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The Twenty Best Things We Heard, Saw, And Discovered At The Green Man Festival

Our first visit to the brilliant Green Man Festival. Here are the twenty best things we heard, saw and discovered over the weekend. 1. The Parquet Courts live up to the hype Like the Ramones on speed, the four-piece transcended all the hype with the set of the weekend – a thrilling, occasionally ramshackle, breakneck excursion into punk, slacker pop and moshpit heaven, and in … Continue reading The Twenty Best Things We Heard, Saw, And Discovered At The Green Man Festival

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Alternative, Gothic, Indie, Music, Rock

New Grass House Single

London four piece, and long standing MM faves, Grass House are set to release a new single on Marshall Teller Records on the 2nd September. It is a taste of what to expect from the band’s forthcoming debut album A Sun Full And Drowning, which will follow at the end of October. I Was A Streetlight is another top notch example of their cascading, orchestral … Continue reading New Grass House Single

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New Album From Forest Fire

Forest Fire are longstanding favourites of MM, and Fortune Teller from their 2008 debut Survival remains one of our favourite songs ever. So, much celebrating at the news they are returning with their third long player, Screens on September 10th via FatCat. Apparently it will deal in sparser, harsher sonic landscapes matching synth and drone in equal measure and with nods to the late ’70s output … Continue reading New Album From Forest Fire

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Acoustic, Alternative, Americana, Blues, Country, Folk, Garage, Gothic, Indie, Metal, Music, Pop, Psychedelic, Punk, Rock

Mad Mackerel’s Best Of The Month: July 2013

A brilliant month for new music means a mix of more than 35 tracks compiled for you in our selection of our favourite downloads from July’s posts. And, as always, a few brand new tunes to round the collection off. They’re all yours…and check out all the other Best of the Month mixes using the sidebar links too. SNØFFELTØFFS – Pretty Girl Storming garage punk. … Continue reading Mad Mackerel’s Best Of The Month: July 2013

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Folk, Gothic, Indie, Music, Rock

Introducing >>> Boho Dancer

Danish three-piece Boho Dancer have announced the 2nd September as the release date of their debut album Gemini. Ahead of the album they are offering this debut UK single, Bohemian Child, for free download. Boho Dancer immerse themselves into an organic form of eccentric, indie folk, with a distinctive vagabond style, where naïve and optimistic feelings are contrasted against a backdrop of darker gothic tones. Enchanting … Continue reading Introducing >>> Boho Dancer

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Americana, Folk, Gothic, Indie, Music, Psychedelic

Mad Mackerel Recommends…Doc Feldman & The LD50

Doc Feldman & The LD50 officially released Sundowning At The Station a few days ago via This Is American Music. It was recorded in Lexington, KY with help from friend and sometimes collaborator (and oft-celebrated MM fave), James Jackson Toth aka Wooden Wand. The album is the singer-songwriter’s first since the breakup of his last band Good Saints. After a few listens we are willing to … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends…Doc Feldman & The LD50

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Introducing >>> Morning Smoke

Although still very much a fledgling band, Brighton’s Morning Smoke are clearly in possession of already finely honed skills and craftsmanship. The two tracks here are a sweetener for their EP In Euphoria, which is due in October. DYWD roars in on pulsating drums and vocals echoing Joy Division before the song quickly unfolds with a statuesque controlled power – it’s a short sharp clarion call … Continue reading Introducing >>> Morning Smoke

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New From TV Ghost

Elevator is the first single from TV Ghost’s forthcoming album Disconnect. They have incorporated churning rhythms and psychedelic drone into a lush torrent of sprawling guitars and eerie melody – drawing from Can’s hypnotic krautrock, while infectiously adding a grinding, goth sludge of Heaven Up Here-era Bunnymen. Over it all stark, disconnected vocals deliver a maelstrom of brooding, sonic menace. Love this. Listen to it here. Continue reading New From TV Ghost

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Introducing >>> Fiver

Fiver was birthed in 2012 as a medium for Simone Schmidt (The Highest Order & One Hundred Dollars) to write and record original material – and boy are we glad she did! Solo album Lost The Plot is a dynamic beast, sometimes personal, and undoubtedly political. The nine songs engage the spirit and soul – introspective at times, others, outgoing and frenetic, even treading into … Continue reading Introducing >>> Fiver

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Alternative, Electronic, Folk, Gothic, Indie, Music, Pop, Rock

New Album From Chelsea Wolfe

The dark, bewitching folk-noir and heartbreaking pop of Chelsea Wolfe has, over the past three albums, gradually infiltrated, then beguiled, and then seduced us completely. Unique in her outlook, she uses drone, echoing vocals, and electronica to weave haunting, foggy tales of (often) despair, loss and sorrow. Her new album Pain Is Beauty will be released in early September and first single The Warden shows … Continue reading New Album From Chelsea Wolfe

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