I so hope my only daughter begins adult life with a little more self-belief and confidence that it has taken me years to find. When I was a girl and, actually many years from that time since, shy and tired eyed (thanks, Laura) I would kowtow and bite my lip. Old habits do die hard. For me, I would say retreat is always the best … Continue reading Mrs Mackerel’s TFI Friday (13th January)
Here is a quick and dirty round up of some of the new tracks starting to circulate the web and on some of our favourite blogs. A chance to pick up any you might have missed… We have some very tasty surf infused pop from Vivian Girl Katy Goodman’s side project Le Sera, a second taste from Of Montreal’s imminent new album, some viciously uncompromising … Continue reading New Year Round Up
In all the craziness of Christmas our in-box got overwhelmed with videos from all sorts of interesting folk. So here’s your chance to give them a viewing and pick up one or two nice mp3s. Those Lavender Whales have come up with a novel way of showcasing their track Growth In Question from their new record, Tomahawk Of Praise, which is due for release on … Continue reading Mega Video Round-up
The free Mojo magazine cover CD this month is a reworking of New Order’s classic Power, Corruption & Lies album. It features artists such as Fujiya & Miyagi, The Golden Filter, Errors and Tarwater amongst others, with their covers of the eight tracks that made up the original album. As a bonus the Blue Monday 12″ is also revisited and includes covers of the five … Continue reading Mojo’s New Order Covers CD
Meryll is the project of Andrew Hernandez (who is also the touring sound engineer for Balmorhea). Haunts, Volume 1: The Palace will be released digitally on January 31st. It is a dark record, mixing ambient washes with sparse folk and calls to mind artists such as Grouper, Tiny Vipers and Mt. Eerie. Download Meryll – The Worm Gave Me A Walkman Radio mp3 (from Haunts, Volume 1: … Continue reading MM Shorts 65: Meryll
Wowser Bowser specialise in the kind of billowing psych-pop that lifts the spirits and sets the heart soaring. Their self-titled debut album is out next month and if the evidence so far is anything to go by we can expect a record that is playful and energetic mixing synths with jittery, brittle drums and exhilarating vocals. Imagine something hovering on the cusp of the oft-quoted … Continue reading Introducing…Wowser Bowser
The Flow Machines have covered Saint Etienne’s Born On Christmas Day as their contribution to the year’s festivities. The track can be downloaded below with an option to donate a bit to charity too. So why not show a bit of festive spirit too. a Continue reading Christmas Post 14: Flow Machines
We’re desperately cramming in as much as we can this month – new stuff, our Twelve Days of Christmas feature, festive tunes, and shortly our Best Of The Year lists and guest posts. Consequently, all these tunes are deserving of more time and more space than we’re giving them in this post, but rest assured there is a veritable feast of musical delights to get … Continue reading Quick & Dirty Round Up
Here is another collection of tunes we’ve gathered from our in-box and the internet – we’d like to have more time to do them justice, but nevertheless a cornucopia of pleasures awaits you we promise! First up is the consistently wonderful Damien Jurado with some authentic, strummed desert blues. Nothing Is The News is the first taste of his forthcoming album Maraqopa. Download Damien Jurado – … Continue reading Mad Mackerel’s Mega Round Up
Suuns have shared a new video for Red Song, one of the tracks on their new 12″ out this week on Secretly Canadian. The video is layered with images from found sources, which pull together for an eerie pastiche reminiscent of Ringu. a Continue reading MM Shorts 42: New Suuns Video
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