Having just heard this on Radio 6, we checked back through our in-box and found we’d been told about Public Service Broadcasting (aka J. Willgoose, Esq. and his drumming companion, Wrigglesworth) way back in February. Of course, in typical fashion and in complete dereliction of our duty, we’d contrived to miss just how damn good this track is – so another post filed under “better late than … Continue reading MM Recommeds…Public Service Broadcasting
Watch videos for Horse Thief’s brilliant track I Am The Bear, a stunning intimate acoustic perfomance from SXSW by Iron & Wine, a gorgeous Phantoms & Friends from Old Man Canyon (free EP download from Bandcamp here), and to finish the jittery, unsettling Want by The Soft Moon gets a video to match… . . . Continue reading Videos of the Day: Horse Thief || Iron & Wine || Old Man Canyon || The Soft Moon
Start your weekend with videos from MM fave Turner Cody, then move on to the fuzzed out psych-garage of Halfrican and Lightouts, and finish up with the sonic soundscapes of Tape Deck Mountain. . . . Continue reading Videos of the Day: Turner Cody || Halfrican || Lightouts || Tape Deck Mountain
Anyone who read our review of our last visit to the End of the Road Festival in 2011 will have seen how much we were taken with Lightning Dust who opened proceedings on the Sunday and were one of the very best things we saw (amongst a whole line-up of very best things). This is the official audio video (always a strange concept) for Diamond, … Continue reading New From Lightning Dust
Brooklyn’s Belle Mare offer a lush and evocative debut, The Boat Of The Fragile Mind EP, which was released earlier this week. This duo comprised of Amelia Bushell and Thomas Servidone craft a dreamspace of acoustic and synth textures, weaving folk with dream pop, that showcase Bushell’s haunting vocals. Consisting of eight tracks, check out the title track below. Continue reading Introducing >>> Belle Mare
Dungeonesse is the pop project of Jenn Wasner (of MM faves Wye Oak, and Flock of Dimes) and Jon Ehrens (White Life). Their self-titled debut album will be released on the 14th May on Secretly Canadian. The band has already garnered praise from a wide variety of outlets and we’re happy to add ours – having posted the video for the connoisseur pop of Drive You … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends…Dungeonesse
We love receiving vinyl through the post and this split 7″ that recently arrived featuring JC Satan and Piresian Beach has been one of the most unusual and intriguing as well as being one of the most enjoyable. JC Satan, consisting of two Italian girls and three French lads, play what they describe as “psychedelic religious garage rock“, while Piresian Beach is a “one woman … Continue reading JC Satan / Piresian Beach 7” Split
As we’re currently away for a bit, posts will be a bit shorter than usual for the next few days, but we wanted to get this new track up from Morningbell for your listening pleasure. It comes from forthcoming album Boa Noite and it’s coming out on the 21st May. It was described quite appropriately to us as “This is the fourth record I’ve been … Continue reading New Record From Morningbell
Our videos today come from Grandchildren, Fenster, Cheek Mountain Thief and Wax Fang. Grandchildren kick us off with a surreal trip through a forest of stuffed animals accompanying their otherworldly tune Sunrise. And talking of surreal, next is Fenster’s brilliantly animated video for Spring Break, a trip that ranges from parties on the back of a killer whale, people being zombified by tainted “Dude Ale”, humans being … Continue reading Videos of the Day: Grandchildren || Fenster || Cheek Mountain Thief || Wax Fang
Today, dive into videos from Young Rival, Big Deal, The Boxer Rebellion and Choir Of Young Believers. First, watch the most inventive video we’ve seen all year from Young Rival for their track Two Reasons, which takes face painting to a whole new level (especially the baboon’s arse at 26 seconds in). Next we have Big Deal’s trippy, surreal road trip for In Your Car, and indie … Continue reading Videos of the Day: Young Rival || Big Deal || The Boxer Rebellion || Choir Of Young Believers
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