After a long hiatus of around five years, dark-hearted, pyschobilly, goth-rockers The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster are back with a new album Blood & Fire out on the 17th May on, appropriately enough, Black Records. A single, Love Turns To Hate precedes it by a week. We picked up this taster from the album via the NME and it is absolutely mental. Spitting fury and … Continue reading New from Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster
Strayfolk are a Swedish band who play as genuine a style of Americana as you are ever likely to hear. What Wouldn’t I Do has been released by net label Bad Panda Records under a Creative Commons license as a freebie and we’re absolutely loving it. The song is a mellow mix of gently fingerpicked acoustics and yearning lyrics simply and beautifully delivered. A perfect example … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends…Strayfolk
Lille is the adopted stage name of 18 year old singer/songwriter Grace Bellury. She is set to release her debut EP Tall Shoulders on June 22. It is out on Whale Heart Records. Mature way beyond her years, the record is full of haunting vocals, clever lyrics, and melancholy ukelele. So the story goes, she grew up singing Beatles songs on her father’s lap, and listening to … Continue reading Introducing…Lille
This is a pretty special taster from the forthcoming album by Sun Kil Moon called Admiral Fell Promises. SKM is the musical project of ex-Red House Painters Mark Kozelek, it is out mid-July, and you can pre-order directly from the label, Calo Verde Records. The acoustic album was recorded all alone on just a nylon string guitar and this track titled Australian Winter is one … Continue reading New from Sun Kil Moon
Mojo magazine gives away a free CD with each issue. Often they are reworking of classic albums by modern bands and often the results are chronic. The March issue was a reinterpreted version of Syd Barrett’s The Madcap Laughs and the results were substantially better than usual. This is a cover of Here I Go by MM faves The Hush Arbors, thought you might like … Continue reading Hush Arbors Cover Syd Barrett
Insound are offering their free May mix for download – it’s available for about a week and contains tracks by Caribou, Wolf Parade, the New Pornographers and many others. Just go here to get it. Download – Wolf Parade – Ghost Pressure mp3 (from Insound Digital Mixtape) Continue reading Insound’s free May Mixtape
Here is the new single from fuzzed-up, retro, lo-fi popster Bethany Cosentino aka Best Coast. Less than 90 seconds, but often the best things come in small packages. We’ve just realised we missed them playing at the Jericho in Oxford this weekend as well. Curses! MySpace is here. Download Best Coast – Far Away mp3 (from Far Away 7″) Continue reading New from Best Coast
Like most in the blogging world, we are partial here at MM to something that can be placed under those chillwave, psych, lo-fi banners. It exploded in 2009 and shows no sign of abating this year. What it does mean of course that you have to be pretty good now to make yourself heard and unlike most Buffalo Moon pass that test with flying colours. Their … Continue reading Chill out to Buffalo Moon
The Mynabirds debut album What We Lose In The Fire We Gain In The Flood has been picking up a lot of press and decent reviews. One listen to these two advance tracks and it is obvious why. It is an elegant mix of country and soul that singer and songwriter Laura Burhenn delivers with calm restraint and a natural feel for her material – … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends…The Mynabirds
The Wilderness Of Manitoba are, as you might expect, from Canada. Their 2009 EP Hymns To Love And Spirits showcased a folk band of the most intimate and gorgeous kind and they now have a full length due out on the 22nd June called When You Left The Fire. The new album has a fuller sound, but has sacrificed none of what made the EP … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends…The Wilderness Of Manitoba
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