Gramahawk is the third album by Athens, Georgia band Modern Skirts. It is the record of a band honest to their musical tastes and to their desire to create and perform both intellectually crafted and inherently catchy songs. Perhaps the most striking aspect of the record is insight into vocalist Jay Gulley’s dark, imaginative and humorous brain. A song about Gulley’s second DUI (that’s failing a … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends…Modern Skirts
Despite all the ‘best of’ lists, the top tens/twenties/fifties/one hundreds etc. and all the Christmas songs too, there has still been a cracking amount of new releases in December as well. So lest you missed out, here is our monthly round-up of the best tunes we’ve posted in December and, as always, a couple of new ones too. That’s the New Year’s Eve mixtape sorted … Continue reading MM’s Best of the Month: December
New York’s Duchess Leo is Dan Ryan and Todd Buchler. The duo have been friends for most of their lives, having grown up a few blocks away from each other in the suburbs of New Jersey. The songs on their debut album Golden Gray roll in melancholy and shimmer with triumph. From majestic strings to tribal rhythms and from piano led ballads to driving acoustic … Continue reading Introducing…Duchess Leo
Crystal Stilts have joined in the festive fun with this, a new Christmas-themed song, which was conceived, recorded, and mixed in just 24 hours. The band’s second record In Love with Oblivion is out April 2011. Download Crystal Stilts – Practically Immaculate mp3 Continue reading Crystals Stilts Christmas Song
Following most excellent Top Ten submissions from Starbar, Polly Pocket, Dr Roddy, Barry-Sean and Mr Popper come MM’s top ten covers of 2010. Now, we’ve said on many occasions that we’re not great lovers of covers. However, some of the cover versions we heard in 2010 may well have done enough to change our minds permanently. So without further ado… 10 Holly Miranda – Nobody … Continue reading Mad Mackerel’s 2010 Top Ten Series: No 6, Cover Songs
So ahead of our mammoth postings of end-of-year favourites: albums, tracks, covers, old songs heard for the first time in 2010 etc. etc. and posted by Mrs Mackerel, MM, Barry-Sean, Mr Popper, Dr Roddy, Polly Pocket et al here is a quick and dirty round-up of some of the new tunes, Christmas tunes, covers and other bits and pieces that have been doing the rounds. … Continue reading Festive Round Up…Xmas songs, covers, and bits ‘n’ pieces
School of Seven Bells have released this rather good puppeteering video to accompany their track I L U (which is one of our favourites), from their album Disconnect From Desire. Watch it, and then download below. They will be heading out on a North American tour with Interpol in January starting in Vancouver on the 27th and ending in Boston on February 19th. Buy the album from … Continue reading New Video from School of Seven Bells
Longtime MM fave Emily Reo dropped us a line to update us with some news and to give us this rather wonderful cover of Neil Young’s classic On The Beach. First up, The Fmly added both her full length album, Minha Gatinha, and EP, Witch Mtn, to their Fmly Rcrds digital downloads, and you can get everything (plus a few hidden surprises!) for free here! … Continue reading Emily Reo covers Neil Young
What Would Jesus Drive have released a new free mp3, Your Awful Kids, which is a little change in direction from last month’s The Girls Are In Charge EP (which is currently standing very near the pinnacle of Mr Popper’s top ten of 2010). The electro-punksters take a darker indie-pop edge, this song displays the band’s rockier influences and really shows they’ve got balls with … Continue reading New track from What Would Jesus Drive
Dark Horses debut single Alone will be released on Singles In The Suburbs/ Beggars Banquet in the UK on 29 Nov 2010 on limited 7″ and international download. Pulsating, beguiling electro-psychedelia – and we love it. Listen below and be seduced. a Visit their MySpace here. Continue reading Introducing…Dark Horses
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