Marika Hackman will release a new four track EP titled Deaf Heat next month. The first track from it is the sweet indie pop of Deep Green that manages to retain the haunting, fragile beauty that marked out her earlier releases, whilst also delivering something more determined and intense. Pre-order the EP here. . Continue reading Marika Hackman – Deaf Heat EP
Following our Best of February mix post earlier, we have now rounded up a few tunes for the start of March for you too. We can offer you ten cracking new tracks to listen to including post-folkies Peggy Sue, the heavy, slow burnin’ garage punk of Twin Berlin, some rootsy soul from Greyhounds, the first single of gritty Americana from Turchi’s forthcoming long-player, and a fabulous … Continue reading Round Up Time
Another month, another free mix of the best of our downloads from February. As always the mix includes some new tunes too from the retro 60s swagger of The Rebel Light, quirky bedroom pop from Copenhagen’s Eerie Glue, the excellent Lou Reed inspired, slacker rock of Posse, and King of Prussia’s literate, indie pop jangle. Download them all below. . The Woodgrains – Devils Disheveled … Continue reading Mad Mackerel’s Best Of The Month: February 2014
Jocie Adams, previously of MM faves The Low Anthem, has started her own band Arc Iris. Drawing on influences as diverse as Led Zeppelin to Grizzly Bear, from Joni Mitchell to Dirty Projectors, and from Miles Davis to Chopin, their debut long player will see a release via Anti- on the 1st of April. ‘Til then dip into this video for the aptly named Singing … Continue reading Video: Arc Iris – Singing So Sweetly
Lively videos to share this morning from Bear Hands, Tyler Black and Mythological Horses, and something altogether slower and spookier from Diane Cluck. . . . . . [Click through for free download] Continue reading Videos of the Day: Bear Hands || Tyler Black || Diane Cluck || Mythological Horses
Broken Twin will release her debut album May through ANTI- on the 29th April. It is a timely post for us as we are feeling particularly well disposed to all things Danish at the moment and Broken Twin is the synonym of 25-year-old Danish songwriter Majke Voss Romme. She turned plenty of heads (and ears) with her debut single in November Sun Has Gone (see our … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends… Broken Twin
Spoiling you with five excellent videos this morning. I don’t know where you are, but we’ve got yet another day of dank, dreary, drizzly rain and I need something to brighten up my Friday. So, contrast and compare scrappy indie jangle from Such Hounds, gentle intricate harmonies from The Sea The Sea, tough, catchy garage from The Coathangers, fevered, intense pop from Rare Monks, and … Continue reading Videos of the Day: The Coathangers || Reverend Horton Heat || The Sea The Sea || Such Hounds || Rare Monk
With a voice that could sing the phone book and still seem sultry, the wonderful Jolie Holland returns with a new album Wine Dark Sea on the 20th May. The first taste is this “joyous slice of deconstructed r&b” called Waiting For The Sun. . Continue reading Jolie Holland – Waiting For The Sun
The Lowest Pair – sweet double banjos. Grampa Mackerel would’ve loved it! Download Living Is Dying and Oh Susannah and Trying To Feel At Home from the album 36¢. Marvellous! . . [Click through for free downloads] . Continue reading MM Shorts 526: The Lowest Pair
Some excellent videos, mainly featuring deserts, suns and tribes oddly in one way or another, to start the day from the brilliant Desert Mountain Tribe, A Mini Tribe (who feature members of Sleepy Sun, Bella Vista and Són Boom and have a stripped back, gloriously spartan version of Nico’s These Days), The Big Sun, and finally New Desert Blues. . . . [Click through for free download] . . Continue reading Videos of the Day: Desert Mountain Tribe || A Mini Tribe || The Big Sun || New Desert Blues
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