Fine music videos to enjoy from Waxahatchee, Grape Soda, Juan Wauters of The Beets, and Gauntlet Hair who unveil the seedier side of life with their video for Human Nature. . Download Grape Soda – Obvious Signs mp3 (from Form A Sign) [Click through for free download] . . Continue reading Videos of the Day: Waxahatchee || Grape Soda || Juan Wauters || Gauntlet Hair
Here is a second taste from Lightning Dust’s forthcoming album, Loaded Gun ups the tempo somewhat both in the heavier, muscular percussion and the use of synths…it seems as though Fantasy out later this month on Jagjaguwar will be quite a change in direction… “Official” audio is below – have a listen. . Continue reading More From Lightning Dust
King Eider’s debut single Drink Me Dry is a winding evocative late night bar lament to love lost, tumbling through haunting three part harmonies, acoustic motifs, bass and shuffling drums, through to a wonderful Neil Young-esque harmonica solo. It is out next week – listen to it here. Continue reading Introducing >>> King Eider
We first featured the country-surf sounds of London’s Men’s Adventures back in February and now we have a new track from the duo that is taken from their debut four song EP Solitary Trip (out June 24th on Dirty Bingo Records). B.B Vulture gallops along on the back of a hypnotically groovy country-twang that would have the mighty Johnny Cash tapping his toe in approval. This … Continue reading More From Men’s Adventures
New six-piece, Lola Colt are an intriguing proposition – a fusion of influences that are as visual as they are aural – from the spaghetti westerns from where they take their name, vintage films and unusual Asian stage instruments picked up on their travels through to the Velvet Underground, shoegaze and even a splash of Morricone styled Americana. Debut single I Get High If You … Continue reading Introducing >>> Lola Colt
The Big Sun hail from just up the road from us in Oxford, and while we always like to support our local music scene (which to be fair is pretty damn good), sometimes quality control can be an issue… Thankfully it is certainly not the case here as their new single, the intriguingly titled Pants! is as quirky and as engaging a slice of sweet indie … Continue reading Introducing >>>The Big Sun
Work Drugs are back with a first taste from their forthcoming album Mavericks. West Coast Slide is another example of their smoothly confident, upbeat indie pop that hums and fizzes with energy and an ultra catchy chorus. Download it below. Continue reading MM Shorts 386: New Track From Work Drugs
Believe it or not, Mad Mackerel has been around for more than five years now. During that time we’ve posted more than 4,000 times, and offered more than 5,000 songs for your listening pleasure. And more than three quarters of a million people have paid MM a visit during our lifetime on Google’s (godawful) blogspot and since April 2010 on WordPress. We asked some of … Continue reading Mad Mackerel The Last Five Years – Polly Pocket Picks Her Favourites
With a name like No Desert Blues you would be forgiven for thinking that the band would hail from the wide open landscapes of Texas, or could be found playing some run down roadshack in the depths of the midwest somewhere. Wrong – they hail from leafy, rural Hampshire in dear old Blighty, but it doesn’t make the impact of the chiming, robust Americana of … Continue reading Introducing >>> No Desert Blues
Start the week with some excellent music videos from Cayucas, San Cisco (covering Daft Punk), Generationals, and King Khan & The Shrines. . . . Continue reading Videos of the Day: Cayucas || San Cisco || Generationals || King Khan & The Shrines
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