London based The Inky Depths play melodic indie in a slightly Big Star or Elliott Smith-type vein. They self-released an album, Just A Phase this week. We have a couple of very promising tracks from it for you to check out and download – the hypnotically catchy November and the altogether noisier, janglier, Doesn’t Matter At All. Both are well worth investing some listening time … Continue reading Introducing >>> The Inky Depths
New York City based Americana trio, The End of America have released their new single, Silver AM. The track features the band’s signature three part harmonies as well as moody psychedelic textures in a full band orchestration that sounds like it has just been transported by a time machine from Laurel Canyon 1973…it rocks like a modern Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young. . Continue reading MM Shorts 452: The End Of America
Muchacho De Lujo is the deluxe edition of Phosphorescent’s outstanding 2013 album. De Lujo, out on October 29th on digital and CD formats, features bonus material from an intimate pre-release live show recorded at St. Pancras Church in London. The set, performed with Matthew Houck on guitar and Jo Schornikow on piano, features Muchacho’s Song for Zula, Pride’s Wolves, and a cover of Waylon Jennings’ Storms … Continue reading Phosphorescent Releasing Deluxe Version of Muchacho
We have gradually become more and more enamoured of, and seduced by, the charms of Widowspeak, particularly since the release earlier this year of long player Almanac. The follow up is a EP titled The Swamps, and having already posted the woozy, narcotic True Believer from it back in July, we now have another taste for you in the shape of the equally good, and equally … Continue reading Widowspeak – Calico
Blistering garage-punk-blues duo Drenge recently Arcade Fire’s Ready To Start for Zane Lowe on BBC Radio 1. Have a listen below – it captures the pulsating drive of the original, yet the brothers still manage to manipulate it into a more grunge based endeavour. On Tour now Wednesday 2rd October, Brickyard, Carlisle Thursday 3rd October, The Cluny, Newcastle Friday 4th October, King Tut’s, Glasgow Saturday … Continue reading Drenge Cover Arcade Fire
We recently were sent The Last Hydronaut, a new six track EP by Chicago three-piece Nonagon – it is out on the 22nd October via Controlled Burn Records. Whist firmly rooted in modern day punk rock, the band also throw knowing glances backward to the halcyon post-hardcore days of the American underground of the late 80s and early 90s. Try hard enough and you can probably … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends >>> Nonagon
On his new five track EP, Heavy Sunn, Theo Verney practises a kind of gnarled, grizzly mix of garage rock, psychedelia and grunge that more than pays its dues to his heroes Hendrix, Beefheart and Black Sabbath. Here are two tracks from it, the primal, sullen psych-rock overload of the excellent title track and the ninety second stomp of Count It Up. Out on October 21st … Continue reading Introducing >>> Theo Verney
LA based punk band Fim has recently released a 7 song EP called Alien Beach Party. Check out the first single, the brilliant Fast Cars all choppy, needling guitars, jerky percussion and and WTF vocals. Then try the equally good, though more frantic and tenser Shit God Damn. Highly recommended. Buy the EP from Bandcamp here. Continue reading MM Shorts 451: Fim
Too many good songs, too little time to do them justice. Accept this offering as the best compromise we can muster, but explore these tunes – they are well worth it – even if we are a bit slow getting some of them to your attention! Kicking us off are indie duo Big Deal and a new single from their much acclaimed album of dark, intoxicating, … Continue reading Monday’s Mega Round-up
Start the week with a clutch of excellent videos from psych-rockers Gringo Star (and their animated film for new track Find A Love), from Keaton Henson for You (taken from his excellent album Birthdays), and from explosive punk rockers Radkey, more top notch animation to accompany Romance Dawn. We have even more brilliant animation, or to be precise claymation, for Gentleman Hall’s Every Morning, and lastly London … Continue reading Videos of the Day: Gringo Star || Keaton Henson || Radkey || Gentleman Hall || Telegram
