Sufjan Stevens is sharing Should Have Known Better from his forthcoming album Carrie & Lowell, which is picking up some mighty fine pre-release reviews. Thematically the album’s eleven songs address life and death, love and loss, and the artist’s struggle to make sense of the beauty and ugliness of love. The album is named for Stevens’ mother and stepfather and is a (welcome) return to … Continue reading Sufjan Stevens – Should Have Known Better
Sorren Maclean hails from the beautiful land and seascapes of the Isle of Mull in Scotland, and it is these rocky peaks and green slopes that are reflected in his warmly pastoral and delicate folk. Watch the captivating video for the title track to his new EP Way Back Home, which portrays the longing desperation of life on the road, and the bittersweet homecoming that follows upon the journey … Continue reading MM Shorts 675: Sorren Maclean
With the successful production of several self-recorded, lo-fi EPs to their credit, spacey six-piece Grandparents are providing a sneak peek into the band’s highly anticipated unveiling of their debut LP, Sincerely, Bagman with the arrival of the Kids in the Alley cassingle. The delightfully catchy title-track delivers audacious, jangly pop music with an eye toward the hallucinatory, prompting visions of psychedelic royalty like the Seeds or … Continue reading Grandparents – Kids In The Alley
We’ve featured the fuzzed-up, meaty, surf-tinged garage rock of Shark Week a couple of times in the recent past. They are soon to release their debut long player Beach Fuzz (pre-order here) and the first singles shared from it are the twangy Desire and the excellent Why Did I let You Go? Have a listen. . Continue reading MM Shorts 674: Shark Week
Babbling April’s debut EP is six tracks of effervescent, noisy indie-pop and dreamy instrumentals that contains the perfect mix of fuzz, charm, and mischief. Check out the nostalgic Sunny Day Records, about “driving around with a girl in the spring time on a beautiful day, in a 1993 Ford Ranger.“, and because it has our daughter’s name in it (which is very rare!) the sweet, ambient jangle … Continue reading MM Shorts 673: Babbling April
Although Johanna Warren has lent her vocal talents to artists like Natalie Merchant and Iron & Wine, she identifies primarily as a songwriter. An intuitively self-taught guitarist, she channels powerful songs in weird time signatures and melancholic open tunings, weaving adept finger-picking with acrobatic vocal lines and carefully crafted poetry, in reverence of her patron songwriting saints Elliott Smith, Joni Mitchell and Nick Drake. The … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends… Johanna Warren
Here is our regular weekend feature highlighting the songs that you really should have made time to hear this week. Enjoy offerings from Laura Marling through to Thee Oh Sees by way of Vetiver and Joanna Gruesome amongst others, as well as the very welcome return of Holly Miranda. 1. Laura Marling – I Feel Your Love 2. Mexican Slang – Fever 3. Chastity Belt … Continue reading Nine Songs You Should Have Heard This Week
Through haunted lyrics and haunting melodies, Nature Thief steal inspiration from the corners of the earth. Melodic fingerpicking often gives way to heavy guitar riffs; ambient synth pads are replaced by driving bass lines and enchanting harmonies, and the result is a sound that ranges from ethereal and dreamy to psychedelic and crunchy. Watch their cover of Pixies classic Gouge Away, and stream a couple of … Continue reading Introducing >>> Nature Thief
Philadelphia singer-songwriter Emmett Drueding has finished a six song EP entitled Strange Bruise and is sharing the first single as a free download. Twilight is a superb example of his unique storytelling style – lyrically engaging, thought provoking and with a sweet vocal delivery that in combination delivers a wonderful and slightly off-kilter slice of folky Americana. Listen/download it below. Continue reading MM Shorts 672: Emmett Drueding
Drug Cabin comprised of onetime Ambulance LTD frontman Marcus Congleton and former Pretty Girls Make Graves guitarist Nathan Thelen, released their debut album, Yard Work, on February 24 and have already announced its follow-up, Wiggle Room. The new album will be available on CD, cassette tape, and digital formats on April 7 via 401K Music. Have a listen to the easy going vibe of Handsome … Continue reading Another From Drug Cabin
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