Tag: METZ
Mad Mackerel’s Songs of 2019 (Part 1)
We’ve decided to do things a bit differently this year – too many times in the past we’ve posted our favourite songs of the year and then discovered late releases we wished we’d added! And also 2019 was a shit year for the world – Brexit, Johnson, Trump, the world burning… at least there is music. So, way after everyone else has done theirs, here … Continue reading Mad Mackerel’s Songs of 2019 (Part 1)
METZ Cover Sparklehorse, The Urinals and Gary Numan
Last month, on July 12th, Sub Pop released Automat, a collection of METZ non-album singles, B-sides, and rarities dating back to 2009, available on LP for the first time, and including the band’s long out-of-print early (pre-Sub Pop) recordings. It’s a chronological trip through the lesser-known material of METZ, the delightfully noisy 3-piece punk band from Toronto. The vinyl LP format of Automat also included … Continue reading METZ Cover Sparklehorse, The Urinals and Gary Numan
METZ || DZ Deathrays || Possum – New Vids
Get Saturday off to a shredder. New videos from METZ, DZ Deathrays and Toronto’s Possum. Noisy. Continue reading METZ || DZ Deathrays || Possum – New Vids
Metz – Mr Plague Video
METZ have a new animated video for the blistering Mr. Plague, taken from their 2017 album, Strange Peace. As described by director, Shayne Ehman, the video examines: “…the crumbling remnants of civilisation…a broken justice system…a consumer wasteland… Was it all part of the plan?” Watch and find out… Continue reading Metz – Mr Plague Video
MM’s Best of 2017: Mad Mackerel
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
MM’s Best of 2017: Chris T Popper
Our second personal countdown comes from long time top twenty stalwart Chris T Popper, a fish of fine musical taste and the Steve Bould of Mad Mackerel. 20 Nervous Dater – Bad Spanish 19 The Moonlandingz – Black Hanz 18 Meat Wave – The Incessant 17 Roadhouses – Drinkin’ 16 Ty Segall – Big Man 15 Public Serivce Broadcasting – … Continue reading MM’s Best of 2017: Chris T Popper
Mad Mackerel’s Tracks Of The Year 25-1
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
Nine Songs You Should Have Heard This Week
Metz – Mess Of Wires Ornament – It Must Be The Season Jack Cooper – A Net S. Carey – Brassy Sun Weaves – Walkaway together PANGEA – Sippy Cup Public Access T.V. – Feeling It Out Chelsea Wolfe – Offering American Anymen – Flag Burner Continue reading Nine Songs You Should Have Heard This Week
Another From METZ
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
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