Last year’s Menomena album Moms was a bit of a late discovery for us, but it has been a record we’ve been listening to solidly since then. So we’re a bit quicker off the mark with this, their new single called Toomer, the lyrical meaning is clear, “I’m a cancer/you’re a tumor” as they carry over their themes of disease, despair and suffering from the album. … Continue reading New Single From Menomena
And so to the third instalment of our Round Up posts, catching up with our overflowing in-box, our favourite blogs and the internet at large. Today another 13 tracks to tickle your fancy. First up is another track from the brilliant Australian Tom Morgan and his forthcoming album Orange Syringe which is due on Fire Records on 4th February. This is the wonderfully stripped back and … Continue reading Round Up Time Again – Part 3
Following on from our Round Up Part 1 post yesterday, comes 16 more tracks from the in-box, our favourite blogs and the web in general for your aural delight. Kicking us off are Summer Hours and their single Close and Closer from forthcoming album Closer Still. Although they may initially sound simple, closer listening reveals complex song structures with intricate bass and guitar melodies. a Cobalt … Continue reading Round Up Time Again – Part 2
Watch Cosmic, the mind-bending new single from Cosmic Suckerpunch, watch Wait the psych-pop, shoegaze nugget from Lazyeyes and watch Edie’s Dream, the woozy, hazy new track from Suuns. a a a a a Continue reading Videos of the Day: Cosmic Suckerpunch || Lazyeyes || Suuns
Yep, it is that time again. We’ve trawled back through all our e-mails, favourite blogs, and new music discoveries to bring you up to date with all that’s been good on the MM stereo recently. Because of the time of year it includes a few we missed from way back before Christmas, but which still more than deserve some ear-time – you may have missed … Continue reading Round Up Time Again – Part 1
The enigmatically named Pale Green Ghosts is the title track and first taste of John Grant’s forthcoming album, the follow up to 2010’s brilliant Queen of Denmark. Melding a twitchy, pulsating electronic beat with his trademark velvety vocals, the result is an intoxicating brew. Watch/listen here. Pre-order here. a Continue reading Listen To John Grant’s Pale Green Ghosts
Watch Milagres new video for Glowing Mouth (and grab a free download of unreleased track Quiet Street). We also have 80 seconds of tight, aggressive, garage punk from Canadian veterans The Steve Adamyk Band and in stark contrast, some heartfelt Americana from singer-songwriter Sarah Syms and her video for new single Dance On My Grave. Finally we have the video for Magician’s Assistant and a … Continue reading Videos of the Day: Milagres || The Steve Adamyk Band || Sarah Syms || Airstrip
Today we have a brilliant video for California from John Murry’s excellent noir solo debut The Graceless Age as well as some rockin’ art-pop from Manchester’s Dutch Uncles and lo-fi psych-sonics from Denmark’s Crystal Shipsss. a a a a a a Continue reading Videos of the Day: John Murry || Dutch Uncles || Crystal Shipsss
The Blog Sound of 2013 poll is a survey of UK music bloggers to find out what emerging artists they think are best. The votes have been counted, the results are in and the winners can now be revealed. Back at the beginning of December we participated in the Blog Sound of 2013 poll (see post here for long list). Organised by Robin Seamer from Breaking … Continue reading Blog Sound of 2013: Poll Winners Revealed
As might be expected, slightly fewer tunes make up our final monthly mix of the best of the downloads from MM – no panic tho’, the quality of new tunes on offer more than makes up for it. And as always, some new ones for you too means a top banana mix of twenty cracking songs to play in the New Year. The Cheatahs – … Continue reading Mad Mackerel’s Best Of The Month: December 2012
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