30 Meat Wave – The Incessant 29 L.A. Witch – L.A. Witch 28 Oh Sees – Orc 27 Pissed Jeans – Why Love Now 26 Deer Tick – Deer Tick Vol. 1 25 Ty Segall – Ty Segall 24 Public Service Broadcasting – Public Service Broadcasting 23 Phoebe Bridgers – Stranger In The Alps 22 Alvvays … Continue reading Mad Mackerel’s Albums Of The Year
75 Sleaford Mods – Moptop 74 Silver Torches – If I Reach 73 Idles – Divide And Conquer 72 King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – Rattlesnake 71 King Krule – Dum Surfer 70 Naomi Punk – Chapter II 69 The Reptaliens – If You Want 68 Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever – French Press 67 Ron Gallo … Continue reading Mad Mackerel’s Tracks Of The Year 75 – 51
Pearl is the brilliant, fuzzed up new single from garage punks Flat Worms. It is another incendiary taste from their forthcoming self-titled debut and we can’t wait. The album is out on the 20th of this month via Castle Face Records. Continue reading Flat Worms – Pearl
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
Our final Best of post of 2016 is MM’s own selections. You can also listen via Spotify here. 20 TRAAMS – A House On Fire I always think I don’t really like long songs and yet they always seem to end up in my favourite tracks of the year. This TRAAMS song is nearly nine minutes long yet hurtles along in a blur of krautrock … Continue reading MM’s BEST OF 2016: MAD MACKEREL
Our second individual listing comes from long-standing contributor Chris T Popper, he of the creaking joints and club foot (and yet still the second-best footballer in his family). Another cracking collection of tunes, and you can always listen on Spotify here. 20 Big Thief – Paul 19 Mind Spiders – Running 18 Hooded Fang – Dead Battery 17 Van William – Revolution … Continue reading MM’s BEST OF 2016: CHRIS T POPPER
The first of our four individual listings comes from The Italian Job – she of the detailed spreadsheets and punk rock outlook. Listen on Spotify here. 20. Underworld – I Exhale 19. The Wave Pictures – Pool Hall 18. Arborist – I Heard Him Leaving 17. Kyle Craft – Before The Wall 16. Terry Malts – Used To Be … Continue reading MM’s BEST OF 2016: THE ITALIAN JOB
And so here we are, our favourite tracks of the year counting down from 25 to number 1. Enjoy… 25 King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – Gamma Knife 24 Little Barrie – I.5.C.A. 23 She Drew The Gun – Since You Were Not Mine 22 Car Seat Headrest – Fill In The Blank 21 Communist Daughter – Balboa Bridge … Continue reading MM’s BEST TRACKS OF 2016: 25-1
Inside the top fifty of our favourite songs of the year now. Check numbers 50 – 26 and come back tomorrow for the final countdown… 50 BAIT – I’m Still Here 49 Big Thief – Paul 48 Kyle Craft – Before The Wall 47 Staches – Total Commitment 46 Arborist – I Heard Him Leaving 45 Hooded Fang – Dead … Continue reading MM’s BEST TRACKS OF 2016: 50-26
Here are this week’s careful selections for you dear reader/listener. No less than ten new tunes, all released, blinking and dewy eyed into the spring sunshine over the past seven days. They include Spray Paint, Flat Worms and Diarrhea Planet for those who like the needle in the red and Money and Andy Shauf for those who prefer the more sedate, maudlin side of life. … Continue reading Ten Songs You Should Have Heard This Week
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