The Wasp is the latest buzzing track from Brooklyn’s no-wave, noise-punk supergroup Ice Balloons from their upcoming LP Fiesta, out August 11th on Volar Records. As much a cult as a band, helmed by a giant golden fly, Ice Balloons celebrates chaos as fizzles and lasers pop from every broken corner of their tumbled offerings. The Wasp is no exception – the track, like most of … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends… Ice Balloons
The beguiling I’m A Man marks the return of Morgan Nagler’s Whispertown – it is the title track from her upcoming record out at the start of September, and the follow-up to 2012’s Parallel. It is a stripped back acoustic album, set in a naturally psychedelic world. Whispertown is the latest iteration of the unique vision of Nagler. What was once The Whispertown 2000 has morphed … Continue reading Whispertown – I’m A Man
One of the true greats… Continue reading RIP Glenn Campbell
Umm, the LA husband-and-wife duo of bassist Stef Drootin and guitarist Chris Senseney, have shared another track from upcoming release Double Worshipper. Yeah I Want It is a slice of grungy Americana with echoes of Low and some sweet harmony interplay. Listen below and order the album from Bandcamp here. Continue reading Umm – Yeah I Want It
The War On Drugs – Pain Dream Syndicate – Glide Flat Worms – Motorbike Weaves – #53 Elijah Ocean – Bad Dreams Billy Bragg – King Tide And The Sunny Day Flood Hamilton Leithauser – Road To Nowhere (Talking Heads cover) Hand Habits – Yr Heart SaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSave SaveSaveSaveSave SaveSave Continue reading Eight Songs You Should Have Heard (Last) Week
Widowspeak will release their new long player Expect The Best later this month, on August 25 via Captured Tracks. Dabbling in heavier territory than previously, they have shared a second track from it, the balefully distorted When I Tried. Continue reading More From Widowspeak
Bully are back with a new album Losing, the follow up to 2015’s much admired Feels Like. The first taste comes with Feel The Same, a full-on, in-your-face rocker, describing the prison of a manic mind-set, being trapped in your own head. Stream it below. Continue reading Bully – Feel The Same
Here’s another track from METZ’s forthcoming new record Strange Peace. This time around it’s the angular, ear-piercing Drained Lake: one of the boldest and most daring METZ tracks to date. Imagine the clatter of early Sonic Youth brought up to terrifying speed or Preoccupations on a hardcore 7”s binge and you wouldn’t be a million miles from the pace… Listen. Continue reading Another From METZ
We loved L.A. Witch’s track Untitled which we posted back in June. Now we have a new track, the slower, more sinewy Baby In Blue Jeans for your listening edification. It comes from their upcoming debut album and is a grittier take on Mazzy Star’s hazy, sleepy beauty. Immerse yourself below. Continue reading More From L.A. Witch
Founding member of the wonderful Mekons and also the Waco Brothers, Jon Langford’s new album Four Lost Souls was recorded in The Shoals, Alabama with members of the Swampers in just four dark days following the U.S. election. It is a record of pure Americana, not just because of where it was recorded or who played on it, but because it is beyond the news … Continue reading New Album From Jon Langford
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