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Debut Single From Sea Stacks

London based, Sea Stacks, have self-released their debut single The High Tide today. They have deliberately turned the traditional indie-band setup on it’s head; removing all guitars and keyboards and replacing them with sweeping strings, lush woodwinds and brass to create their own brand of orchestral indie. The High Tide is an upbeat, yet melancholic song with uplifting, perfectly melodic choruses and bubbling layers of percussion. … Continue reading Debut Single From Sea Stacks

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Introducing >>> Owls Of The Swamp

Firstly, a great name. We have a strange fondness for bands with Owls in their title, and Owls Of The Swamp don’t disappoint on any level. In truth it is the atmospheric indie-folk project of Australian songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, Pete Uhlenbruch. Following the release of 2011’s much vaunted Go With River album, he has returned with a gorgeous new single, The Hypnotist which tells the … Continue reading Introducing >>> Owls Of The Swamp

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MM Shorts 346: John Denver Tribute

The compilation The Music Is You: A Tribute to John Denver sees an official release today and features artists including Sharon Van Etten, J Mascis, Evan Dando, Lucinda Williams, Josh Ritter, Emmylou Harris and many more reinterpreting some of the pop icon’s classic tunes. Listen to a few choice selections from it below and order it via iTunes (USA) here. Continue reading MM Shorts 346: John Denver Tribute

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Mad Mackerel’s Best Of The Month: March 2013

Here are the very best of our downloads from March’s posts together with a few new tunes for your listening pleasure. So close to 30 tracks in all – a perfect playlist to kick off April. Quite Parade – Edge of the Ocean A perfectly judged slice of Canadian indie rock, it is an anthem about a dying town that seems hopeless but is still … Continue reading Mad Mackerel’s Best Of The Month: March 2013

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Jason Molina Tribute Album – Weary Engine Blues

This has been up on many blogs already, but we figured one more re-post wouldn’t hurt. The following is reproduced from Graveface Records Soundcloud page and is about the Jason Molina Tribute Album to raise funds for his family. From William Schaff: “Back in January of this year, I received a message from a friend of Jason’s, Tara Samaha. Like so many of us were, … Continue reading Jason Molina Tribute Album – Weary Engine Blues

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More Rounding Up To Be Done

We’re still rounding up all those new releases, new tunes, good tunes, and more to keep your day as varied and joyous as ours…Ha! And so we have another ‘cop-out” post prompted by another fearsome backlog, which has once again kickstarted our anxiety over (a) failing to keep up, and (b) failing to give the appropriate time and text that these releases deserve and (c) … Continue reading More Rounding Up To Be Done

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Videos of the Day: Little Sur || Wolf People || Valleys || Kaki King

Little Sur have given us their video for Patterns In Canvas, which consists of over a year’s worth of footage collected of the band. We also have Wolf People’s video for All Returns, shot in performance mode from their rehearsal space and Valleys’ Tillie Perks’ haunted travels through a city at night for Undream a Year. Lastly, watch Kaki King’s beautifully shot video in black and … Continue reading Videos of the Day: Little Sur || Wolf People || Valleys || Kaki King

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MM Shorts 338: Wickerbird

Wickerbird (self-described as a “small, small folk project“) started out in the wilds of Washington State. His debut record, The Crow Mother, was wrought in seclusion and his latest, the five track EP, The Westering, serves as a spiritual addendum to its predecessor, a quiet post-script, long lost and forgotten in the frost. With ambient washes and echoes of dream pop, this record is the dying sun, … Continue reading MM Shorts 338: Wickerbird

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MM’s 5:1 Interview No 10: Langhorne Slim

The recent UK release of Langhorne Slim & The Law’s excellent album The Way We Move has belatedly, but firmly, put them on the MM radar and sent us scurrying off to discover his back catalogue. Honky tonk, blues, folk, country and raw acoustic beauty all make an appearance and demonstrate that we have a band that are not only masters of all trades, but one … Continue reading MM’s 5:1 Interview No 10: Langhorne Slim

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