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

Mad Mackerel Recommends…Callow

Suitably enough, the taster track from San Francisco duo Callow’s forthcoming album Blue Spells is called Strange. For somewhat strange Callow certainly are. It is not the influences so much (ranging from the Velvets to Pink Floyd to Nina Simone to Pavement) as the way they are combined – strong vocals, minimal instrumentals, haunting melodies, sombre tones, and poetic lyrics work perfectly together to create a sense … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends…Callow

madmackerelOctober 8, 2013October 7, 2013Leave a comment

Alternative, Indie, Music, Rock

New Track From The Killing Fields Of Ontario

Recently we posted the video for Cloud, a hard hitting track from the new album, How The World Ends by Killing Fields Of Ontario. Now we have Our Place To Drown for your listening pleasure – another outstanding track, and quite possibly our favourite from the album… Have a listen. Continue reading New Track From The Killing Fields Of Ontario

madmackerelOctober 8, 2013Leave a comment

Alternative, Indie, Music, Pop, Rock

Introducing >>> Jazz Mills

Jazz Mills has lent her angelic vocals to recordings with over 30 bands and performed with even more, collaborating with artists such as long standing MM faves The Black Angels, The Kills, Cowboy and Indian, Leopold and His Fiction, Gemini Dreams, and The Indie Annas. Influenced by the likes of Nancy Sinatra, Fleetwood Mac, Classic Disney, and the sounds of the 60s, she takes on the beachy, … Continue reading Introducing >>> Jazz Mills

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Alternative, Americana, Folk, Gothic, Indie, Music, Pop, Psychedelic, Rock

Videos of the Day: Cheatahs || LIly & Madeleine || Roadkill Ghost Choir || Pincers

Videos to start the week from Cheatahs and some blurry, blown-out landscapes to accompany the psych-swirl of new single Cut The Grass, and from Indianapolis sisters Lily & Madeleine comes their studio set video for gorgeous single Devil We Know. From Roadkill Ghost Choir we have some stunning cinematography to match the emotional resonance of standout track Beggars Guild from their Quiet Light EP, and lastly the darkly … Continue reading Videos of the Day: Cheatahs || LIly & Madeleine || Roadkill Ghost Choir || Pincers

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Alternative, Gothic, Indie, Music, Pop, Rock

MM Shorts 454: Delooze

With echoes of PJ Harvey and Kate Bush, Delooze inhabit a theatrical world of haunting, grandiose, dark pop narratives and release their Holler EP on the 28th of Oct. Have a listen to the title track below and pre-order the EP here. Continue reading MM Shorts 454: Delooze

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Alternative, Indie, Music, Rock

Tape Deck Mountain Release Sway

San Diego shoegazers Tape Deck Mountain released their latest long player Sway earlier this week. We have already posted a couple of tracks from it, and here is another in the shape of the satisfyingly sombre Pretend Friends which builds to a powerful coda of swirling guitars. Download Tape Deck Mountain – Pretend Friends mp3 (from Sway) Continue reading Tape Deck Mountain Release Sway

madmackerelOctober 5, 2013October 5, 2013Leave a comment

Alternative, Garage, Indie, Music, Punk, Rock

MM Shorts 453: No Valley

Picked this gem up from the ever reliable Rollo & Grady blog – No Valley hail from New York and Charlie Don’t Surf is as infectious a slice of garagey rock as you’re likely to come across and definitely worth a re-post. Download it here. Continue reading MM Shorts 453: No Valley

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Alternative, Folk, Indie, Music, Pop, Rock

Mad Mackerel Recommends…Happy Jawbone Family Band

We’re loving I Have To Speak With Rocky Balboa by the Happy Jawbone Family Band – an oddball concoction of idiosyncratic folk, pop, rock and God knows what else, that is anchored by some of the best lyrical wordplay we’ve heard for a good long while. Eccentric it is, surreal too, but also, against all the odds, quite affecting and certainly memorable. It is the … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends…Happy Jawbone Family Band

madmackerelOctober 5, 2013October 4, 2013Leave a comment

Alternative, Garage, Indie, Music, Pop, Rock

People Person Get Slimy

Having recently posted People Person’s excellently titled Portions For Fatties from forthcoming album Dumb Supper (out next week), we now have another excellent tune (both musically and in name), for your listening pleasure. Avail yourself of two minutes of slow-burn craftmanship and pop sensibility with I’m Slimy here. Continue reading People Person Get Slimy

madmackerelOctober 4, 2013October 4, 2013Leave a comment

Folk, Indie, Music, Pop, Rock

Introducing >>> The Golden Furs

New York four-piece The Golden Furs have just released their debut EP of evocative and poignant indie-pop, infused with a slightly dream like quality. Simply titled, Strand, it weaves together rock, pop, folk and even a touch of dance in a way that manages to evoke Jeff Buckley as much as it does Vampire Weekend. Grab yourself the sweet harmonies and sultry vocals of single Run … Continue reading Introducing >>> The Golden Furs

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