So many tunes to share – time for another Round Up just in time for the weekend. All pre-screened for your guaranteed listening pleasure. So away we go… Easing us in gently is some ethereal folk from Owls of the Swamp and the gentle Shapeshifter is a perfect introduction to forthcoming album Atlas. . At the other end of the noise spectrum we have aggressive … Continue reading Friday Round Up
It was perhaps inevitable that with a surname like that, Texas troubadour Collin Herring would receive some love from Mad Mackerel. But putting trivialities aside, what we have to share with you is Herring’s first studio effort in nearly five years called Some Knives, and due for release on May 13th. Over the course of eleven moving tracks, the record is an emotional ride. It is … Continue reading Collin Herring To Release Some Knives
The Crooked Brothers will always have a special place in the MM shoal with their track of resigned down-on-their-luck tale failure Working For The Government. It has become one of those perennial family sing-a-long favourites that soundtrack holidays and long car journeys in a way that is destined to make it one of those fondly shared family memories in years to come. So we are excited to discover the … Continue reading New Crooked Brothers EP
At last we have a first taste from the Felice Brothers forthcoming record Favorite Waitress. Appropriately enough it is called Cherry Licorice. It is a classic ragged, uptempo rocker that is sure to become a guaranteed live sing-a-long as couplets like “all the lady and gents, are covered in excrement”, and “the teacher slit my wrists, for every class I missed” are destined for a roaring … Continue reading At Last…New From The Felice Brothers… MM Rejoices
We were desperately, desperately sad to hear that Brown Bird’s David Lamb finally lost his year long battle with leukaemia this weekend. There is a lovely and eloquent statement on the band’s website from his partner MorganEve, and we can only add our own condolences for her loss – it is truly a tragic turn of events. For anyone who has stayed with MM for … Continue reading RIP David Lamb
Here are a couple of tracks from Those Mockingbirds who are a rock band consisting of all kinds of sounds like drums, guitars, more guitars, keyboards and violin. At times dirty and heavy, or ambient and unresolved. A Ballad From Hell is about Ouija boards being used to talk to dead prostitutes while Destroy My Love ploughs a rockier, more anthemic furrow… Have a listen. . … Continue reading Those Mockingbirds – A Ballad From Hell
Kick back and enjoy some excellent videos from Miraculous Mule, Shivery Shakes, Keys and Bear Hands. . . . . . Continue reading Videos of the Day: Miraculous Mule || Shivery Shakes || Keys || Bear Hands
Graham Weber is a singer-songwriter who hails from Texas by way of Ohio. We’re thoroughly enjoying his new album Faded Photos, which captures the landscapes of both territories, sunburned and frozen simultaneously. Check out YNRN and Boston below. . . Continue reading MM Shorts 545: Graham Weber
An absolute plethora of cracking new music videos for you today from the brilliant Sharon Van Etten, the welcome return of the rumbling Archie Bronson Outfit, the desert-burnt junkyard indie of The Ukiah Drag, the super trippy Sleepy Sun, and a satirical sex-education video from Bleech. . . . . . . Continue reading Videos of the Day: Sharon Van Etten || Archie Bronson Outfit || The Ukiah Drag || Bleech || Sleepy Sun
With influences as diverse as Wilco, Heartless Bastards, and Sparklehorse, Silverbird’s music fearlessly treads through an emotional landscape that, combined with infectious melodies and swirling, intricate rhythms, provides an absolutely enchanting first listen. Have a listen to Hollow Heart that comes from soon to be released debut long player Surface Life, out on the 27th May. . Continue reading MM Shorts 542: Silverbird
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