We’ve posted recently about the excellent debut album Dungeon Dots by Air Waves, which is now officially out on Underwater Peoples. To mark the occasion here is another track of gorgeous bittersweet folk from the album. Visit MySpace here. Download Air Waves – Radio mp3 (from Dungeon Dots) Download Air Waves – Knockout mp3 (from Dungeon Dots) Download Air Waves – Waters (Featuring Sharon Van … Continue reading Air Waves Album Out Now
This may be a day late (snow, sickness, another quiz), but Christmas has come early for us here at MM because we have a new song from the Cave Singers – glad tidings of great joy indeed. In fact, so excited were we that fishy wars broke out, with MM posting it (albeit briefly) yesterday afternoon after promising the missus that it was hers. He … Continue reading Mrs Mackerel’s TFI Friday (3 Dec)
To celebrate our lovely WordPress snowflakes (which are making Mrs M and Polly Pocket quite happy) and will take you through to Christmas and beyond, here is a free Christmas song from The Boom Bang. In case you missed them when we posted about their debut Bummer Camp EP, they’re a bunch of garage rock devotees playing fuzzy, reverb laden rock ‘n’ roll with added … Continue reading Christmas is coming…according to The Boom Bang
We posted recently about the new album, Kudos, from New Zealand’s Surf City on the wonderful Fire Records. The album has now hit stores (real and virtual) and to celebrate here is a second download from the album. So if you like your Spacemen 3, your Animal Collective or even the angular punk-pop hooks of The Clean you’ll find something here to savour. Visit their … Continue reading Surf City Release Kudos
Written On The Forehead is the first taste of Let England Shake, PJ Harvey’s new album, which will be released via Island Records in February. Recorded in a 19th Century church in Dorset with long time collaborator Flood who co-produced the album with PJ Harvey, John Parish and Mick Harvey. Let England Shake was also mixed by Flood. Listen to the song below, and here … Continue reading New Single from PJ Harvey
Here is the best of our November posts, a perfect mix tape to kick off the festive seasons and a nice reminder before we all get immersed in all those end-of-year top tens/twenties/fifties etc. And as always a couple of new ones too. Twenty five great tracks. Enjoy. Download Outer Minds – Until You’re Dead mp3 Pristine nugget of 60s inspired garage rock, twangy rough-cut … Continue reading MM’s Best of the Month: November
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