White Hinterland’s new album Baby is out on the 1st April, via Dead Oceans. Here is the distorted, cut-up title track, pretty much as fractured and experimental as indie-pop can get whilst still keeping a bass line going! . Continue reading MM Shorts 529: White Hinterland
Having got back from discovering some of the many delights of Denmark, there were a few songs to catch up on and share. So starting the week with a round-up of ten fine tunes seemed the right way to go… We have just discovered the excellent Cornish sisters Hockeysmith, offering an alluring mix of woozy noise-pop, claustrophobic psychedelic and even a hint of menacing, pulsating disco. Put … Continue reading Mad Mackerel’s Monday Round Up
Soft Metals have released a video for their moody, sensual track No Turning Back. . . Continue reading Video: Soft Metals – No Turning Back
We have to confess to being completely caught from left-field by this track from Sydney two-piece Twin Caverns. After all this is not usually a blog for electronica, soul, or trip-hop (whatever that actually is), yet apparently this is what this is according to those much more qualified than us… Around 99% of the time this type of stuff completely passes us by, but this track, … Continue reading Introducing >>> Twin Caverns
Public Service Broadcasting are great. Last year’s Inform- Educate – Entertain album was a real treat, and made it into our Albums of the Year selection. Now to mark their upcoming North American tour, and as many parts of the US remain frozen and blizzard-hit, they have released a new, snow-packed video for their UK single Everest. . . Continue reading Public Service Broadcasting – New Everest Video
Fear of Men will release their debut album Loom on April 21st. First listen comes in the shape of the opening two tracks Alta and Waterfall – melodic, dreamy indie pop underpinned by scalpel sharp lyrics wreaking melancholy, self-doubt and listless subversion. A perfect counterbalance of pristine pop and warped disconnection. Pre-order here. Continue reading MM Shorts 515: Fear Of Men Debut Album
A few very choice tunes have come our way recently and which for one reason or another we’ve been slow to post them. So here is a quick and dirty round up of some of them! First up the very welcome return of the wonderful Pink Mountaintops and the first taste from their forthcoming album Get Back. We also have the brilliant Bass Drum Of … Continue reading Round Up Time
We have a cracking video with spinning alien heads and genies from Menace Beach for their excellent Fortune Teller track, and with an astral backdrop of the Mojave desert from Jagwar Ma. We have Karl Smith’s woozy Americana given an excellent animation for Slow Short Story, and the Perch Creek Family Jugband get out their tractors and cross dressing gear for Party On The Farm. . … Continue reading Videos of the Day: Jagwar Ma || Menace Beach || Karl Smith || The Perch Creek Family Jugband
Milagres have shared a new song from Violent Light, their new album due out on Memphis Industries on 24th February. It comes hot on the heels of the sprawling and theatrical prog-indie of Letterbomb. Jeweled Cave is a psych-pop gem, and features lead vocalist Kyle Wilson’s recollections of a childhood romance with a male friend: “it wasn’t a sexual relationship, but I don’t think you could describe … Continue reading Milagres – Violent Light
HeadShy have released a debut triple-EP, La Belle Epoque that consists of The Head Chord, which has an acoustic quality, The Heart Chord, which has a trip hop quality, and The Base Chord, which is simply bigger and more complex. Confused? Don’t be, just immerse yourself into the airy, space-rock drift, aural psychedelia and ambient dream-pop stylings that make up this intriguing release. Buy here. . . Continue reading Introducing >>> HeadShy
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