Month: August 2012

Alternative, Ambient, Electronic, Indie, Music, Rock

MM Shorts 211: New LP From The Dandelion War

The Dandelion War put reverb on everything. The indie rock quintet from Oakland, California formed in 2008 after connecting through Craigslist. With band members from diverse backgrounds and nationalities, the group’s sound is influenced by musical styles including ambient, shoegaze, post-rock, and electronic. New album We Were Always Loyal to Lost Causes will be released on 12th September, on Deep Elm Records. Grab yourself the seven … Continue reading MM Shorts 211: New LP From The Dandelion War

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Americana, Folk, Indie, Music, Rock

New Single From Grass House

We have long been admirers of Grass House on MM, ever since they announced themselves early in 2010, with the wonderful Plough More Sky EP (containing brilliant lead track A Cockroach, still a regular on MM playlists to this day) and then followed it up with a consistent series of top-notch singles and EPs. To our mind, they have not received anything like the acclaim or … Continue reading New Single From Grass House

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Americana, Country, Folk, Music

New Album From The Lost Brothers

We first posted about The Lost Brothers in December last year with the release of album So Long John Fante. Recorded in just 5 days, their new album The Passing of the Night (Lojinx Records, out on 1st October) is still the sound of The Lost Brothers doing exactly what they do best – making timeless music that demands you stop in your tracks and listen. … Continue reading New Album From The Lost Brothers

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Alternative, Indie, Music, Psychedelic, Rock

Spook Houses Release Trying

Spook Houses’ aptly titled debut, Trying LP (released last week) is a nine track offering of brash influenced slacker anthems, and is an opus to suburban restlessness, 90s basement rock and rambunctious punk roots. We’ve already posted the excellent taster track American and now the band have made available another thrashing angst-ridden single, Bad Sound for your listening pleasure. The quartet infuse their scuzzy charred … Continue reading Spook Houses Release Trying

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Alternative, Blues, Folk, Indie, Music, Punk

MM Shorts 210: Hello Echo

LA-based trio Hello Echo has announced a West Coast tour in support of their new Coffee Cups EP, a quick mix of alternative, punk, surf, blues and folk (out Tuesday 11th September). Have a listen to the first single from the EP, Country. a Tour Dates 8/18 – Visalia CA – Cellar Door 8/23 – Pismo Beach CA – Cliffs Resort 8/24 – San Diego … Continue reading MM Shorts 210: Hello Echo

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Americana, Folk, Indie, Music, Rock

Mad Mackerel Recommends…To Kill A King

To Kill A King have made their Word Of Mouth EP available for free download via their Bandcamp page. They played to great reviews at the Wilderness Festival and we were sorry to have missed them – as a result we went back to the EP and gave their blend of folk and orchestral pop another listen and we’re glad we did. Watch the video … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends…To Kill A King

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