New videos today from indie-rock grandmaster Eels, a wonderfully surreal animated video for Minus The Bear’s prog-pop of Listing, some melancholic indie-pop from The Vestals and Whispertown’s new video for Open The Other Eye. a a a a a a Continue reading Videos of the Day: Eels || Minus The Bear || The Vestals || Whispertown
Onward Chariots release their first full-length record, This is My Confession tomorrow. A concept album, the songs chronicle one man’s struggle with what it is to love, from babyhood to adolescent crushes to failed relationships. Musical styles range from lushly arranged indie pop to garage rock to orchestral minimalism and cheesy dance-pop. There’s even a song about Mel Gibson… a Download Onward Chariots – Sisters … Continue reading Onward Chariots – This Is My Confession
Eight is the entirely accurate title of the eighth album from Radar Brothers. The first tune from it is If We Were Banished which ably mixes fuzzy guitars, keyboards and their trademark slowcore approach to the world. Click through to download it for free. Continue reading New From Radar Brothers
Wrightwood is the new psychedelic folk project from singer/songwriter Peter Mercado and producer Andrew Lynch (Earlimart, OFF!). The band trades in beautiful melodies contrasted with haunting guitar and piano tones that underscore the emotional weight of their songs. The demos for this project were written in 2009 by Peter as a way to cope with the fallout from his attempt at marriage. Those demos were … Continue reading Introducing >>> Wrightwood
Matthew Squires hails from Austin, Texas and the album How To Combust Your Life is the result of two and a half years work, which he describes as “sort of the culmination of my life falling apart and being put back together after a stint at a Zen monastery in New York.” It is a sweet blend of acoustic folk and pop shot through with … Continue reading MM Shorts 304: Matthew Squires & The Learning Disorders
Bent Shapes (formerly Girlfriends) are a noisy pop group formed in 2009 in Boston, MA. The trio spent their first year and a half releasing cassette EPs and 7” singles full of fuzzy garage nuggets on various local labels. Following a six-week tour with Weed Hounds and Colleen Green that earned them much critical praise the band released a final 7” under their former name on … Continue reading Introducing >>> Bent Shapes
For the second year in a row, Paste joined forces with Sennheiser at the legendary Newport Folk Festival to record unique performances with some of their favourite artists. NoiseTrade is partnering with Paste Magazine to offer up a free fifteen track download including MM faves Dawes, First Aid Kit, Deep Dark Woods and Trampled By Turtles as well as Blind Pilot, Of Monsters And Men … Continue reading Free Newport Festival Download From Paste
Lazy Talkers – a new indie folk-pop band now based in NYC by way of Baltimore – will release their debut EP in the spring. Check out the easy-going jangle of Killing Time from the EP. Download Lazy Talkers – Killing Time mp3 (from Lazy Talkers) Continue reading MM Shorts 302: Lazy Talkers
PIAPTK is one of our favourite DIY record labels and they are releasing a super limited run (just 30) of the new record from Tucson’s Golden Boots. DBX’n’SPF finds the band moving their twangy psych into weird blown out fuzz pop territory, just listen to lead off track Yuma below. Order the album here and you can also grab a Golden Boots sampler on a pay-what-you-want deal … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends >>> Golden Boots
Dinosaur Pile-Up will return in 2013, two years after the release of their critically acclaimed debut, Growing Pains. The band will release Nature Nurture, their second album, on May 13, and have this week made a free download of album track Lip Hook Kiss available online, intended as a taster of what’s to come. Continue reading New Album From Dinosaur Pile-Up
