Time to finish off our reflections on the past twelve months. Here are my own choices for ten favourite tunes that soundtracked lockdown and those life saving dog walks with the gold medal winning picnic thief. 10 Man of Moon – Strangers The long awaited (by me anyway) return of Scottish duo Man of Moon was amply rewarded by their brilliant single Strangers using heavy … Continue reading Mad Mackerel’s Favourite Tunes of 2020
Now the dust has settled on the last fucked-up year, the inestimable Dr Roddy is the first to share his favourite tunes that saw him through lockdowns 1 and 2, and are probably sustaining him right now in lockdown 3, along with those Breakfast Club and Mannequin re-runs… So without further ado… 10 King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – Automation With that guitar mantra … Continue reading Dr Roddy’s Favourite Tunes of 2020
Here is the final part of this year’s countdown of our favourite tunes of 2020. Many thanks to MM stalwarts Chris T Popper and Dr Roddy (whose personal selections will come in the next couple of days) and to anyone who has read / listened and discovered something new in a year that truly sucked. Happy New Year and here’s to a better 2021. … Continue reading Mad Mackerel’s Best Tracks Of 2020: Part 4 (25-1)
Here is the second part of our countdown of our favourite 100 songs of 2020. 75 Protomartyr – Worm in Heaven 74 Flat Worms – The Aughts 73 IDLES – Mr Motivator 72 Bee Bee Sea – Day Ripper 71 TRAAMS – Greyhound 70 Gum Country – Tennis (I Feel OK) 69 Songhoy Blues – Badala 68 … Continue reading Mad Mackerel’s Best Tracks Of 2020: Part 2 (75-51)
Fontaines D.C. have shared a music video for A Lucid Dream, the thunderous and apocalyptic highlight off their newly-released, and very, very good second LP A Hero’s Death. UK 2021 headline tour dates: 1st May – Edinburgh Corn Exchange 3rd May – Nottingham Rock City 4th May – Bath Forum 6th May – Liverpool Mountford Hall 7th May – Manchester Academy – SOLD OUT … Continue reading New Video: Fontaines D.C. – A Lucid Dream
Fontaines D.C. have shared a new song, Televised Mind, and accompanying music video. It is the third track shared from their forthcoming LP A Hero’s Death, which is out on the 31st July. The track heaves, drones, and churns – a faultless embodiment of the bruised and battered – perfect in its uneasy, resigned melancholy. All your laughter pissed awayAll your sadness pissed awayNow you … Continue reading Fontaines D.C. – Televised Mind
Fontaines D.C. have shared a second track from their forthcoming album A Hero’s Death – out July 31 via Partisan. I Don’t Belong opens the album and with its lonely intensity, stands in stark relief to the swagger that kicked off their debut album last year (Big). Watch the video and take in all its brooding, resigned brilliance. File somewhere between the Pixies and Joy … Continue reading Fontaines D.C. – I Don’t Belong
Fontaine’s D.C. are back! Our favourite band from 2019, the Dubliners have announced a follow-up to last year’s brilliant Dogrel. It will be called A Hero’s Death and be out on 31st July via Partisan Records. Hear the album’s title track now, already one of the best songs we’ve heard this year, and watch the accompanying music video starring Aidan Gillen (of Game of Thrones, … Continue reading Fontaines D.C. – A Hero’s Death
And here we have the final part of our favourite tunes of 2019… Discover and enjoy. 25 UV Race – Mr Blame A brash, unapologetic race through proto-punk stomp and malodorous glam-punk aesthetics. 24 Lonesome Shack – The City is a Desert Anchored by an insistent country blues refrain that has a touch of something primal about it, and sounds like it could … Continue reading Mad Mackerel’s Best Songs of 2019 (Part 3)
Fresh from the release of their excellent debut album Dogrel, Fontaines D.C. have now shared a new video for album track Sha Sha Sha. The video takes place in the same the same circus company (Duffy’s) as featured on their album artwork. Watch it below – buy the album here. Continue reading Fontaines D.C. – Sha Sha Sha Video
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