Brooklyn’s Belle Mare offer a lush and evocative debut, The Boat Of The Fragile Mind EP, which was released earlier this week. This duo comprised of Amelia Bushell and Thomas Servidone craft a dreamspace of acoustic and synth textures, weaving folk with dream pop, that showcase Bushell’s haunting vocals. Consisting of eight tracks, check out the title track below. Continue reading Introducing >>> Belle Mare
Watch our selection of excellent music videos from the deep blues of GravelRoad’s brain melting Monkey With A Wig, to the psychedelic desert-folk of decker’s live take on their track Cotton, Jane Doe and all by way of the Treetop Flyers sun-drenched Laurel Canyon vibe of Things Will Change and the wonderful Pack A.D.’s fiercely grisly video for Positronic. . . . . Continue reading Videos of the Day: GravelRoad || Treetop Flyers || The Pack A.D. || decker
Woods will release a new 7″ single in July, and the b-side will have a cover of the Kinks God’s Children, which originally appeared on the soundtrack to the 1971 film Percy. Have a listen… Continue reading MM Shorts 353: Woods Cover The Kinks
Los Angeles quintet Young Hunting’s debut full-length album Hazel, out June 4th on Gold Robot Records, begins with gentle, lush dream pop and ends with stark, desolate gothic folk. The record, inspired mostly by failed affairs, a divorce, and life in the shadow of LA’s show-business culture, took the band two years to produce. We’ve been thoroughly seduced by these two tracks, Baby’s First Steps … Continue reading Introducing >>> Young Hunting
This morning we have videos from The Beets, Accents, Darren Hayman & The Long Parliament and Larcenist for you to enjoy. Download The Beets – Doing As I Do mp3 (from Let The Poison Out) . . . Continue reading Videos of the Day: The Beets || Accents || Darren Hayman & The Long Parliament || Larcenist
Mark Mulcahy is the former singer of Miracle Legion, an American rock band of the late 80s, early 90s who were signed to Rough Trade. Following the demise of the band, Mark’s solo career began with Fathering, an album that received universal praise and included the track Hey Self Defeater, which was featured in Nick Hornby’s book 31 Songs. From there followed albums Smilesunset and … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends…Mark Mulcahy
London based, Sea Stacks, have self-released their debut single The High Tide today. They have deliberately turned the traditional indie-band setup on it’s head; removing all guitars and keyboards and replacing them with sweeping strings, lush woodwinds and brass to create their own brand of orchestral indie. The High Tide is an upbeat, yet melancholic song with uplifting, perfectly melodic choruses and bubbling layers of percussion. … Continue reading Debut Single From Sea Stacks
Videos today to enjoy from Primal Scream, then get immersed in Quickbeam’s melancholic beauty and in The Hosts melodramatic indie-pop. . . Continue reading Videos of the Day: Primal Scream || Quickbeam || The Hosts
In February 2013, singer-songwriter Wes Tirey produced and self-released his EP I Stood Among Trees, which is now available via Bandcamp for both a name-your-price digital download and a $5 physical CD. His vivid imagery and stripped-down acoustic tunes are influenced by many of the things that make him unique – his Southern ancestry, American philosophers and authors, and legendary singer-songwriters like Townes Van Zandt, Leonard Cohen, … Continue reading Introducing >>> Wes Tirey
Firstly, a great name. We have a strange fondness for bands with Owls in their title, and Owls Of The Swamp don’t disappoint on any level. In truth it is the atmospheric indie-folk project of Australian songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, Pete Uhlenbruch. Following the release of 2011’s much vaunted Go With River album, he has returned with a gorgeous new single, The Hypnotist which tells the … Continue reading Introducing >>> Owls Of The Swamp
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