We first posted about Halcyonaire at the end of last year and now the Oakland-based experimental Americana quintet have released a new three-track cassette in a limited run of 100, which can be ordered via their Bandcamp page here. Check out lead track Urban Arson. . Continue reading MM Shorts 550: Halcyonaire
Colors, the forthcoming six song EP from Bloomington, Indiana’s Triptides expands on the psychedelic lo-fi foundation the band has established for itself over the last couple of years. The second single from the EP is a dreamy, meandering slice of psych-rock with hints of surf titled Moonbeams and you can stream it below. Order the EP from Bandcamp here. . Continue reading Triptides – Moonbeams
The Toothe share a musical chemistry born of a lifetime of collaboration and experimentation. Raised in the same small Piedmont town, they relocated to the mountains of Asheville to explore and develop their mutual love of song. Their most recent effort is the Talons EP (out on 10th June), a six-song foray into a hook-laden and intensely engaging sound they call Apocalyptic Americana. The EP draws … Continue reading Introducing >>> The Toothe
Here is another from Philly-based four-piece, Creepoid who have just released the single Truth from their Record Store Day 12″ Wet. It builds from a slow, malevolent swirl into a fully fledged nightmarish slice of ominous grunge-pop. The EP features four new songs and a B-side etching. . Continue reading More From Creepoid
Black Girls, a psych-pop quintet out of Richmond, VA recently released long-player Claire Sinclaire. The latest single from it is Buyin’ Time, a potent mix of surf and glam rock. Check it out. Buy the album from Bandcamp here. . Continue reading MM Shorts 548: Black Girls
The latest effort from Roof Beams, Tectonics EP, though true to the band’s storytelling lyrics and ramshackle Americana roots, comes from a new place. Frontman Nathan Robinson wrote these songs during quiet evenings after work, while his daughter was asleep and his wife was at night school. This led to a more thoughtful, reiterative process resulting in thick layers of harmonies using quieter, lower registers. … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends… Roof Beams
The Blue Angel Lounge formed in 2006, after meeting at school in their German village Hohenlimburg near the Rhine River. Led by singer Nils “O.” Ottensmeyer and Dennis Melster, the band took their name from the club in New York City that in the 1960s offered Nico her first live performances in America. New album A Sea Of Trees is a menacing, bleak collection of … Continue reading The Blue Angel Lounge – A Sea Of Trees
Sacred Bones will present the fourth volume of their annual Record Store Day vinyl compilation, Todo Muere. It will be limited to 1,500 copies only. This year’s edition features eight tracks from a wide variety of their artists, each one new or previously unreleased on any physical format. The first track is the brilliant Lonely Richard by Amen Dunes, a hazy cut from the band’s forthcoming LP, Love that … Continue reading Todo Muere Vol. 4
I went to Tijuana for a day once, it was notable for a mouse in a cafe giving up the ghost and simply expiring on the floor whereupon a waitress on her way to deliver my sandwich stopped, picked it up by the tail and expertly threw it into the overflowing trash bin by the door. Thankfully Tijuana Bibles are a more palatable proposition. They … Continue reading Introducing >>> Tijuana Bibles
Michigan power-pop trio Cheap Girls have revealed new track Man In Question, which features The Hold Steady’s Craig Finn. A fine slab of authentic Midwestern rock, the track is taken from the band’s forthcoming album, Famous Graves, which is released via Xtra Mile on May 12. . Continue reading Cheap Girls – Man In Question
