Month: October 2011

Alternative, Folk, Indie, Music, Psychedelic, Rock

MM Shorts 28: More From Carter Tanton

We’ve posted a couple of times about Carter Tanton and their excellent album Free Clouds. Here’s a third track from it, Fake Pretend, this time featuring the vocals of another MM fave, the enchanting Marissa Nadler. Order the album here. Download Carter Tanton – Fake Pretend mp3 (from Free Clouds) Download Carter Tanton – Horrorscope mp3 (from Free Clouds) Download Carter Tanton – Murderous Joy mp3 (from Free Clouds) Continue reading MM Shorts 28: More From Carter Tanton

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Alternative, Electronic, Folk, Indie, Music, Psychedelic, Rock

Introducing…Holy Names

Holy Names is the moniker of Seattle based Andy Vaughan and his coterie. Holy Names’ Perpetual Beginner is an astral deviation from today’s standards, pulling taught the tightrope between space-rock and freak-folk. The record’s real stand-out, The American Crowbar Case, commences with a bobbing acoustic march, measured and determined, but as Vaughan croons things begin to zig zag. His rich voice gradually folds into layers … Continue reading Introducing…Holy Names

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Alternative, Blues, Country, Folk, Garage, Gothic, Indie, Industrial, Music, Pop, Psychedelic, Rock, Rockabilly

Free Halloween Mix 2011

While we’re not great ones for themed mixes on MM, Halloween is one of the exceptions we like to make. Here is a perfect mix for whatever ghoulish event you’ve got lined up today! Fifteen corking tunes, from the skewed new wave pop of XTC and off-kilter indie of the Mountain Goats to the trashy surf rock of The Cramps and from the folk-stomp of the Men … Continue reading Free Halloween Mix 2011

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Folk, Indie, Music, Pop

MM Shorts 27: Kathleen Edwards New Single

Here’s a stream of Kathleen Edward’s next single Sidecar which is released on Nov 14th via Rounder Records. The track was co-written with Jim Bryson and produced by Kathleen alongside Justin Vernon (aka Bon Iver) who also performs on the track. Kathleen Edwards will head back to the UK in February for a headline tour to follow the release of her new album Voyageur, out … Continue reading MM Shorts 27: Kathleen Edwards New Single

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Alternative, Blues, Music, Rock

MM Shorts 26: Jack White Covers U2

The Q Magazine cover disk this month features a reworking of U2’s 1991 album Achtung Baby. Titled AHK-toong BAY-bi Covered it features interpretations of the original songs by artists such as Nine Inch Nails, Patti Smith, Garbage, Gavin Friday, and Glasvegas. While the original never had space on our CD shelves, this is one of those tribute disks that is worth a spin and here is … Continue reading MM Shorts 26: Jack White Covers U2

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Country, Folk, Indie, Music

Free Mix From American Songwriter: The Muse

There is a nice free digital mix currently available from American Songwriter that features some of MM’s favourites including Deer Tick, The War On Drugs, Cass McCombs and Real Estate. Here are a couple of our favourites from it – the sultry folk of the Smoke Fairies and Strand Of Oaks aka Timothy Showalter’s outrageous elegy for John Belushi from a certain Ghostbusters star. Alternatively … Continue reading Free Mix From American Songwriter: The Muse

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Folk, Indie, Music, Pop, Rock

Introducing…Monument Valley

Monument Valley is the musical world of London-born Ned Younger. Inspired by classic 1950s rock and roll, Postcard-era indie-pop and the modern poets of hip hop, Younger weaves all his musical touchstones into a passion for timeless story-telling and song-writing. His first release, the Tongues EP is due December 5 on Tritone/PIAS UK Records. Despite the expansive moniker, it is under the Monument Valley alias … Continue reading Introducing…Monument Valley

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Alternative, Folk, Indie, Music, Pop, Psychedelic, Rock

MM Shorts 25: Hyde & Beast Video

Hyde & Beast’s next single You Will Be Lonely is released on November 14th and you can watch the video now. The video follows a giant teddy bear around a desolate landscape on what they’re calling, “a journey of self discovery, on a quest to find himself, with a purgatory metaphor, on the shore of a new beginning and ultimately taking the chance and swimming towards something … Continue reading MM Shorts 25: Hyde & Beast Video

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Alternative, Folk, Garage, Indie, Music, Pop, Rock

Mrs Mackerel’s TFI Friday (28th October)

Arrogance is a wholly unpleasant characteristic. Confidence, yes; arrogance, get ye out of my bloody space. Despite the urge to strike back, I pay homage to the way of the Mackerel: bide your time, wait awhile, then just wait for the penny to drop.  As MM always says, much better to know, step back, remove from the payroll, metaphorical or otherwise. What goes around often … Continue reading Mrs Mackerel’s TFI Friday (28th October)

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Indie, Music, Pop, Rock

MM Shorts 24: Active Set Video

Here’s a new video from the upcoming Active Set album 11. The song was inspired by an old interview with L.A. songwriter Warren Zevon, who was said to have turned down a story in the New Yorker when he was dying of lung cancer, saying that they should have reached out when he was alive. The song was written as a dark tribute to him. … Continue reading MM Shorts 24: Active Set Video

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