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Videos of the Day: Grandchildren || Fenster || Cheek Mountain Thief || Wax Fang

Our videos today come from Grandchildren, Fenster, Cheek Mountain Thief and Wax Fang. Grandchildren kick us off with a surreal trip through a forest of stuffed animals accompanying their otherworldly tune Sunrise. And talking of surreal, next is Fenster’s brilliantly animated video for Spring Break, a trip that ranges from parties on the back of a killer whale, people being zombified by tainted “Dude Ale”, humans being … Continue reading Videos of the Day: Grandchildren || Fenster || Cheek Mountain Thief || Wax Fang

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Mad Mackerel Recommends Christopher Paul Stelling

Having released his debut record, Songs of Praise and Scorn, last year to a flurry of critical praise, Christopher Paul Stelling now presents us with his follow-up, False Cities, to be released on May 21, via Mecca Lecca Recording Co (US) and Dollartone (Canada and Europe). However, all pre-orders will receive an immediate download of the record – you can pre-order from his Bandcamp page … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends Christopher Paul Stelling

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Videos of the Day: Great Peacock || Decades || Golden Rabbit || Wavves

Our videos today come from Great Peacock, Decades, Golden Rabbit and Wavves. Great Peacock ooze the authentic sounds of the deep south with their new video for Family Home, then for contrast we have the kaleidoscopic In Sequins from Decades. Watch the snowy road trip from Manchester to London that makes up Golden Rabbit’s video for I Saw Red (and grab her Radiohead cover of Thinking Of … Continue reading Videos of the Day: Great Peacock || Decades || Golden Rabbit || Wavves

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MM Shorts 346: John Denver Tribute

The compilation The Music Is You: A Tribute to John Denver sees an official release today and features artists including Sharon Van Etten, J Mascis, Evan Dando, Lucinda Williams, Josh Ritter, Emmylou Harris and many more reinterpreting some of the pop icon’s classic tunes. Listen to a few choice selections from it below and order it via iTunes (USA) here. Continue reading MM Shorts 346: John Denver Tribute

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MM Recommends…Hey Anna

New York based five piece Hey Anna joyfully bring you the salty shores of the coasts and the fast-paced excitement of the city. Featuring three sisters and two long-time friends, they play a mixture of intimate vocal harmonies perched atop poppy folkish melodies that meet soaring, atmospheric alt rock. The sisters swap lead vocals and instruments, with Anna and Erin Rauch-Sasseen on keyboards/rhythm guitar and Katie … Continue reading MM Recommends…Hey Anna

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Mad Mackerel’s Best Of The Month: March 2013

Here are the very best of our downloads from March’s posts together with a few new tunes for your listening pleasure. So close to 30 tracks in all – a perfect playlist to kick off April. Quite Parade – Edge of the Ocean A perfectly judged slice of Canadian indie rock, it is an anthem about a dying town that seems hopeless but is still … Continue reading Mad Mackerel’s Best Of The Month: March 2013

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Introducing >>> Steady Sun

This week, Steady Sun released Eyes Wide, it is apparently the second single off of their upcoming album Good Evening. We don’t have much information about them, but sometimes the music is good enough to do all the talking and this is one of those times. It is a lovely blend of gentle psychedelia and pastoral folk and can be yours on a pay-whatever-you-want deal. … Continue reading Introducing >>> Steady Sun

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Videos of the Day: Delta Spirit || Sad Baby Wolf || Sam Sallon || The Whispering Tree

Some cracking videos for some cracking songs today. Delta Spirit have offered up their video for Yamaha and  Sad Baby Wolf have a live performance of their cover of a Jesus & Mary Chain classic. Singer-songwriter Sam Sallon’s animated video for You May Not Mean To Hurt Me (But You Do) is well worth watching, and The Whispering Tree’s video for Where Have You Gone comes from their … Continue reading Videos of the Day: Delta Spirit || Sad Baby Wolf || Sam Sallon || The Whispering Tree

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Another Round Up

Here is another collection of just some of the notable new tunes that have come our way recently…we’re still catching up, so expect some more posts like this over the next few days. Kicking off with Nightingale Floors which will be the fifth album from indie duo Rogue Wave. This is the first taste from it, a mighty fine track titled College. . We also … Continue reading Another Round Up

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Jason Molina Tribute Album – Weary Engine Blues

This has been up on many blogs already, but we figured one more re-post wouldn’t hurt. The following is reproduced from Graveface Records Soundcloud page and is about the Jason Molina Tribute Album to raise funds for his family. From William Schaff: “Back in January of this year, I received a message from a friend of Jason’s, Tara Samaha. Like so many of us were, … Continue reading Jason Molina Tribute Album – Weary Engine Blues

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