Chicago based punk duo Tinkerbelles new EP is a collection of post-punk inspired trash-pop in the vein of Japanther and No Age with a dash of Wire style spikiness. Order from Bandcamp here. . . Continue reading MM Shorts 627: Tinkerbelles
With Are We There, Sharon Van Etten released an exceptional album this year, with a highlight (amongst many) being the dramatic Your Love Is Killing Me – a confessional that documents with unflinching honesty and intensity the final crumbling and disintegration of a relationship. Already recognised as one of 2014’s most powerful songs we now have the long-awaited video directed by Sean Durkin (Martha Marcy May … Continue reading New Video: Sharon Van Etten – Your Love Is Killing Me
Aussie duo My Old Dutch is an explosive two-piece lo-fi rock’n’roll outfit from Melbourne, bashing out 50s inspired tales of love lost, found and stolen. First single Howlin’ Marilyn is a crankin’ two and a half minute ditty. Driven by a fuzzed-up, rocking riff soaked in magneto feedback, glued together with a thumping beat and some old school jukebox vocals. It tells the story of lust’n’love … Continue reading Introducing >>> My Old Dutch
We Are Country Mice, later just Country Mice were well established MM faves and their demise was a sad day for us here. However better news is at hand as Curtin is a new band comprised of former Country Mice frontman Jason Rueger and drummer/multi-instrumentalist Austin Nelson. Their newly released album is titled One For The Doghearted, and is nine hazy tracks that create a slow-burning and hypnotic soundscape, … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends… Curtin
A bunch of new(ish) videos to finish off the day for you. From Girlpool’s stripped back punk to Archie Bronson Outfit’s technicolour psych-rock by way of singer-songwriter Liam Finn’s plethora of celebrity impersonators for his track Helena Bonham Carter, Martha’s impassioned pop-punk, and the 60s garage inspired sound of The Electric Mess. . . . . . . Continue reading Video Round Up
Here is another track from Kyle Adem’s excellent recent EP Beautiful Dreamer. I Go On is dramatic; a haunting, satirical autobiography of loss and the person one becomes in solitude sung with convincing desperation. . Continue reading MM Shorts 626: Kyle Adem
Shoegazer country act Hearts of Oak released their third album New England (via Deer Lodge Records) earlier this year. We meant to post about it then, but for some reason it never happened and it is a shame as it really is an album that deserves to be heard. Fronted by singer-songwriter Nate Wallace, Hearts of Oak has been referred to as “a singer-songwriter with a druggy, … Continue reading Hearts of Oak – New England
1. Justin Townes Earle – Dreams (Fleetwood Mac cover) 2. Grouper – Holding 3. Andrew Bird & Nora O’Connor – I’ll Trade You Money For Wine (Robbie Fulks cover) 4. Chumped – Name That Thing 5. John Moore – Smoking On The Cancer Ward . . [Click through for free download] . . . . Continue reading Five Songs You Should Have Heard This Week
NME have described Brighton four-piece Morning Smoke as a mix of early Strokes whilst also recalling the claustrophobic clatter and angst of Eagulls, and elsewhere comparisons to Sonic Youth and Joy Division are never far away. Their new single is called Hunger…see what you think. . Continue reading MM Shorts 625: Morning Smoke
Gathering comparisons from 80s New Wave to dreamy psychedelic pop, Mini Mansions’ forthcoming new album, The Great Pretenders, is due in early 2015. The fast-paced first single, Death Is A Girl plays out with a sense of urgency, daring you to stand still, while the reverse sees the band take on a cover of Sherlock Holmes originally by Sparks. Have a listen to both below. You … Continue reading Introducing >>> Mini Mansions
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