Here are the annual choices of the past year’s top tuneage from the admirable Chris T Popper. 10. Protomartyr – Processed By The Boys The first song from their new album Ultimate Success Today was everything I’d been waiting for. Loud reverb with a clumping sense of doom from the ever reliable Joe Casey. He’s singing about a future so scary it can’t be that … Continue reading Chris T Popper’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)
Although Protomartyr have had to shift the release date of their upcoming fifth album Ultimate Success Today back to July instead of yesterday, they have still shared a third, thrilling track from the record. Michigan Hammers is the band at their most forceful, all needling, throbbing disquiet and angst wrapped up in relentless staccato guitar squalls. As singer Joe Casey intones, “What’s been torn down can be … Continue reading Protomartyr – Michigan Hammers
We have been eagerly waiting for Protomartyr’s fifth studio album Ultimate Success Today, but due to the pandemic, it has been put back from its original release date at the end of this month to the 17th July. They have also cancelled all their planned live shows. So to console ourselves we at least have a second track from the record to enjoy. Worm In … Continue reading Protomartyr – Worm In Heaven
Somehow we completely missed that Protomartyr have a new album coming out. Detroit’s post punk anti-heroes will release Ultimate Success Today, their fifth long-player, on the 29th May (pre-order here). This is the excellent first single, Processed By The Boys, which is a fierce, panic-fuelled ride and showcases the band at their reverb-laden heaviest. Listen below. Continue reading Protomartyr – Processed By The Boys
The Good, The Bad & The Queen – Merrie Land Protomartyr – Forbidden  (Preoccupations cover) The C.I.A. – Pleasure Seeker Deerhunter – Death In Midsummer Cass McCombs – Sleeping Volcanoes Meat Wave – That’s Alright Spielbergs – 4AM Dolly Dream – The Way To Heaven Wand – Here Come The Warm Jets  (Brian Eno cover) Pat Thomas – What Is Coming … Continue reading Ten Songs You Should Have Heard This Week
Slaves – Cut And Run Low – Quorum Protomartyr (feat. Kelley Deal) – You Always Win Jon Spencer – Do The Trash Can M. Ward – Miracle Man Menace Beach (feat. Brix Smith) – Black Rainbow Sound Muncie Girls – Picture Of Health Culture Abuse – Dip Interpol – The Rover Jason Isbell – The Assassin  (Patterson Hood cover) Lumerians – Space Curse Death Cab … Continue reading Thirteen Songs You Should Have Heard This Week
The countdown of our Favourite 200 songs of the past 10 years has taken over everything over the last two weeks, so here is our (belated) round-up of some of the best new songs of the past 14 days. Parquet Courts – Mardi Gras Beads Protomartyr (featuring Kelley Deal) – Wheel Of Fortune Lumerians – Silver Trash The Plainviews – Bladerunner The Lovely Eggs – … Continue reading Thirteen Songs You Should Have Heard This Week & Last
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