We’ve been catching up (again) on some new tunes and, well frankly, there are just too many of the bloody things. Here are a few of the loud / fast / brutal / noisy ones we’ve really liked from the last month or so, and there’ll be a few more (quieter ones) tomorrow. So here we go… The Hives are back with new single Good … Continue reading Mega Round Up (Part 1)
Here is a quick selection of five excellent new videos that have caught our eye (and ears) recently. Jade Jackson creates a sound that is simultaneously new and old, merging a youthful spiritedness with a weary storyteller’s perspective usually reserved for veteran artists. Stylistically the sound is unapologetically country rock. It merges the heartbreak and resilience of Lucinda Williams with the melodic confidence of Emmylou Harris, yet … Continue reading New Videos: Jade Jackson, IDLES, Singapore Sling, Baked & Garrett Pierce
One of the founding fathers of neo-psych back in 2000, Singapore Sling, are back with a new album, the appropriately named Psych Fuck out (just as appropriately) on Friday 13th November. Their seventh album, it is a dark and noisy exploration of rock ‘n’ roll that would make a fitting soundtrack for James Dean’s death car – bouncy go-go rhythms are overlaid with dark and noisy shoegaze … Continue reading MM Shorts 786: Singapore Sling
The Mad Mackerel 