue reading Nickel In The Jukebox (Vol 6)
One of the founding fathers of neo-psych back in 2000, Singapore Sling, are back with a new album, the appropriately named Psych Fuck out (just as appropriately) on Friday 13th November. Their seventh album, it is a dark and noisy exploration of rock ‘n’ roll that would make a fitting soundtrack for James Dean’s death car – bouncy go-go rhythms are overlaid with dark and noisy shoegaze … Continue reading MM Shorts 786: Singapore Sling
In January, Shearwater will release Jet Plane and Oxbow, their new full-length studio album, on CD, double LP and digital download via Sub Pop (pe-order here). Spanning the range from racing synths and hammered dulcimers all the way through to addled motorik rhythms, it promises to be both their biggest and loudest and also their most intricate and detailed record to date. Have a listen … Continue reading New From Shearwater
Finding a sweet spot between floor-shaking rhythms, hard-hitting strings, soulful vocals, shimmering synth beats and just a hint of twang, New York’s Imaginary People will release their debut full-length album entitled Dead Letterbox on November 20th. Check out lead track She Is below. Continue reading MM Shorts 785: Imaginary People
Boogarins began playing music together as teenagers in the central Brazilian city of Goiânia– recording psychedelic pop in their parents’ gardens. The group’s debut LP, As Plantas Que Curam, released in 2013, was an acclaimed lo-fi home recording, reviving ‘60s Tropicalismo and speaking directly to their Brazilian audience with Portuguese-sung rock and roll. Now Boogarins have returned with Manual, veering into more complex musical territory, propelled by … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends… Boogarins
Seven days, nine new songs, all winners. Courtney Barnett – Boxing Days Blues Revisited JEFF The Brotherhood – Radiating Fiber Plane Besnard Lakes – Golden Lion Cass McCombs – Evangeline William Elliott Whitmore – Civilisations Hiccup – Whatevs, Its Cool Powderburns – Not Right (Stooges cover) Cheatahs – Su-Pra Mothers – It Hurts Until It Doesn’t Continue reading Nine Songs You Should Have Heard This Week
I’m Not The Money is a fuzzy, dreamy pop song that comes edged with darkness from Katie Von Schleicher’s forthcoming album called Bleaksploitation. With echoes of Sharon Van Etten, it sits somewhere between torch song, woozy ballad and bleary eyed, morning-after-the-night-before bleakness. Marvellous. . Continue reading Introducing >>> Katie Von Schleicher
Finish off the working week and welcome in the weekend with Spares. Hailing from Liverpool they offer up a one line biog “Do what you want. When you want. How you want….there is no point in wasting away!” Sounds like a plan! Listen to Not Enough a frantic, bristling slab of proto-punk with massive choruses. . Continue reading MM Shorts 784: Spares
together PANGEA have released Blue Mirror, the second single off of upcoming new release The Phage EP – produced by Tommy Stinson from The Replacements – which is out on 12″ EP, cassette and digital tomorrow via Burger Records. Listen here to a brilliantly plaintive slab of post-punk inspired indie rock. . Continue reading together PANGEA – Blue Mirror
The consistently marvellous METZ return with a new 7″ single, Eraser backed with Pure Auto. Distortion. Check. Feedback. Check. Full on riffing. Check. Pummelling percussion. Check. Shredding vocals. Check. Do yourself a favour and turn this one up to eleven…. . Continue reading METZ – Eraser
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