The third of our personal countdowns… 20 Metz – Drained Lake Angular, ear-piercing and provocative. Imagine the clatter of early Sonic Youth brought up to warp speed. 19 Cabbage – Fraudulent Artist Cabbage’s Extended Play of Cruelty was our EP of the year by a country mile – a collection of brilliantly acerbic, witty and spiky tunes. Fraudulent Artist is a furious, up-tempo rant that … Continue reading MM’s Best of 2017: Mad Mackerel
25 The Moonlandingz – Black Hanz 24 FEWS – La Guardia 23 The Coathangers – Captain’s Dead 22 Cherry Glazerr – Nurse Ratched 21 Beaches – Void 20 Lo Tom – Covered Wagon 19 Trevor Sensor – High Beams 18 Mark Lanegan – Beehive 17 Sun Seeker – Won’t Keep Me Up At Night 16 … Continue reading Mad Mackerel’s Tracks Of The Year 25-1
Chad VanGaalen – Old Heads Mutual Benefit – Diamond Day (Vashti Bunyan cover) Jen Cloher – Forgot Myself Lo Tom – Covered Wagon The Deslondes – (This Ain’t A) Sad Song NØMADS – Dementophobia Winter – Jaded Offa Rex – The Old Churchyard The Yawpers – Mon Dieu Continue reading Nine Songs You Should Have Heard This Week
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