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Thirteen Songs You Should Have Heard This Week

No less than thirteen corking new tracks this week from the brilliant hypnotic post-punk thrum of FEWS to the infectious indie pop of Hater by way of a Ramones inspired Colleen Green, wiry art-punk from Public Practice, fuzzy urgency from Ron Gallo, raucous arena ready rock from We Were Promised Jetpacks, and sunburnt, pastoral psych from The Smoking Trees. And lots more besides… Do we … Continue reading Thirteen Songs You Should Have Heard This Week

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We Were Promised Jetpacks Are Back…

Scottish indie rockers We Were Promised Jetpacks have shared a brand new single Hanging In and announced details of their first album in four years The More I Sleep the Less I Dream. The single is powerful stuff, an emotionally wrought slab of cascading guitars and driving percussion – it’s good to have them back!   Continue reading We Were Promised Jetpacks Are Back…

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New Video: We Were Promised Jetpacks – A Part Of It

Here is the new video for A Part of It – a stellar opus taken from Scottish indie rockers We Were Promised Jetpacks’ latest album Unravelling. A Part of It carries on where the band’s previous video for Peaks and Troughs left off, charting the outcome of a celestial event that remains unexplained. Starting a dark and sinister course through a rural dystopia, the film ultimately leaves the viewer with a tangible … Continue reading New Video: We Were Promised Jetpacks – A Part Of It

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Seven Songs You Should Have Heard This Week

1. Terry Malts – Don’t 2. Grass House – All I Have To Do Is Dream (Everly Brothers cover) 3. We Were Promised Jetpacks – I Keep It Composed 4. Vashti Bunyan – Holy Smoke 5. Ming City Rockers – Get Outta Your Head 6. Real Estate – Paper Dolls (Nerves cover) 7. Blood Sister – Paralysis . . . . . . . . … Continue reading Seven Songs You Should Have Heard This Week

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New Album From We Were Promised Jetpacks

Bold Scottish indie rockers We Were Promised Jetpacks will release their highly-anticipated third album, Unravelling this Autumn via FatCat Records. To mark the occasion you can steam the album’s excellent lead track Safety In Numbers below. . Tour Dates: Sep 11 Cyprus Avenue, Cork Sep 12 Limelight 2, Belfast Sep 13 Nerve Centre, Londonderry Sep 14 Whelan’s, Dublin Sep 17, Garage, Aberdeen Sep 18 Non-Zero’s, … Continue reading New Album From We Were Promised Jetpacks

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Round-Up Time Already…

Now that the new year is slowly grinding into gear and starting to pick up some momentum, we are starting to see some really tasty new releases being promoted. Here is our pick of a few new tunes from new records that we are really looking forward to… First up, we have another gorgeous track from Marissa Nadler’s new album July, and a live taster of … Continue reading Round-Up Time Already…

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MM’s 2011 Top Ten Series: No 7 Scottish Kate

Scottish Kate is a great friend of this blog and has often offered her (sometimes pithy) opinions on the world of music – and very good taste she has too. She also runs the always excellent (sometimes pithy), and often provocative blog A Burdz Eye View for all things Scottish (of course), political and musical. Here are her aural selections for 2011. The Burd’s Best … Continue reading MM’s 2011 Top Ten Series: No 7 Scottish Kate

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Alternative, Blues, Country, Electronic, Folk, Garage, Indie, Music, Pop, Psychedelic, Rock

Mad Mackerel’s Best Of The Month: July 2011

Oh yes, it is that time again. Here is a round up of the very best of what we posted in July, plus a couple of new ones to add to the mix. Enjoy. Download Dennis Hopper Choppers – Good To Me mp3 (from Be Ready) Morricone inspired spaghetti western feel and Tijuana style horns combine to give an authentic dusty desert twang. BTW: Whichever knob alleged … Continue reading Mad Mackerel’s Best Of The Month: July 2011

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We Were Promised Jetpacks – New Song

We have to confess that, although they are a favourite of Scottish Kate’s, we’ve never been too enthusiastic about Scottish indie rockers We Were Promised Jetpacks. This is probably the reason we’ve been a bit slow about getting round to playing their new track Act On Impulse, which precedes new album In The Pit Of The Stomach (out on October 3rd via FatCat). So better … Continue reading We Were Promised Jetpacks – New Song

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