Kyla La Grange releases her new single, the double A-side Heavy Stone/ Lambs through Chess Club Records next Monday, 17th October. Ahead of this, she has now made Lambs available for free download from her Soundcloud profile. It is another excellent example of her dramatic pop folk and captivating storytelling. a Continue reading MM Shorts 14: Kyla La Grange
Here is the new video from The Breedings for Come Summer from their new album Laughing At Luck. a Download The Breedings – Come Summer mp3 (from Laughing At Luck) Continue reading MM Shorts 13: The Breedings Video
Benjamin Francis Leftwich has had a great year and his new single Shine‚ perfectly balances his subtle guitar with his soft and unique voice. With layered hand-claps combining with aching harmonies, this is three minutes of pure positive elegance, further proving that the excitement surrounding Ben as one of the most compelling new prospects of the year is justified. Have a listen. a Continue reading New Single From Benjamin Francis Leftwich
This is the new single from Timber Timbre. Do I Have Power has the eerie, dark hearted fairytale quality that is perfectly evoked in this excellent animated video. Watch and download. a Download Timber Timbre – Do I Have Power mp3 (from Creep On Creepin On) Continue reading New Timber Timbre Single
Hot on the heels of their monthly free mix, Insound have put another one together for the CMJ Festival. This one features Chad Valley, Dum Dum Girls, EMA, Gauntlet Hair, Gross Relations, Jacuzzi Boys, Small Black, Trash Talk, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, and Widowspeak amongst others. As usual only around for a week, so head here to grab it now. Download Amen Dunes – Christopher mp3 (from … Continue reading MM Shorts 10: Another Free Mix From Insound
Critical Heights released the long anticipated self-titled debut of mysterious London duo, Savaging Spires yesterday. The album is a wonderful exercise in haunted, ambient folk, drone and hazy melancholia. By way of celebration the band have given up a new track, the twinkling, sunlit Apostrophe Lake. You can buy the album from Boomkat here. Download Savaging Spires – Apostrophe Lake mp3 (from Savaging Spires) Download Savaging Spires – Bending The Rules … Continue reading Savaging Spires Debut Album Released
After yesterday we thought we’d done with giving you brilliant free stuff for a while, but seems not. The very wonderful Loose Music boasts a roster of artists that are amongst the Mackerel’s most favourites – for starters they include the Felice Brothers, one of Mrs M’s discoveries of the year in Hurray For The Riff Raff, and Americana legends The Handsome Family. So when … Continue reading Free Loose Music Sampler
Today has been an epic day for providing you with top quality free stuff and having already given you with the wonderful Owsley Brothers and Last American Buffalo we are going keep up the standards set and finish off the trio of posts with the brilliant Coke Weed. Purveyors of some of the most brilliantly off-kilter indie rock we’ve heard in a long time. It … Continue reading Freebie 3: Coke Weed
Last American Buffalo mine a similar rich vein of dusty Americana as MM faves The Felice Brothers and the Roadside Graves, and they do it spectacularly well. Ever since we discovered their self-titled four track EP, it has been on regular repeat and just gets better with every play. From the instantly catchy, driving folk propulsion of Thieves to the strummed indie rock of Ghosts and, … Continue reading Freebie 2: Last American Buffalo EP
Here is the third track to come from Brown Bird’s new album Salt For Salt (out next week), and this time it is the brilliantly sparse and hypnotic End of Days. Another gem. Order via their Bandcamp page here. Download Brown Bird – End Of Days mp3 (from Salt For Salt) (via MOKB) UUNAYR9PSY2T Continue reading MM Shorts 8: Brown Bird Again
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