It’s that time again. A few gems gathered from some of our favourite blogs and a couple of the blogosphere’s favourite big hitters with some new material. Pick ‘n’ mix time! The Black Lips follow the rather splendid Modern Art with another slice of premium garage rock from their new album Arabia Mountain, with New Direction. Thee Oh Sees also mine a rich seam of … Continue reading New Releases Round Up
The Black Lips sixth album will be Arabia Mountain and in a departure from the norm they have enlisted the shiny pop tart Mark Ronson to produce over half the album’s sixteen songs. On the face of it, it seems an unlikely combination – however, first track Modern Art suggests the band have lost absolutely none of their garage fuelled boozy swagger while adding some … Continue reading Black Lips: Arabia Mountain Album
Very recently we posted new tracks from Black Lips and Of Montreal. Now both have offered up new tracks hot on the heels of those ones. Black Lips are releasing a new split EP with Pierced Arrows, and Of Montreal have released a second advance from forthcoming album False Priest. You can enjoy both below. Visit Black Lips MySpace here. Visit Of Montreal MySpace here. … Continue reading More from Black Lips & Of Montreal
Here is our regular monthly round up of 25 of the best tracks posted on Mad Mackerel in the past month, and three new gems too. That’s a more than decent mixtape sorted even if we were crap in the World Cup! The Futurebirds – Battle For Rome mp3 Glorious, up-tempo alt-country gem that recalls Neil Young at his finest Puro Instinct – California Shakedown … Continue reading MM’s Best Of The Month: June
Last week we posted about the Adult Swim Singles Project and gave you the fourth in the weekly series of eight from Washed Out. The fifth is now doing the rounds and Before You Judge Me is a typically swaggering, boozy cut of garage rock from The Black Lips. Visit Black Lips MySpace here. Download The Black Lips – Before You Judge Me mp3 (from … Continue reading New from the Black Lips
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