A few videos worth checking out. From the twangy beach rock of MM faves Two Wounded Birds to the indie eccentricities of Peter Kernel, there is plenty to enjoy! a Download The Parson Red Heads – Burning Up The Sky mp3 (from Yearling) a a Download Letting Up Despite Great Faults – Teenage Tide mp3 (from Paper Crush) a a Download Girls – Vomit mp3 (from Father, Son, Holy … Continue reading Video Round Up
The Around Town Collective is releasing new single, Limbs In A Fight by Zach Zeller (of Harlowe & The Great North Woods, Soft Crest). Zeller is releasing singles, rather than a conventional album this time around after his last solo record, From Here To There was released in 2009. He joined and recorded with Harlowe & The Great North Woods for their first self-titled EP … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends…Zach Zeller
Grass House were one of our favourite new discoveries of 2010, their combination of brooding indie rock with folk tinged gothic undertones created a sound that was both instantly recognisable and pleasingly original. Their brilliant double-A side single Faun b/w The Breeze is released on 17th October on Holiday Club Recordings. The release is the band’s third single, following Lazy Bones in late 2010 and, … Continue reading New Single From Grass House
The Minks debut album more than tipped its hat to The Cure and the golden age of 80s UK indie. Araby is their new single and the influences are still apparent in this endearingly gloomy slice of indie-pop. Buy from Captured Tracks. Download The Minks – Araby mp3 (from Araby 7″) Continue reading MM Shorts 3: The Minks
Here are a few tasty covers that are worth more than a moment or two of your time. We have MM faves Deer Tick taking on ZZ Top’s Cheap Sunglasses, Asobi Seksu’s hazy version of the Walkmen’s Little House of Savages and lastly rising folk troubadour James Vincent McMorrow who has covered Chris Isaak’s classic Wicked Game. Download Deer Tick – Cheap Sunglasses mp3 (ZZ Top … Continue reading Some Tasty Covers
Another bonanza month of top tunes, all rounded up for you in one perfect download mix. Here are the September highlights together, as always, with a couple of top-notch new tracks too. Download The Migrant – The Hurricane mp3 (from Amerika) Distinguished by a slow blues refrain, handclaps and a mournful vocal, it is one of those tunes that sounds like it has been around forever. Download … Continue reading Mad Mackerel’s Best Of The Month: September 2011
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