Even before we knew anything about Jen Schande herself, we knew whatever it was like, we were going to post up a song titled I Really Like Sonic Youth and I Really Want to Have Sex With You. I mean, why wouldn’t you? So, it is was a bonus to discover she first came to notice on the back of a split 7″ with The Cribs … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends… Jen Schande
Screen Gems are a new band to us, but we were told about this track Jazz Records by the wonderful Savaging Spires who produced it, so we knew it would be worth a listen. In typical fashion, all they revealed was “London / Washington DC based band. Recorded in Stoke Newington, London. In a studio surrounded by massive foxes roaming the streets with narrowed eyes that … Continue reading Introducing >>> Screen Gems
Following our post a couple of days ago about their free EP of demo tracks from forthcoming album, All The Times We Had, Ivan & Alyosha have now debuted the title track (which also features the vocals of Aimee Mann) as the first ‘proper’ track from the album. It is beautifully simple and melodic and tells a bittersweet tale of goodbye. Download Ivan & Alyosha … Continue reading MM Shorts 181: Another From Ivan & Alyosha
Hello! Swum out of hiding for a brief frisson on a Friday. This week saw Big Sair and I take to the open road once more and try and find our way to old London Town. And so we began by chanting the gospel according to Big Sair: what’s said in the car, stays in the car. I like that. Off we shot, with Doris … Continue reading Mrs Mackerel’s TFI Friday (22nd June)
Nashville alt-rockers Fires’ latest self-released EP, Echo Sounds, is now available. Brothers Danny and Ryan Nicoletto formed Fires in 2010. That year, they released the EP Angels in the Dark, and after playing live, a raw, aggressive rock sound emerged. When recording Echo Sounds, the band wanted to deliver this newly developed sound and the title reflects an underlying, almost creepy, feel that Fires set out … Continue reading New EP From Fires
Insound have got yet another excellent, free digital mixtape up and available for all their loyal newsletter subscribers. The sampler is full of new tracks from Ale Mania, Black Forest Fire, Broken Water, Caveman, Dead Mellotron, Fawn, Heavy Blanket, Pure Bathing Culture, Redgrave, Trouble Books and more. As usual a couple of our favourites from it below – both brilliant tracks from 2econd Class Citizen and Wymond … Continue reading MM Shorts 180: Free Insound Mixtape
Ivan & Alyosha are the latest to offer a free sample of their wares via NoiseTrade. Their EP is called The Cabin Sessions and features four demos of tracks that will appear on their forthcoming debut album All The Times We Had. It is a good opportunity to get a flavour of the new record after all the buzz that their excellent Fathers Be Kind … Continue reading Free Ivan & Alyosha EP
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