Danish band PowerSolo are apparently Donkey-Punk legends! We don’t even know what that means, but we like the sound of it and happily enough their brand new 7″ release Transfixing Motherfucker is a raw blast of primordial proto-punk that fair blew the cobwebs out of our ears and our speakers. We have lead track Backstab for your listening pleasure below. They’ll be in the US … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends… PowerSolo
We’ve already posted a couple of tracks from Lonesome Shack’s upcoming long player Desert Dreams. Our advance copy is already becoming one of our most played records of the year so far, and the Seattle formed, but now London based, trio have shared another excellent tune from the record. Too Bad is one of our favourites from the album, it is deceptively simple desert blues, … Continue reading Lonesome Shack – Too Bad
Sabrina is Not in This Chat is a three-piece experimental rock band from Los Angeles. Combining influences from Lightning Bolt and Primus to Slint and Don Caballero, the band have disregarded the rules of genre, tempo and songwriting, to make a sound that is uniquely challenging but also familiar. Their sprawling debut record Not Recommended for Sensitive Skin, is out now on L.A. DIY collective label Penniback … Continue reading Introducing >>> Sabrina is Not in This Chat
LA trio Together PANGEA will release a new EP Dispassionate at the end of May. Bet You Wish I Would Call is the first track from it and finds the band in a mellower, sunnier mood than usual, tapping into an easy going back porch feel and some 60s pop vibes. Kick back and enjoy an advance taste of summer! Continue reading Together PANGEA – Bet You Wish I Would Call
Flat Worms – Surreal New Year The Uranium Club – Man Is The Loneliest Animal Ånge Teenage Angst – Ånge Teenage Angst A Merge Group Plays “Heroes” – V-2 Schneider (David Bowie cover) Esther Rose – Don’t Blame It On The Moon W.H. Lung – Simpatico People MELTS – Echoes Wand – Scarecrow Sharon Van Etten – Never Grow Old (James Cleveland Moore, Sr cover) Laura … Continue reading Fourteen Songs You Should Have Heard This Week
The day just keeps on getting better. No sooner did we have the details of the new Felice Brothers album, than we discover a new single release from another long, long standing MM favourite, Dr. Dog in our Soundcloud feed. Titled Critical, it consists of two tracks, Can’t Catch Me and Can She Dance. The former is an uptempo country tinged psych rocker that they are … Continue reading Dr. Dog – Critical Single
Happy days! After three long years, we have an announcement of a new album from the Felice Brothers. Undress was recorded in the late summer of 2018 in Germantown, New York. “Many of the songs on the new album are motivated by a shift from private to public concerns,” says songwriter Ian Felice. “It isn’t hard to find worthwhile things to write about these days, there … Continue reading The Felice Brothers Announce Undress
Our favourite band of the moment are back with a new single and release details for their debut album. Ahead of their sold-out UK headline tour in April, Dublin’s Fontaines D.C. have announced their highly-anticipated debut album, Dogrel, which is slated for release on 12th April (the day after MM’s birthday doncha know) via Partisan Records. Alongside the announcement of their new album, the band … Continue reading New single From Fontaines D.C. & Announce Debut Album
Taking boredom, frustration, and mid-20s malaise as their starting points, New York three-piece Patio have shared the excellent first single, Boy Scout, from their debut album Essentials, due out on the 5th April on Fire Talk Records. A track of minimal, affecting post-punk, the song is a ninety second, perfectly targeted gut shot – straight to the point and a perfect introduction to their sparse melodic … Continue reading Patio – Boy Scout
We posted Arre! Are!’s excellent track Anthem a couple of weekends ago, and now the Malmö, Sweden based quartet have shared a second track from upcoming long player Tell Me All About Them. I Feel It All is another explosive statement of intent – showcasing the band’s unique brand of feminist rock ’n’ roll, with influences from surf, garage rock and punk. Stream it here. You … Continue reading Arre! Arre! – I Feel It All
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