Eleven Songs You Should Have Heard This Week

Titus Andronicus – Only A Hobo BRONCHO – Keep It In Line Phosphorescent – C’est La Vie No. 2 Courtney Barnett – Small Talk Kurt Vile – One Trick Ponies Flat Worms – The Apparition Death Valley Girls – (One Less Thing) Before I Die The Berries – Junkyard Dog Laura Gibson – Domestication SOAK – Everybody Loves You New Rose – Plenty Of Flowers … Continue reading Eleven Songs You Should Have Heard This Week

Ceramic Dog – Beer

Marc Ribot/Ceramic Dog are expressing their opposition to the Nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court with a Music Video , entitled Beer. Ribot says, “We like beer too. But we sure hate sexual assault, and super privileged machos who think they can get away with anything, and congresspeople who enable them. If this means we’re going to “reap the whirlwind: let’s make the … Continue reading Ceramic Dog – Beer

Mad Mackerel Recommends… Sick Bookies

A new discovery for us, Ad Nauseam is the third album proper from the Lincolnshire four piece Sick Bookies. A true DIY effort, it was recorded and compiled over the last year in studios, bedrooms and living rooms. Comprising of eleven pieces of music, the album explores the bewilderment of our times through twisting words, stalling arrangements and songs that are close to dismantling. The influences … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends… Sick Bookies

Introducing >>> The Dunes

Despite hailing from down under, the debut self-titled album from Adelaide based six-piece The Dunes is mined from the same sonic territory that hosts the Black Angels, Warlocks and Wooden Shjips, thick with reverb, fuzz and deliciously dark undertones. Listen to the excellent space rock of (Just Because You’re Not Being Followed Doesn’t Mean You’re Not) Paranoid, and the pummelling, hypnotic Mountain. You can order the album … Continue reading Introducing >>> The Dunes

Sharon Van Etten – New Album & New Single

After five long years, the wonderful Sharon Van Etten has shared details of the follow up to 2014’s excellent Are We There. Her new record is titled Remind Me Tomorrow and will see a release on 18th January, via Jagjaguwar. The first taste from it is, appropriately enough, Comeback Kid, which is a track that is altogether more urgent and driven than anything we’ve heard … Continue reading Sharon Van Etten – New Album & New Single

Mad Mackerel Recommends… The Velveteers

Colorado fuzz-rockers The Velveteers create raw and aggressive grunge with blues-rock roots, and will be arriving in the UK this month for a tour spanning the entire country. In celebration they’ve released their brand new video for EP highlight Anastasia Sings, a horror-fuelled theatrical nightmare-scape that serves as a perfect visual accompaniment to their psychedelic leanings. Watch / stream it below and check out the … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends… The Velveteers

NIne Songs You Should Have Heard This Week

Joe Strummer – Czechoslovak Song / Where Is England The Men – Ailment Anna St. Louis – Desert Hater – Things To Keep Up With PAINT – Daily Gazette Methyl Ethel – Scream Whole Jeff Tweedy – Some Birds Death Valley Girls – Street Justice Kevin Devine – Into The Great Wide Open (Tom Petty cover)                     Continue reading NIne Songs You Should Have Heard This Week

Mad Mackerel Recommends… Tropical Fuck Storm

Australian outfit Tropical Fuck Storm, featuring a couple of members from The Drones have shared the video for The Future of History, taken from their upcoming Joyful Noise Recordings’ debut, A Laughing Death in Meatspace. Mixing art-rock, deconstructed punk skronk, and a kitchen sink full of ideas, wit and acerbic observation, the album is a great listen. Watch the Gary Kasparov inspired video below and … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends… Tropical Fuck Storm

Adia Victoria – Dope Queen Blues

Adia Victoria’s musical introduction to the world came in the form of 3 tracks released over 18 months – Stuck In The South, Sea of Sand, and Howlin’ Shame. Her mixture of gothic country blues, eerie vocals, righteous anger and some thrilling guitar riffs immediately set her apart from the usual crowd. Her newest track is Dope Queen Blues, written about her time in Atlanta … Continue reading Adia Victoria – Dope Queen Blues