A few years ago John Solomon walked away from music. After a long struggle with addiction and a brief stint in jail he broke up his critically acclaimed band Friends Like These and moved to a small town in Wisconsin. And supposedly that was that. Even though Solomon left music, music never left him. After a long hiatus, he called some friends to come to … Continue reading MM’s 5:1 Interview No 3: Communist Daughter
Turn Off Your Television is a three man band from Sweden who claim influences from the 60s, 70s and the 90s (not sure what happened to the 80s). Inspired by the likes of Sparklehorse, Grand Archives, Luna and Belle and Sebastian, they have a new album Humble Waves out on a pay-as-much-as-you-want deal via their Bandcamp here. Grab yourself a taste in the form of … Continue reading Introducing >>> Turn Off Your Television
We are much later posting about this then we ever intended – in fact Ashland based indie folk band Kites & Crows new album, More For The Mender, came out on September 28th. Taking inspiration from Shakespeare, specifically a production of Coriolanus, where the recently banished battle hero is hiding out “…under the canopy…in the city of kites and crows…“, the band expertly blends rootsy … Continue reading Kites & Crows Release More For The Mender
Kjartan Bue is a songwriter and folk musician living in Copenhagen, Denmark. His debut release, Man Riding Backwards, is out on the 25th of November 2012 as a Pay-What-You-Want deal (digital only). He has been compared to everything from an early Neil Young to a rough Townes Van Zandt, and it was after a couple of years of drifting he decided to move home to … Continue reading Introducing >>> Kjartan Bue
a a a a Download Sassparilla – Threadbare mp3 (from Magpie) Continue reading Videos of the Day: Best Coast || Chemical Smile || Eliza & The Bear || Sassparilla
We’re loving the pained apathy of this track, You Can’t Save ‘Em All from Big Harp’s forthcoming sophomore album Chain Letters, which is due early next year via Saddle Creek. For this record, the duo of Chris Senseney and Stefanie Drootin-Senseney is joined by their friend John Voris on drums. The album moves away from the rustic, pastoral sound of their debut White Hat, and … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends…Big Harp
Time for another trawl through the in-box and round our favourite music sites to bring you a whole host of goodies to enjoy. First up is a new free song from Bear Driver – layers of sound create a swooning dream pop song of chiming surfed up guitar lines, clattering drums, and melancholic synths. This newly built sound they have dubbed ‘patchwork-pop’! a Widowspeak have a … Continue reading Round Up Time Again
Nostalgia time – three of our favourite songs ever… a Download Okkervil River – Westfall mp3 (from Don’t Fall In Love With Everyone You See) a a Download Smog – I Break Horses mp3 (from Accumulation None) Continue reading Videos Of The Day: Okkervil River || Ween || Smog
The excellent Indian Wars will release their new album Songs From The North on Bachelor Records on the 20th November. We loved their previous release Walk Around The Park and also their excellent cover of North Carolina folk classic Tom Dula. So now you can grab yourselves a little album hors d’oeuvre in the shape of a ‘pay what you want’ download of Already Home via their … Continue reading MM Shorts 264: Indian Wars
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