More From Tweens
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
Category: Rock
Chalk And Numbers Cover Misfits
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
MM Shorts 520: The Singles
The Singles have revealed Inamorata, the first single from their upcoming album, Look How Fast A Heart Can Break. The Los Angeles, via Detroit duo’s stripped down, jaunty garage-pop boldly nods to T. Rex’s influences, but done this well that is no bad thing at all. Just off to dig out my platforms and glitter… . Continue reading MM Shorts 520: The Singles
Public Service Broadcasting – New Everest Video
Public Service Broadcasting are great. Last year’s Inform- Educate – Entertain album was a real treat, and made it into our Albums of the Year selection. Now to mark their upcoming North American tour, and as many parts of the US remain frozen and blizzard-hit, they have released a new, snow-packed video for their UK single Everest. . . Continue reading Public Service Broadcasting – New Everest Video
Mad Mackerel Recommends… The Forty Nineteens
Back in the summer of 2012 we posted about the excellent debut album No Expiration Date from raucous California garage rockers The Forty Nineteens. The follow-up will be called Spin It and channels the spirit of such masters of their craft as the Byrds, Psychedelic Furs, Rolling Stones and the Ramones into a collection of fresh, sonic vignettes filled with harmonies, dirty guitars and pistol-crack percussion. … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends… The Forty Nineteens
Creative Adult Get Far Out
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
Forest – Wisdom Tusk EP
Following many ‘Ones to Watch’ tips on their first two releases, Cambridge born indie band Forest have kicked off 2014 with an EP titled Wisdom Tusk, scheduled for release on limited edition 10” coloured vinyl via Indelabel on March 24th. Lead track All I Have channels the spirit of classic indie rock a la Dinosaur Jr or Pavement, and depicts growing pains within the realisation and … Continue reading Forest – Wisdom Tusk EP
More From New Electric Ride
We’ve already given you a couple of tracks from New Electric Ride’s lysergic-fuelled forthcoming long player Ballon Age (due on the 25th February). Now, a mere two weeks before release, we have Here Comes The Bloom, its heady swirl effortlessly transporting you back to a kaleidoscopic age of free love, kaftans and spliff. Take their advice its “time to go with the flow“… . Continue reading More From New Electric Ride
Mad Mackerel Recommends… Bleeding Rainbow
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
Smoke Fairies – Eclipse Them All
The Smoke Fairies will release their new self-titled album on the 14th April via Full Time Hobby. As evidenced by first single, Eclipse Them All, it heralds something of a new direction for the duo – less harmonies and more two distinct voices, less intricate and more direct, less organic and more experimental. Thankfully, they have sacrificed none of the undercurrent of foreboding and disquiet … Continue reading Smoke Fairies – Eclipse Them All
