Just The Dudes is a new three track EP from The Sweets. It dips its fingers into many musical pies – shoegaze, psychedelia, garage pop, and then coats them with hazy swirls of reverb and gentle distortion that is definitely more than moreish. Check out the delightfully woozy, surf-pop of She Says below, and order a limited run cassette or as a digital download from … Continue reading MM Shorts 404: The Sweets
The marvellously named Cat Meat have made a new four track digital EP, Scarlet Belle, available for free via their Bandcamp page. Despite the connotations conjured up by the name, the band actually play an exquisite blend of sorrowful folk and alt-country, expertly utilising guitar, piano, banjo, harmonica, violin and musical saw in ways that call to mind Sparklehorse, Wilco and the ghosts of long-gone … Continue reading New Free EP From Cat Meat
Sleepsick is the lead single from Toronto’s Dinosaur Bones’ upcoming album, Shaky Dream, which drops on the 6th via Dine Alone Records. We last featured them nearly three years ago, but happily they have stayed true to their mix of off-kilter, broody indie rock and NYC garage – Sleepsick is an alluring, hooked out blend of dark pop that we’re enjoying very much. Download it … Continue reading Dinosaur Bones – Sleepsick
SNØFFELTØFFS is a great band name and when you throw into the mix the Berlin duo’s desire to unleash “the absolute power of garage punk and rock’n roll.”, it was always pretty likely that we would become fans. And so we are, especially upon hearing Pretty Girl, their first ever song. It’s a stormer. Download it here. There will be a debut album later this year. … Continue reading MM Shorts 403: SNØFFELTØFFS
To follow on from our Best of the Month post yesterday, we’re kicking off July proper with a quick collection of excellent new tunes for you to stream. They come from the likes of metallic punk rockers Holograms, classic indie janglers Veronica Falls, sludgy metallers Torche, garage punks Wet Spots, the always top-notch Richard Buckner, brash garage snarl from TRAAMS, unique singer-songwriter Joseph Childress, and psych-blues rockers Heavy Times. Dive in. . . . . . . . Continue reading Speedy Round-Up
Here we are again, a round up of twenty five of June’s best downloads on Mad Mackerel (plus a few new tunes) that combine to make another perfect mix for those long summer days. Stick these on the iPod, crack a cold one, relax and enjoy! Honeyslide – Drippin Swathed in reverb, bathed in noise and drowned in dreamy vocals. [Click through for free download] … Continue reading Mad Mackerel’s Best Of The Month: June 2013
We’ve covered Catfish and The Bottlemen a couple of times previously, and the band are giving away their track Pacifier for free in conjunction with XFM’s Summerfest Series – the band have festival sets at Latitude, X&Y, Tramlines & Wakestock coming up over the summer months. Originally the B side to the hugely impressive debut single Homesick (see our post here), Pacifier kicks every bit as … Continue reading Catfish And The Bottlemen – Free Download
The Sun Dogs is the title of the new album from Rose Windows. It is a brilliant blend of the past and the present to create something that overflows with imagination and new ideas. Influences range from the mystic shamanism of The Doors, to heavy Sabbath style riffs, the traditional sounds of the Middle East and Eastern Europe, classic folk and pedal steel, prog rock … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends… Rose Windows
Being of sound Norwegian stock, we love Scandinavian caviare, and we also love Swedish duo Caviare Days. On The Light Is Breaking, they so effortlessly evoke the golden days of sixties sunshine psychedelia, days of the Mamas & The Papas, Scott McKenzie and Strawberry Alarm Clock, that you’ll have the lava lamp switched on, the incense burning and the kaftan out the wardrobe before you know … Continue reading MM Shorts 402: Caviare Days
Earthquake Weather are a four piece from Adelaide, Australia. New single This December takes influence from 90’s grunge bands like Sonic Youth, Stone Temple Pilots and Nivarna. The result is a distinctive indie rocker with raw guitar riffs and soaring vocals. Grab it below. Continue reading MM Shorts 401: Earthquake Weather
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