Marika Hackman has announced her new single, Animal Fear, together with the rather unusual art aspect to her debut album – We Slept At Last. Both will be released on the 16th February. Working with photographer Glen Erler, she has created a series of poetic and powerful images that will form the art booklet released with both the CD and vinyl editions of her album and which … Continue reading New Single From Marika Hackman
Sun Hotel have shared their new single, the marvellously titled, After Peggy Tells Her Parents They Never Had Any Trouble in Their Relationship, which is also their first for four years. It is a rollicking, raucous indie rock song with fuzz pop influences and triumphantly shaky melodies. It comes from forthcoming long player Rational Expectations (due on the 3rd February). Give it a spin… . Continue reading Sun Hotel Share First Single In Four Years
North Carolina’s River Whyless forthcoming self-titled, five track EP is their first release since their 2012 debut album. Maple Sap is as sweet a sounding song as you could hope to hear, with obvious reference points to traditional British folk, there are also nods to more contemporary bands – a beguiling mix of Sandy Denny, Fairport Convention and the Decemberists perhaps? See what you think… . Continue reading MM Shorts 648: River Whyless
We are hugely looking forward to Joe Pug’s new record Windfall and have already shared the brilliant album closer If Still It Can’t Be Found. Now we have another, equally good, track for you to stream. This is Stay And Dance. Have a listen. . Continue reading More From Joe Pug – Stay And Dance
It has been a couple of years nearly since we featured the softly crafted folk of Small Houses, aka Philadelphia based singer-songwriter Jeremy Quentin. This track, Seventeen In Roselore comes from his upcoming album Still Talk; Second City, it is a bare, wistful song, steeped in poignant nostalgia, lyrically brilliant, and which also features vocals by Samantha Crain. It is well worth a few minutes in the headphones. . Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends… Small Houses
Here is the acoustic led Mr Face, a new song from psych-garage rocker extraordinaire Ty Segall, and the title track from a new four track EP of the same name. It is available via Famous Class Records on Bandcamp. . Continue reading New From Ty Segall
NY-based garage-psych rockers Sun Voyager are celebrating the release of their split EP with King Pizza labelmates Greasy Hearts, Grease Voyage, by offering fuzzy lo-fi single God Is Dead up as a free download. Grab it below. . Continue reading Sun Voyager Offer Free Download Of Single God Is Dead
Have a listen to Denver trio Shady Elders’ new single The Night Air, combining elements of dark-wave, dream pop, doo-wop and shoegaze, all on top of vocalist Fox Rodemich’s inimitable, singular voice. Buy the EP from Bandcamp here. . Continue reading MM Shorts 647: Shady Elders
To whet your appetite for their forthcoming self-titled album Viet Cong have shared their second single Silhouettes – 4 minutes and 12 seconds of ferocious indie rock. Have a listen and also if you’ve not heard it yet, check out previous single Continental Shelf. The album is out on January 19th via Jagjaguwar. . . . Continue reading Viet Cong – Silhouettes
The marvellous Two Gallants return with their fifth studio album, We Are Undone, out on February 2nd via ATO Records. They will also be playing five live dates in the UK next month too. Have a listen to the excellent title track… . UK Dates: Friday 20 February – MANCHESTER – Gorilla Saturday 21 February – GLASGOW – Stereo Monday 23 February – LEEDS – … Continue reading New Album From Two Gallants
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