Haley Bonar has announced a new album titled Impossible Dream, to be released through Memphis Industries on 5th August. The lead single is the insistent, yet still delicate, I Can Change and is highly recommended. Listen below. See her live in October 21 October – Brighton, Green Door Store 22 October – Gateshead, The Sage (with Field Music) 23 October – Glasgow, The Hug & … Continue reading New Album From Haley Bonar
Dealing in slightly introverted, eloquent, chiming-indie rock, London two-piece Desert Planes will release their debut single Wake In Fright, via Killing Moon Records on July 2nd. They’ll also be playing their stage at The Great Escape in a couple of weeks as well and on the basis of this we’ll be adding them to our gig itinerary. Listen below. Continue reading MM Shorts 845: Desert Planes
Taking their cues from garage punk and 90s indie rock, Martha play energetic, impassioned power pop with intricate vocal interplay and lush four-part harmonies. They will release their second album Blisters In The Pit Of My Heart in July via Fortuna Pop!, and the first single from the album is Goldman’s Detective Agency, which shows the band’s playful side as they re-imagine 19th century anarchist Emma … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends… Martha
Time for ten more tunes for you to check out and decide if they cut the mustard or not? This time, we’ve kept the selection to a (broadly) Americana feel so kick back and immerse yourself in these – some lovely stuff here… Josiah & The Bonnevilles – Cold Blood [RIYL: Father John Misty, Ryan Adams] J Burn – Moonshine [RIYL: Tom Petty, The … Continue reading Nickel In The Jukebox (Vol. 14 – the Americana edition)
Brooklyn based indie-rockers Bird Of Youth have shared Dad, a track from their forthcoming album Get Off (out on May 20). Frontwoman Beth Wawerna chronicles her father’s passing on the song with heartrending candor: “When I fed my father / When I poured his water / He looked to his daughter / ‘Til he couldn’t see,” she sings. Listen below. Continue reading MM Shorts 844: Bird Of Youth
After a week away, we’re back with eight tracks selected from the past week and covering everything from hardcore to goth-pop by way of some shoegaze and a classic cover. Enjoy. Hooded Fang – Dead Battery M. Ward – Time Won’t Wait Bonnie Prince Billy & Friends – Rubin & Cherise (Grateful Dead cover) Joana Serrat featuring Neil Halstead – Cloudy Heart The Don Darlings … Continue reading Eight Songs You Should Have Heard This Week
It’s Friday, and I’m bored waiting for my working week to finish. So instead of what I should be doing, here are a selection of videos that have caught my ears and eyes recently…kicking off with The Manimals and their Game of Thrones inspired musical film for Talk. Continue reading Some Friday Videos
The spectacularly badly named TERRY manage to contrast the quality of their moniker with Don’t Say Sorry – a jerky, hectic slab of art-punk that skitters and writhes and eventually turns in on itself, collapsing into a sonic self-implosion. Rather good. Stream it below. Continue reading MM Shorts 843: TERRY
On 10th June Death Valley Girls will release their debut album Glow In The Dark via Burger Records. It’ll be worth the wait if the title track – an instant classic of feral, spiky, punked-up garage rock – is anything to go by. Stream it below and feel the sweat drip down the walls… Continue reading MM Shorts 842: Death Valley Girls
Our favourite, scrappy indie noiseniks in the shape of Scott & Charlene’s Wedding return with a new EP, Delivered in early June. The title track doesn’t disappoint, a propulsive slice of infectious garage rock with pleasingly primal percussion and a typically plaintive yet anthemic chorus. Throughly enjoyable. Listen below and order via Bandcamp here. Continue reading Scott & Charlene’s Wedding – Delivered
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