The Family Rain is comprised of twins Tim and Will and older brother Olly who have played music together since being kids, their songs written in the basement of their parents home in Bath, combining fuzzed out guitars with crashing, hip-hop infused drums and a bluesy vocal delivery. Their new single Carnival is out today on Bigger Splash Recordings as a limited run vinyl release, … Continue reading Introducing >>> The Family Rain
Caves are from Birmingham and took their name after being inspired by a book of one of their nans about caves and sea monsters, which matched their take on hazy grunge pop with bursts of distorted guitar perfectly. Similarities to Nirvana are no accident, but one flavour of ice cream is obviously not enough for this duo and so Caves also seek inspiration from Deerhunter, Beach … Continue reading Introducing >>> Caves
The final day of SXSW and I’m on a quest. Phosphorescent play their last show today and I have tried and failed to get into four previous ones already. So it is the long walk away from downtown and up to the San Jose Hotel day party, I arrive hot, bothered and five hours early…but I’m in! No matter either because Shakey Graves is on … Continue reading SXSW Day 5: Experiencing One Or Two Technical Difficulties
Having now learnt from the previous two days of SXSW (fully creamed up for a start) and the seemingly vastly increased numbers from 2009, I headed straight for The Red Eyed Fly determined at the third attempt to get into a Phosphorescent show…only to be greeted by more lines that stretched way, way into the distance. Having no further wish to baste in the midday … Continue reading SXSW Day 4: Ladies Day In Texas
Taken from Scott & Charlene’s Wedding’s new Two Weeks EP, this is the delightfully titled, and delightfully catchy Gammy Leg. Laconic, slacker pop at its absolute finest, and undoubtedly the best thing we’ve heard from them to date. Grab it here. Continue reading MM Shorts 332: Scott & Charlene’s Wedding Offer Up Gammy Leg
With Sacred Bones release of New Moon, The Men will have delivered their fourth full length album in four years. And this might well be the best. Piano, mandolin, harmonica, four-part vocal harmonies and even no-input harsh noise all weave their way through the record in the most perfectly judged and engaging manner. Proof? Take a listen to I Saw Her Face. Continue reading MM Shorts 331: The Men – New Moon
Enjoy short films of the musical variety today from Dan Michaelson & The Coastguards showcasing the rich, gorgeous, melancholia of first single Sheets taken from forthcoming album Blindspot. Then there is some leather clad pop cool from Finland’s French Films and some rather fine alt-folk from Scotland’s Woodenbox . And to finish, some lowdown sleazy garage-blues and drag-act inspired footage from Australia’s Delta Riggs for their track … Continue reading Videos of the Day: Dan Michaelson & The Coastguards || French Films || Woodenbox || The Delta Riggs
Our video round up today includes Canada’s wonderful Evening Hymns, comprised of Jonas Bonetta and a rotating collective of musicians which includes members of Ohbijou, The Wooden Sky, The Burning Hell, The D’Urbervilles and Forest City Lovers. This is the beautiful video for Family Tree from new album Spectral Dust, out on the 8th April. As a bonus, you can stream another album track, Arrows, too. We … Continue reading Videos of the Day: Evening Hymns || Lincoln Durham || Decades || Sugar Stems
Here is our selection of the best of our February downloads together with a few brand new tracks to dig into. So go on. Knock yourself out. Blank Realm – Cleaning Up My Mess Sitting somewhere between the melancholic churn and burn of Mercury Rev and the noisy squall of Sonic Youth, the four-piece gleefully meld psychedelia with punk and pop and even a smattering … Continue reading Mad Mackerel’s Best of the Month: February 2013
We seem to have a bit of a ‘black’ theme going on with recent posts on Black Hay, the Black Angels, Blackbird & The Storm and Blackwater Fever. Entirely appropriate then that we should bring you the video for the new single from South London’s Black Manila titled Shake That Thing. The band have featured on MM a few times over the past year and there can … Continue reading MM Shorts 324: New Single From Black Manila
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