Soccer Mommy – twenty-one year old Nashville native Sophie Allison – released her debut album Clean earlier this year to much critical acclaim, and now she has shared details of a new 7-inch single. The A-Side is a newly reworked version of Henry, a song that originally appeared on her 2016 collection For Young Hearts and the B-Side, which we have for you here, is … Continue reading Soccer Mommy Covers Bruce Springsteen
Gently Tender have risen from the ashes of Palma Violets, a band that started promisingly (we saw them perform an insane set at SXSW a few years ago), but soon faded into rather generic, mundane indie rockdom. The new band features three ex-Violets (Sam Fryer, Pete Mayhew and Will Doyle) plus Big Moon’s Celia Archer and guitarist Adam Brown. Who knows if they have taken their … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends… Gently Tender
We recently shared Tired All The Time’s video for their excellent track Bone Dry, and now we have the video for the equally anthemic and catchy Little Pieces for you. Both come from new release Be Well, which can be ordered from Bandcamp here. Continue reading Tired All The Time – Little Pieces
IDLES – Great Death Valley Girls – Disaster (Is What We’re After) Fucked Up – Normal People Cat Power (feat. Lana Del Rey) – Woman Low – Disarray Spain – Maya In The Summer Iron & Wine – Waves Of Galveston Les Big Byrd – I Fucked Up I Was A Child Whitney Ballen – Fucking Sudakistan – Last Love Supreme Fidlar – Are You … Continue reading Eleven Songs You Should Have Heard This Week
Thoroughly enjoying these tracks from Canada’s Lonely Parade. Olive Green is the fourth song to be shared from upcoming long player The Pits and is a fabulous mix of wiry post-punk and disaffected Sonic Youth style dissonance. The propulsive, cascading guitar line is underpinned by an off-kilter rhythmic emphasis, performing an unusual call and response with the bass line, before giving way to a driving wordless … Continue reading Lonely Parade – The Pits
Kurt Vile has shared a video for Loading Zones, which collaborations apart, it is the first new music to surface from him since 2015. The video is a paean to his City of Brotherly Love, and a farcical tribute to the song’s lyrics, themselves an account of Vile’s peculiar parking strategy. “I park for free!” he proclaims, as he goes about his day moving his … Continue reading New From Kurt Vile
Ahead of a visit to European shores next month, Perth rockers Psychedelic Porn Crumpets have shared their brilliantly bombastic and eccentric new single Social Candy. It is a hazy, dense offering of swirling guitars, heavy percussion and hypnotic vocals… give it a spin below. Catch them live 11 Sept – Blondies Bar, London (tickets here) 12 Sept – Brudenell Social Club, Leeds (tickets here) 13 Sept … Continue reading New Single From Psychedelic Porn Crumpets
Dolls have shared the lead track from their forthcoming EP Pop The Bubble. Set for release in September the EP is four garage-pop anthems with as much sass as they have bite. For now, check out Sugar Free, a riotous example of their infectious grunge-punk inspired by “the use-and-throwaway society around us today, how superficial people’s lives can be, and how rapidly people’s values and what’s on-trend can change”. … Continue reading Dolls – Pop The Bubble EP
New Zealand’s The Beths deliver a perfect blast of indie-pop, occupying a warm, energetic sonic space between joyful hooks, sun-soaked harmonies, and acerbic lyrics. Their debut album Future Me Hates Me, is out now on Carpark Records. Channelling their stew of personal-canon heroes while drawing inspiration from contemporaries like Alvvays and Courtney Barnett, The Beths serve up deeply emotional lyrics packaged within an assortment of roadtrip-ready … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends… The Beths
Untitled (LA) is the second taste from Swearin’s upcoming full length Fall into the Sun, their first for five years. It is another cracking track. Opening on the back of a great riff, the song sets off in a hurry and doesn’t look back – melodic, garage punk at its best. Listen below – pre-order from Bandcamp here. Continue reading Swearin’ – Untitled (LA)
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