We are big fans of Marissa Nadler’s haunting and ethereal folk that mixes melancholy with yearning in a wonderfully unique way. This is Apostle, the beautiful new single from forthcoming album The Sister and the follow-up up to the first track we heard from the album, The Wrecking Ball Company. Download both below. a Download Marissa Nadler – The Wrecking Ball Company mp3 (from The Sister) Continue reading New Single From Marissa Nadler
We first became aware, nay intrigued, by Carina Round when we saw her supporting the Gutter Twins in Oxford a few years back. We purchased a CD-R at the gig, which showed considerable promise with its mix of experimental indie rock and folkish tendencies and a voice that is as expressive and unique as any currently out there. Since then we loosely kept up to … Continue reading Free Album Sampler From Carina Round
The little we’ve heard so far of The Walkmen’s new album Heaven is certainly whetting our appetite. This is the latest track to get an airing, We Can’t Be Beat is the lead track from the album, which sees a release on May 29th. To pre-order the album click here. a Continue reading MM Shorts 154: The Walkmen Offer Up We Can’t Be Beat
Energetic, rocking threesome The Balconies call Toronto home and have an album in development for release later this year. Until then they have given us the Kill Count EP, five tracks of highly infectious, raucous indie rock packed with muscular guitar hooks and anthemic choruses. Well worth checking out. Buy the Kill Count EP from their Bandcamp page here. Download The Balconies – Kill Count … Continue reading MM Shorts 153: The Balconies
GravelRoad are perhaps best known as T Model Ford’s band but they prove themselves more than capable of going it alone and kicking out a mean set of psychedelic garage blues on new album Psychedelta. Locking into sinewy, swamp inspired grooves and offering up a rough and raw blues groan, the influences range from CCR’s chooglin’ to Howlin’ Wolf’s sly lasciviousness and even ZZ Top’s southern … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends…GravelRoad
The lovely Lovely Eggs have a new 7″ single out next week called Food. We are resisting the urge to call it tasty, and instead here is the suitably unhinged video with suggestive hotdogs, giant burgers and mountains of mash. a See them on tour: WEDS MAY 9TH Nice n Sleazys, GLASGOW THURS MAY 10TH The Third Door, EDINBURGH FRI MAY 11TH The Adelphi, HULL … Continue reading New Single/Video/Tour From The Lovely Eggs
Limited Fanfare have made an excellent free sampler available via their Bandcamp page. It features ten tracks from eight artists including MonstrO, The Ettes, Lil Daggers, Zebra Tracks, Stallone, and Joshua. New releases are imminent from Paper (Mike Marsh, drummer of Dashboard Confessional), Zebra Tracks, Stallone, Sunday Driver, Sound Sleeper and North&South.Keep an eye out too for Zebra Tracks who will be touring Europe a lot this year. … Continue reading Free Sampler From Limited Fanfare
The Ruminaters are a collaborative four piece that play what they describe in their e-mail as “beatnik, barnyard, hillbilly swamp rock“. That was a description that was always going to make us sit up and listen. With influences from The White Stripes and Black Lips to The Strokes and the Clash, The Ruminaters play feel good tunes with an energetic and nostalgic feel. Being the first … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends…The Ruminaters
Strip-Lit Hell is the debut EP from Scotland’s Dog Moon Howl, available on a pay-what-you-want digital deal or CD for £4 via their Bandcamp page here. Their approach is a take-no-prisoners, full on sleazy blues and desert rock – imagine if you will Mark Lanegan duelling with Howling Wolf… Try the fearsome growl and grind of Blues Like A Hammer below. a Continue reading MM Shorts 152: Debut EP From Dog Moon Howl
We’ve posted a couple of times recently about the glorious, exhilarating fuzzed-up pop of Beast Make Bomb and they now have a new self-released EP out called Sourpuss and it has cover art that will delight Mrs M. Giveaway track Coney Island is another shimmering slice of indie rock played out against a backdrop of old-school punk attitude. It’s slightly slower, given a bit more … Continue reading MM Shorts 151: More From Beast Make Bomb
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