New Critical Heights signings Honeyslide are set to release the follow up to their sold-out debut cassette the Honeyslide EP with a double A side 10″ featuring two lead tracks Drippin and Deep Architecture, plus two further tracks, Untitled #240 and Sugar Routine (which we posted back in January). Swathed in reverb, bathed in noise and drowned in dreamy vocals, Honeyslide blend the experimental with the … Continue reading MM Shorts 385: Honeyslide
Here is our round-up of our favourite downloads from May’s posts together with a few newbies that, together, make a mix of twenty tracks that is as eclectic as it is perfect! Enjoy. High Coast – Talvatis Sweetly picked Americana. . Landmarks – Cuscutta Lovely, unhurried, slice of woozy, psych-pop in the grand traditions of Spiritualized or Mercury Rev. . Black Manila – Père Lachaise Addictive blend of classic … Continue reading Mad Mackerel’s Best Of The Month: May 2013
Here is another track from Tallahassee’s album of lush Americana Old Ways. I Try is slightly spooky, and guitars chime in this ode to learning everything the hard way. Stay tuned for the last third, where syncopated percussion and wicked guitar give way to a flangey freak-out. Continue reading MM Shorts 384: More From Tallahassee
The Felice Brothers & Willy Mason | Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London | 30 May 2013 Afterwards, as I drove the motorway miles home from the capital, the Twitter feeds awash with “best gig ever” messages, I was thinking that, in many ways, The Felice Brothers remind me of The Clash. Ian and Jimmy Felice, a rustic Strummer and Jones feeding from each other and the … Continue reading Live Review: The Felice Brothers Deliver The Greatest Show On Earth
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