It strikes me that you have to be pretty brave to try and forge a music career with the surname Presley. On the evidence of Come Calling, in the case of John J Presley we are mighty glad he did. It is the first track to be shared from his new White Ink EP (out 24th July). Citing Son House’s Mississippi Delta blues and Mogwai’s dissonant tunings … Continue reading Introducing >>> John J Presley
Our in-box is once again sinking slowly in a deluge of new music and videos, and even once we’ve deleted all the e-mails about house bangers, dance remixes, and other such nonsense we’re still left with an unfathomably large number of songs to listen to… However, listen we do, and here is a short selection from all around the world (Australia, New Zealand, Denmark, Sweden, … Continue reading MM’s Monday Morning Round Up
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
The Chewers are Travis Caffrey and Michael Sadler, two freaks who crawled from the woods of West Virginia to taint the water of the Nashville underground. Once there they began to hammer out an idiosyncratic brand of avant-garde rock’n’roll, and infused it with a wry and deadpan sense of humor. They are now ready to launch their new album Dead Dads, a complex and jaggedly groovy work, although sadly during … Continue reading Introducing >>> The Chewers
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
Taking his cues from the greats such as Merle Haggard right through to southern rocking legends like the Drive-By Truckers, Patrick Kinsley & A Fistful Of Dollars play outlaw folk and country that is shot through with a raw, burning integrity. These are blue collar stories of truck drivers and bartenders, too much whiskey and too little luck, bad choices and good intentions, hopeful long odds and … Continue reading Introducing >>> Patrick Kinsley & A Fistful Of Dollars
Psychedelic alt-rock outfit Electric Child House released their EP Goochie Goochie Goo on June 15th via Label White Room. Here is the appropriately kaleidoscopic video for lead track Soul Sucker… . . Continue reading New Video: Electric Child House – Soul Sucker
The Treacherous French are an eclectic rock band hailing from all corners of the San Francisco Bay Area. Their newest collection of music is a recently released self-titled debut full-length album, which spans the band’s range of indie folk, alt-country, and alternative rock. With influences including The Head and The Heart, The Decemberists, Bright Eyes, and Of Monsters and Men, we are particularly enamoured of … Continue reading Introducing >>> The Treacherous French
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