We’ve already picked Daughn Gibson’s debut, All Hell, as one of our albums of the year so far (keep scrolling down the side bar on the left for our full list) and it has resulted in him signing with Sub Pop. Here is the first taste of his labours with new song Reach Into The Fire. a Continue reading MM Shorts 212: New From Daughn Gibson
The Dandelion War put reverb on everything. The indie rock quintet from Oakland, California formed in 2008 after connecting through Craigslist. With band members from diverse backgrounds and nationalities, the group’s sound is influenced by musical styles including ambient, shoegaze, post-rock, and electronic. New album We Were Always Loyal to Lost Causes will be released on 12th September, on Deep Elm Records. Grab yourself the seven … Continue reading MM Shorts 211: New LP From The Dandelion War
Here is the first taste from Dinowalrus’s forthcoming record. Grounded is a tasty mid-tempo rocker from the synth-psychedelia specialists and also features some smokin’ harmonica. It is booming nicely out of the MM speakers. Grab it below. Download Dinowalrus – Grounded mp3 Continue reading MM Shorts 209: New From Dinowalrus
Back from a short break and with a whole lot of musical catching up to do…here are ten new tunes we’re starting with. Have a listen too. a a a a a a a a a a Continue reading Streaming Round Up
Hot on the heels of our previous Insound mixtape post comes another – this time it is their latest Vinyl mixtape. Available to all their newsletter subscribers (you just need to exchange an e-mail address, a tweet or Facebook like), the sampler is full of great tracks from Chris Cohen, Cult of Youth, Ex Vivian, Eternal Summers, Kisses, Levek, METZ, The Helio Sequence, and Young Guv … Continue reading MM Shorts 207: Yet Another Insound Mixtape
We’re a bit late to the party, but Brooklyn’s Railbird is a musical collective featuring a stunningly talented cast of multi-instrumentalists led by lead vocalist Sarah K. Pedinotti, whose haunting voice has drawn apt comparisons to luminaries including Bjork and Kate Bush. Their unique blend of experimental psych-pop has found a home with fans of Grizzly Bear, the Dirty Projectors and Massive Attack all of … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends…Railbird
Conner Youngblood has released a new ‘single’ from forthcoming album Sketches Pt. 2, which is released on the 28th August. It is our first real introduction to him, and The Warpath is a imaginative blend of folk and electronics that combine into a genre-bending, ultra-smooth whole, topped off by his laid-back nonchalant vocal that fits the mood perfectly. Grab it below. Visit his Facebook page … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends…Conner Youngblood
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