The Violet Lights – New Year’s Song
Seemed most appropriate for today…this is New Year’s Song, the holiday single from indie rockers The Violet Lights. Continue reading The Violet Lights – New Year’s Song
Month: December 2013
R.I.P. Benjamin Curtis
Very sad indeed to hear the news about Benjamin Curtis. We were big fans of Secret Machines and School of Seven Bells. . . . Download Secret Machines – 1,000 Seconds mp3 (from Ten Silver Drops) Continue reading R.I.P. Benjamin Curtis
Blessed Feathers – Order Of The Arrow
The very wonderful Blessed Feathers have made their new album Order Of The Arrow available for free download from their Bandcamp page here. We have previously posted two excellent tracks from the album, Ahbinreedis and Real Song For Emily (which made it into our favourite 100 tracks of the year) and so we can safely say that you won’t find a better end-of-year offer than … Continue reading Blessed Feathers – Order Of The Arrow
MM Shorts 495: New Madrid
Combining reverb-drenched vocal harmonies, soaring underwater noise, floating melodies and meandering guitars with a pulsing groove, Athens, GA-based foursome New Madrid’s sophomore LP, Sunswimmer, will be released February 25 on Normaltown Records. Check out the album’s lead track Manners, a driving dose of buzzsaw guitars, hollowed vocals, and pummelling drums. Continue reading MM Shorts 495: New Madrid
New Album From Reverend Horton Heat
Over the course of ten studio albums Reverend Horton Heat has consistently delivered a blend of straight up rock’n’roll, fizzing country punk, and crazed rockabilly – all underpinned by huge handfuls of swaggering black humour. Thankfully, as Spooky Boots the first taste of his eleventh album Rev, testifies, the band haven’t messed with a winning formula. The song itself tells of a friend’s hopeless search … Continue reading New Album From Reverend Horton Heat
Introducing >>> Gorgeous Bully
Gorgeous Bully (the moniker of musician Thomas Crang) crafts self aware, self inflicted ditties celebrating misery, loneliness and self-loathing, and all perfectly molded into three minute grungey pop songs that celebrate the freedom of not doing what is expected of you. His latest release, this time with a full band, is a four track EP called Nobody Hates You As Much As You Hate Yourself and … Continue reading Introducing >>> Gorgeous Bully
Mad Mackerel Recommends… Bird To Beast
Armed with infectious songs full of love and wonder, Bird To Beast are a psych-folk duo spinning magic from the sounds of yesteryear. Their sweet melodies and soaring harmonies tip a hat to the greats like The Beach Boys, Kate Bush and The Beatles as well as contemporary singer-songwriters like Rufus Wainwright and James Mercer. The band’s second single, a double A-side release of Elephant and … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends… Bird To Beast
More From The Shallow End Divers
Back at the beginning of the year we posted some tunes from the Shallow End Divers, and they have more recently released a six track EP titled Melting Skies. It is another intriguing blend of rock ‘n’roll melding psychedelia, garage, soul, and blues to mighty good effect, and you can pick it up for a pay-what-you-want deal from Bandcamp here. . . Continue reading More From The Shallow End Divers
Introducing >>> Rabbit Holes
A perfect companion post to our earlier offering from Porno Mags, we have for you Rabbit Holes – a three-piece loud punk band from Minneapolis, MN. Equally dark and catchy, Rabbit Holes songs fit into the same musical corner of your record collection as The Marked Men, Radio Birdman and Wipers, just to name a few. They released their debut 7″ record, It’s Not Alright backed … Continue reading Introducing >>> Rabbit Holes
MM Shorts 494: Porno Mags
Chicago’s excellently named Porno Mags deliver exactly the kind of sound you’d expect from a band with such a moniker. This is no-holds-barred, take-no-prisoners garage rock / proto-punk of a most pleasing kind. Single Get On Top backed with Early Bird is a free download from Bandcamp here. . Continue reading MM Shorts 494: Porno Mags
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