Month: February 2013

Americana, Country, Music, Rock

Introducing >>> Andrew Leahey & The Homestead

Andrew Leahey & The Homestead’s Summer Sleeves is the sound of the modern South: its cities, its open spaces, and everywhere in between. The Nashville-based Leahey recorded the songs with the Homestead, a group of childhood friends and Virginia-based musicians who added organ, harmonized guitar riffs, pedal steel, and three-part harmonies to the mix. Last year Leahey spent most of the year on the road, driving … Continue reading Introducing >>> Andrew Leahey & The Homestead

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Alternative, Electronic, Indie, Music, Pop, Rock

Black Pus To Release All My Relations

Brian Chippendale aka Black Pus is a new name to us, but one we like. The same goes for the music – slightly deranged, often furious – it is a cacophony of drums, loops and repeating phrases and rhythms, but with a pop heart. There is a new album, All My Relations, due next month on the wilfully maverick label Thrill Jockey (pre-order here) as … Continue reading Black Pus To Release All My Relations

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Alternative, Americana, Country, Folk, Indie, Music, Pop, Punk, Rock

MM’s Anti-Valentine’s Day Mix

You know the score. MM is a blog that (musically) tends to favour the seedier side of life – murder ballads, heartbreak, despair, stories of the downtrodden, the down-on-their-luck, and the downhearted – you know the kind of things we mean. Ours is a world of lonely beer and whiskey chasers nursed in the back booths of dead-end bars, of crack-whores turning tricks in trailers … Continue reading MM’s Anti-Valentine’s Day Mix

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Alternative, Ambient, Electronic, Folk, Indie, Music

New from WALL

WALL grabbed our ears last year with a couple of rather special releases – muted, downtempo, eerie soundscapes behind soft, but utterly compelling vocals. It was hazy, dreamlike stuff that managed through its sparseness and fractured electronics to be refreshingly different from the crowds of artists co-habiting the ethereal, folky landscape. Big Picnic Records has signed WALL to their roster, and will release a new … Continue reading New from WALL

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Alternative, Americana, Folk, Garage, Indie, Music, Pop, Psychedelic, Punk, Rock

Videos of the Day: Willy Mason || Lowlakes || Sherpa || Boytoy

Any excuse to showcase another tune from Willy Mason’s brilliant new album, this is the video for Pickup Truck. We also have Lowlakes gorgeously haunting video for Song for Motion and the psychedelic power-pop shenanigans of Sherpa’s video for their excellent new single, I’m Happy Just To Lie. Finally, watch the dual-guitar (no bass!) and drums setup of Boytoy, they’re blasting out catchy, fuzzy punky songs … Continue reading Videos of the Day: Willy Mason || Lowlakes || Sherpa || Boytoy

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Alternative, Folk, Indie, Music, Pop, Rock

MM Shorts 312: Highasakite

Highasakite have announced their In and out of weeks EP, their first international release on Propeller Recordings Highasakite make indie pop with a twist – a sparkling cocktail combining 60s American Rock, Norwegian folk, jazzy drumming, organic synthesizers and zither into a bright, buoyant sound. Have a listen to Son of a Bitch. Continue reading MM Shorts 312: Highasakite

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Alternative, Indie, Music, Pop, Punk, Rock

(Yet Another) Insound Free Mix

Those Insound free mixes just keep on coming. Their latest vinyl mixtape has tracks from Cheatahs, Cy Dune, Fear of Men, Fonda, Guards, Hey Ocean, Low Culture, Popstrangers, and UUVVWWZ. As usual, a couple of our choices below or just download the whole thing for free by clicking here. Requires a tweet, Facebook Like or e-mail address from you and will only be up for a few more … Continue reading (Yet Another) Insound Free Mix

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Alternative, Americana, Folk, Indie, Music, Psychedelic, Rock

Mad Mackerel Recommends… Cy Dune

The Cy Dune story starts with a songbook. This particular book had a 100 songs written in 20th century American visionary long hand. A book written over five years after leaving home and traveling the world in what some might call the contemporary music scene of the early 21st century, recording and performing with his band Akron/Family and collaborating with Rhys Chatham, Michael Gira, William … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends… Cy Dune

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