Kathleen is the excellent, reverb drenched new single all about the insanity of infatuation from up and coming indie rockers Catfish & The Bottlemen. It is out on the 14th April via Communion. Have a listen. . Continue reading MM Shorts 530: Catfish & The Bottlemen
Despite tender years, Andrew St James is just eighteen, the singer-songwriter’s soulful and rather epic track A Prayer For East Oakland is one that faces some pretty grim realties head on. It is a song of murder, with lyrics formed around Psalms in the New Testament. It was originally a poem he wrote after a childhood friend was murdered during the summer of 2011 outside of his home … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends… Andrew St. James
Following the sad news that the Vivian Girls have decided to call it a day, we have at least received some form of compensation in the shape of La Sera’s fabulous first single, Losing To The Dark, taken from their forthcoming third album Hour of the Dawn. La Sera is the project of Katy Goodman, founding member of the Vivian Girls and All Saint’s Day, and … Continue reading La Sera – Losing To The Dark
Videos today from The Raveonettes and their contribution to the new Doors Tribute Album, A Psych Tribute to the Doors. We also have Forest and their debut video for All I Have, and from Pissed Jeans a live video for You’re Different (In Person). Lastly a video for Withered Hand’s excellent new track, Horseshoe. . . . . . Continue reading Videos of the Day: Raveonettes || Forest || Pissed Jeans || Withered Hand
The wonderful Sharon Van Etten’s new album Are We There is out at the end of May via Jagjaguwar. The first taste is the hazy dream-pop of Taking Chances, her gorgeous vocals drifting over a smooth, polished rhythmic backdrop. It is as close to Beach House as anything else and perhaps heralds a slightly different direction for the album. Listen for yourself. . Continue reading New Album From Sharon Van Etten
White Hinterland’s new album Baby is out on the 1st April, via Dead Oceans. Here is the distorted, cut-up title track, pretty much as fractured and experimental as indie-pop can get whilst still keeping a bass line going! . Continue reading MM Shorts 529: White Hinterland
Mimicking Birds are releasing a long awaited (and long overdue) follow-up to their excellent self-titled debut of 2010. A record of rare, quivering beauty that was a quietly understated masterpiece. New album Eons (via Glacial Pace) will see the light of day in May, and the first taste comes in the form of Bloodlines, another lovely mix of cosmic-psych folk and trademark trembling vocals from Nate … Continue reading Mimicking Birds – Bloodlines
Marika Hackman will release a new four track EP titled Deaf Heat next month. The first track from it is the sweet indie pop of Deep Green that manages to retain the haunting, fragile beauty that marked out her earlier releases, whilst also delivering something more determined and intense. Pre-order the EP here. . Continue reading Marika Hackman – Deaf Heat EP
Last September we ran an “Introducing” post on The Ukiah Drag. We described their cassette release Jazz Mama Is Cryin as four tracks of brilliantly bleak, desolate, and warped blues and acid-rock – taut, tense, hypnotic and all consuming – like the evil offspring of Giant Sand and the Birthday Party. Now they have a new 7″ primed for release. The Dirt Trip is the band’s first studio output … Continue reading New From Ukiah Drag
Following our Best of February mix post earlier, we have now rounded up a few tunes for the start of March for you too. We can offer you ten cracking new tracks to listen to including post-folkies Peggy Sue, the heavy, slow burnin’ garage punk of Twin Berlin, some rootsy soul from Greyhounds, the first single of gritty Americana from Turchi’s forthcoming long-player, and a fabulous … Continue reading Round Up Time
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