A new project from former Twees frontman Jason Abrishami, Lazyeyes hail from Brooklyn and describe their music as ‘surfgaze’ – the first fruits of their labours are now available to the wider world as they have posted a couple of tasty demos up online. Grab Weight below or click here to visit their Bandcamp page and get both tracks. a Continue reading MM Shorts 221: Lazyeyes
Janice Graham Band, four Machester lads who grew up on Europe’s largest council estate – Wythenshaw – release a brand new single Assassiner through Acid Jazz Records on Monday. It melds an indie rock aesthetic with twitchy soul and funk overtones to create a powerful and feisty brew. Have a listen. a Continue reading MM Shorts 220: Janice Graham Band
The e-mail simply said, “Zulus are a Brooklyn-based reverb drenched post-garage band“. We checked – they were right. After seven years of collaborating in post-hardcore bands on both coasts, Daniel Martens and Aleksander Prechtl formed Zulus as an outlet for their more accessible songs – a bit “poppier” they may be, but they still possess plenty of bite. Here are a couple of tracks from … Continue reading Introducing >>> Zulus
It has taken us a while to get round to listening to The Wild, the new EP from Boston’s ABADABAD. It took us a lot less time to become seduced by their sweetly chiming charms. Striking a balance somewhere between (the good bits) of Vampire Weekend, Ariel Pink’s lo-fi haze, and The Beach Boys irrevocable harmonies, the EP is in turns, hypnotic, pensive and infectious. … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends…ABADABAD
We’re still catching up on a huge backlog of e-mails and submissions since our excursion in search of the sun. Here then is a quick round-up of some notable and noteworthy releases. We have skate-punks Fidlar and their latest homage to the joys of alcohol with the two and a half minutes of Cheap Beer and we have Brooklyn’s latest buzz band (justified for once), … Continue reading Saturday Means Six of the Best
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Well she doesn’t dribble anymore, but perhaps that will start again with the advancement of teenage years after one shandy too many – who knows?! Daughter sprat swam to big school this week with a song in her heart (one from King Charles, actually) and a spring in her step, in her hugely positive and wholly optimistic way. I miss her already. Little Sprat and … Continue reading Mrs Mackerel’s TFI Friday (7th September)
Hot on the heels of the recent Fleetwood Mac tribute album, Marissa Nadler has posted up a free cover of her own, a version of FM’s Save Me A Place. It may well be the best of all the recent offerings. This in turn comes quickly after her version of Townes Van Zandt’s The Rake, another beauty. Download both for free. a a Continue reading Marissa Nadler Covers Fleetwood Mac & Townes Van Zandt
