New From The Moondoggies

On August 13th, Seattle’s alt-country moonshine rockers The Moondoggies will release Adiós I’m a Ghost, their much anticipated third LP. To whet the appetite the band are sharing a standout new mp3, Midnight Owl, and have also announced they will be joining up-and-coming Sub Pop group Rose Windows (see our recent post on them here) for live dates on what sounds like a pretty perfect tour … Continue reading New From The Moondoggies

New Album From Terry Malts

Terry Malts’ brand-new platter, Nobody Realizes This Is Nowhere, is being released on 10th September, once again on Slumberland Records. The follow-up to last year’s blistering chainsaw pop of Killing Time, which was a regular on the MM playlist, the first taste from the new record is I Was Not There and all the signs are that the band have even managed to go up … Continue reading New Album From Terry Malts

Latest American Songwriter Free Mix

The latest American Songwriter Muse sampler for July is up and available for download. Always a top notch compilation the July issue features twelve tracks including Pokey LaFarge, The Generationals, Guy Clarke, Har Mar Superstar and Dead Fingers amongst others. Grab it for free from their Bandcamp page here, or check out a couple of our favourites from Andrew Duhon and the brilliant Torres below. … Continue reading Latest American Songwriter Free Mix

MM Shorts 406: Kings Of Lowertown

Shotgun Preacher is a free taster from the new album 60 More Miles by Ottawa’s Kings Of Lowertown. It takes a classic dirt-blues riff that wouldn’t have been out of place on the Doors’ LA Woman, and layers some distorted vocals over the top to provide just over two and a half minutes of visceral rock ‘n’ roll. Listen / click through to download it … Continue reading MM Shorts 406: Kings Of Lowertown

Carton / Alpha Cop Split 7″

We’re liking the sound of this limited split 7″ (and digital) release by Carton and Alpha Cop via Negative Fun Records (out July 16th, order from their Bandcamp page here). We previously posted about Carton’s excellent Sunburst EP a couple of months ago, and their contribution to the split, Fingertips, is a slice of thrillingly ramshackle, wonderfully loud and bruising noise-pop that, if nothing else, will utterly terrify the … Continue reading Carton / Alpha Cop Split 7″

Mad Mackerel Recommends Construction & Destruction

Colleen Collins and David Trenaman met in London, Ontario, Canada in about 1994. And Construction & Destruction started in about 2005, or so. Dark Lark is the fifth album they’ve put together together. The record offers ten songs that range from rugged Americana to experimental rock and in topic from rural isolation to the fall of Troy. Trenaman and Collins trade off on vocals, each adding unique characteristics … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends Construction & Destruction