Blitzen Trapper, one of our favourite and most enduring bands on MM, are set to release All Across This Land on October 2 via Lojinx in Europe and on Vagrant in the US. By incorporating a vast array of influences, they have released albums in the past that touch on a myriad of genres: indie, folk, rock, roots, alt country, psychedelia and pop, while maintaining a … Continue reading Blitzen Trapper Announce All Across This Land
We spent much of the weekend in the car driving hither and thither and listening to an advance copy of Rayland Baxter’s excellent new album Imaginary Man, which is out on ATO Records in the middle of next month. Treading a line somewhere between Bob Dylan, and the Shins, or maybe between Steve Earle and Beck, possibly our favourite track on the record (amongst many atmospheric … Continue reading Rayland Baxter – Young Man
Boom-chicka drums and bouncing country bass are interrupted by Beatles/Byrds inspired psychedelia in the first single Darkest Hour, from Cactus Flower’s (aka Jessica Lewis) forthcoming debut album Magic Hour. Lewis has been performing and touring for 10 years as a member and collaborator with a wide range of notable groups, including Brent Randall and His Pinecones, Hymm, Dark For Dark, and Wet Denim; now, with Magic Hour, … Continue reading Introducing >>> Cactus Flower
Following on from our post earlier today, here are the remaining songs from our selection of 15 new tunes from last week, worth some serious ear-time this weekend. 9. Jacuzzi Boys – Happy Damage 10. Wavves – Way Too Much 11. Adult Mom – Laying On My Floor 12. Little Wings – Live To Tell (Madonna cover) 13. Promised Land Sound – She Takes Me … Continue reading Fifteen Songs You Should Have Heard This Week (Part Two)
Despite it being the summer months, the quality and quantity of new releases coming our way shows no signs of slowing – quite the opposite in fact. Here then is part one of our round up of fifteen picks from the past seven days. 1. Mac DeMarco – I’ve Been Waiting For Her 2. Lowest Pair – Shortning Bread 3. Rayland Baxter – Mr. Rodriguez … Continue reading Fifteen Songs You Should Have Heard This Week (Part One)
Our introduction to Chris Staples came via Dark Side Of The Moon (not a cover of the Pink Floyd classic, but instead an interpretation of it). It was a standout track from his excellent album from last year, American Soft, which in turn has become a long established fave here at MM Towers. He has now followed this up with a brand new EP on Barsuk Records … Continue reading Chris Staples – Cheap Shades EP
A rolling, insistent tale of a dalliance gone wrong, Girls Light Fires, the new single from Australian band Davey Craddock & The Spectacles could’ve been written from the passenger seat of a getaway car as the protagonist tells his badly-burnt friend ‘I told you so’. With influences as diverse as The Sleepy Jackson, dashboard-warped Fleetwood Mac tapes and Tom Petty, this breezy, sun-soaked road song comes … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends… Davey Craddock & The Spectacles
You know the drill I’m sure. Here then are no less than 13 collected new tunes from the past week for a perfect weekend playlist… 1. Surfer Blood – Hey Ya (Outkast cover) 2. Childbirth – Nasty Grrls 3. Yuck – Hold Me Closer 4. Diet Cig – Sleep Talk 5. Public Service Broadcasting – The Other Side 6. Chelsea Wolfe – After The Fall … Continue reading Thirteen Songs You Should Have Heard This Week
Nashville supergroup, Lylas, featuring members of Lambchop, Stone Jack Jones, Coupler, Natural Child and The Features have shared a new song Sensual People that is on repeat here. Beat-driven, hypnotic Americana? Yes please… . Continue reading MM Shorts 738: Lylas
Thayer Sarrano grew up in a monastery and then the swamp in southern, coastal Georgia. Classically trained as a child, awakened by Grunge in the 90s, with chanting forever in her subconscious, she had always written instrumental compositions and poetry. With two previous releases to her name, debut album, the sparse and raw King was released in 2009 and follow up LP, Lift Your Eyes to … Continue reading Introducing >>> Thayer Sarrano
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