Neil Young – Campaigner (Live, acoustic) Ty Segall – Class War (The Dils cover) Beach House – Alien Public Service Broadcasting – White Star Liner The Growlers – Problems III Matthew E. White – No Future In Our Frontman Tiny Ruins – Olympic Girls Drug Church – Unlicensed Hall Monitor J Mascis – Web So Dense Keston Cobblers’ Club – Siren … Continue reading Ten Songs You Should Have Heard This Week
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
Each year we share MM’s contributors’ personal favourites of the year. Kicking us off is a fine selection from the Italian Job. Buon Lavoro. 20. Lød – Folder 19. BAIT – Push The Elephant 18. The Gay Blades – Hurricane Boys 17. Sun Abduction – Acid Pyramid 16. Beaches – Void 15. War On Drugs – Holding On (Edit) … Continue reading MM’s Best of 2017: The Italian Job
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
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
Progress is taken from Public Service Broadcasting’s upcoming third album (the subject of which remains a closely-guarded secret). Guest vocals from Tracyanne Campbell of Camera Obscura adds a new dimension to the music. Her keening, affecting and decidedly human performance combines and contrasts with samples hinting at a world of mechanisation and automation, as Kraftwerk-like vocoders, driving guitars, propulsive drums and melodic synths all fight for … Continue reading Public Service Broadcasting – Progress
You know the drill I’m sure. Here then are no less than 13 collected new tunes from the past week for a perfect weekend playlist… 1. Surfer Blood – Hey Ya (Outkast cover) 2. Childbirth – Nasty Grrls 3. Yuck – Hold Me Closer 4. Diet Cig – Sleep Talk 5. Public Service Broadcasting – The Other Side 6. Chelsea Wolfe – After The Fall … Continue reading Thirteen Songs You Should Have Heard This Week
Public Service Broadcasting are great. Last year’s Inform- Educate – Entertain album was a real treat, and made it into our Albums of the Year selection. Now to mark their upcoming North American tour, and as many parts of the US remain frozen and blizzard-hit, they have released a new, snow-packed video for their UK single Everest. . . Continue reading Public Service Broadcasting – New Everest Video
Perhaps unusually, this year seemed a better one for albums rather than individual tracks with some fabulous releases over the past twelve months. There were many contenders for our end of year list, but here, after much deliberation, is Part One of our favourites of 2013. 50 Daughn Gibson – Me Moan . 49 The Men – New Moon . 48 Pissed Jeans – Honeys … Continue reading Mad Mackerel’s Favourite Albums Of 2013 (Part 1 50-31)
As well as our Top 100 tunes of the year that we’ve posted over the past few days, each of the MM contributors have put together their own lists. The fifth and final instalment is our own. 20. Colleen Green – Heavy Shit Totally infectious, stoned punk. . 19. Harmed Brothers – Love Song For The Assumed Mixing folk and bluegrass with a wistful twist … Continue reading Mad Mackerel’s Top Songs Of 2013
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