Jenny Gillespie’s new EP Belita is an intoxicating blend of folk, indie pop and post-rock. Here’s the wonderful opening track from the EP, Creature Of Our Make, featuring two more MM faves: Sam Amidon on backing vocals and violin, and alt-country stalwart Jim White on drums. Visit her website here. a Continue reading MM Shorts 100: Jenny Gillespie
Cheers Elephant are a psych-pop outfit from Philadelphia who describe their music as “Chew It Up, Spit It Out, Rock And Roll“, and so it proves on new album Like Wind Blows Fire. It is raw, rootsy, psychedelic pop rock, digging deep into three-part harmonies and arranging songs that’ll make your dad’s toe tap, your mom’s hip shake, and your sister’s heart throb. A style reminiscent … Continue reading New Album From Cheers Elephant
Tu Fawning are one of those bands that defy conventional descriptions. Following their acclaimed debut Hearts On Hold, comparisons varied wildly from Portishead to Tom Waits to the Liars and even Jay Z. What is obvious is their love and flair for both the antique and the modern, for big band jazz and crooners of the 20s, for hip hop and rap, for Hawaiian and … Continue reading The Return Of Tu Fawning
What better way to start the weekend than with almost eight minutes of heavy riffage from the mighty Black Mountain. This track, Mary Lou, comes from their soundtrack to new film Year Zero. The album is out on Jagjaguwar on the 4th March. Download Black Mountain – Mary Lou mp3 (from Year Zero Original Soundtrack) Continue reading MM Shorts 99: Black Mountain
Another week, another gin. A creature of habit on a Friday night, contemplating the week gone by. Oh the times they are a changing. What’s so familiar has altered beyond all comprehension. Still look for the humour, as is the way. Pack off a very Southern sounding MM to the “ticket place” in the heart of Sunderland with four children and £30. Spend £30 make … Continue reading Mrs Mackerel’s TFI Friday (17th February)
Portland Oregon’s acclaimed folksters Horse Feathers are getting ready to release their fourth album Cynic’s New Year on Kill Rock Stars. Pre-orders are expected to start shipping in mid-April (order here) and until then we have the rather tasty first cut. Download Horse Feathers – Fit Against The Country mp3 (from Cynic’s New Year) Continue reading MM Shorts 98: New From Horse Feathers
Here is another taste of migratory folk troubadour Guy Capecelatro III’s excellent new album North For The Winter. Girlfriends is the latest offering from it and it is another example of Capecelatro’s sly observation and mischievous lyrics as he ponders whether his old girlfriends still behave in the way they used to (drive their father’s fancy cars, drink peach schnapps and take their dresses off … Continue reading More From Guy Capecelatro III
Hardcore enthusiasts Hold Your Horse Is have made the lead-off single from their forthcoming new album available for free download. The appropriately named Title Track is ninety seconds or so of classy mayhem. Watch it. Download it. a a Continue reading MM Shorts 97: Hold Your Horse Is
We’re currently away for a few days so apologies for the paucity of detail with this post, but here are six tunes that tip the scales on the noisy side for you to enjoy (and scare the cat with). First up we have the full-on stoner onslaught of psych-rockers White Hills with a taste from forthcoming album Frying On This Rock and a perfect companion piece … Continue reading Thursday Means Six Of The Best
The Creepy Crawlies will release their album Get Buried on April 10th. It is a sparkling, shimmering collection of catchy indie pop on the one hand and a spiky wall of sound on the other – a bit like a snowball packed with razorblades. Grab the title track and hear for yourself. Download The Creepy Crawlies – Get Buried mp3 (from Get Buried) Continue reading MM Shorts 96: Get Buried
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