Just before Christmas (and on the old blog site), we published the insanely catchy Electric Skeleton by Darren Hanlon. Now the Australian has a new record titled I Will Love You At All due out on Yep Roc Records on 21st September. The first track to be released from the album – All These Things – has echoes of Electric Skeleton, but is perhaps slightly … Continue reading New from Darren Hanlon
Corin Tucker is the erstwhile frontwoman of Sleater Kinney who have been on hiatus for a good number of years now, although rumours often still swirl around of a reunion. However, irrespective of rumours, in October The Corin Tucker Band release her debut solo effort 1,000 Years, and judging from advance track Doubt, she has lost none of her spiky punk attitude, nor an ear for … Continue reading Welcome Back Corin Tucker
We’ve already given you one swamp blues infused rocker from Dax Riggs, taken from his new solo album Say Goodnight To The World which was released today. So to celebrate, here is another track for your listening pleasure. Another track of baroque, voodoo inspired darkness carried along by driving percussion…Visceral? Lets just say you can almost feel the sweat sliding down the walls of some … Continue reading Another from Dax Riggs
Athens, Georgia trio Bambara are a noisy band, which we mean as a compliment. They conjure up a nice line in rhythmic aggression with ethereal walls of sound, delay loops, feedback and distortion. Crucially however, at the heart of each track there is a nice little pop song beaten and buried. Tomorrow they release their new EP Dog Ear Days via Emerald Weapon, and we … Continue reading Bambara Release Dog Ear Days EP
Dreamend is the main musical output of Ryan Graveface, Graveface Records’ owner/sole employee and part time guitarist for psychedelic oddballs Black Moth Super Rainbow. The new album is the fantastically titled So I Ate Myself, Bite By Bite and is the first of a promised two album set. While the songs are wonderful in themselves catchy with lots of banjo, guitar, glockenspiel, bells and more … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends…Dreamend
Passover The debut album from The Black Angels was phenomenal and became an instant favourite from the moment we first heard it. The follow up Directions To See A Ghost wasn’t half bad either. In fact it is to our eternal disappointment that we did not get to see them in their hometown on our trip to SxSW in 2009. Anyway, the muscular five piece … Continue reading New from The Black Angels
Here we are again. A round up of our favourite postings of the month. Twenty one outstanding songs from July plus three new ones to make the perfect mix tape. From folk to garage to stoner rock and summer pop it is all here for you. Download, burn to CD, play – groove! 1) Sharon Van Etten – Love More mp3 A slow burning, mesmerising … Continue reading MM’s Best of the Month: July
If I’d started this week’s post about MM and his persistent apostrophe crimes, perhaps I could have selected Vampire Weekend’s Oxford Comma? Or perhaps that would have sung in his favour! But maybe, just maybe, I should let it go… After a great family outing to Truck 13 last weekend, I’m taking a brief solo visit to see my good friend Isla (White) tomorrow. Truck … Continue reading Mrs Mackerel’s TFI Friday
You may have noticed bratty, sneering, sleazy garage rock is one of our favourite genres. And Woven Bones are one of our favourite exponents of said genre. Their storming new single (out August 10th) titled I’ve Gotta Get delivers on every level. Bratty – check. Sneering – check. Sleazy – oh yes. Pummelling – certainly. Snarling – check. Borderline psychotic – probably. Catchy as hell – … Continue reading New Single from Woven Bones
Congratulations go to Vanessa Nyborg in California, Ann H in California and Alex Fuller in New York – all winners of a vinyl copy of the brilliant new Streets On Fire album, This Is Fancy. For those who didn’t win – sorrry folks, but you can always buy a copy here or download from Amie Street here. Download Streets On Fire – No One’s Fucking … Continue reading Streets On Fire Competition Winners
