Category: Indie

Alternative, Folk, Indie, Music, Pop, Rock

Live Review: Beth Jeans Houghton & The Hooves Of Destiny

Mrs Mackerel reviews Beth Jeans Houghton and the Hooves of Destiny, at Kings College London Students’ Union, Wednesday 26th September 2012 As a fish somewhat known for her tardiness with deadlines, this has proved to be no exception. It was a Wednesday night at KCL forum, with Jenny Wren and I masquerading as not quite the oldest swingers in town, but we were bringing up … Continue reading Live Review: Beth Jeans Houghton & The Hooves Of Destiny

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Alternative, Indie, Music, Pop, Punk, Rock

Introducing >>> Legendary Wings

Paper Roses comes from Michigan popsters Legendary Wings’ debut LP Making Paper Roses, which drops on 9th October via Dirtnap Records. The band joined the Dirtnap ranks this year as one of only a few bands the label has ever signed from a random CD-R demo (it was just that good). Musically, the apple that is Legendary Wings doesn’t fall too far from the tree that … Continue reading Introducing >>> Legendary Wings

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Acoustic, Americana, Folk, Indie, Music

MM Shorts 233: More From Dolfish

Eccentric, off-kilter folk troubadour Dolfish has made another track available from his first proper LP I’d Rather Disappear Than Stay The Same. More of his unique world view comes to the fore in Grown Ups, and his label Afternoon Records has announced that the digital release of the record will be “pay what you want” and the vinyl preorder is up now at the Afternoon Records … Continue reading MM Shorts 233: More From Dolfish

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Indie, Music, Pop, Rock

New Single From Cape Canaveral Via Eardrums Pop

Eardrums Pop have featured a few times on MM in the past as they continue to put out free singles of the very highest quality. Usually consisting of three tracks, one of which is a cover song selected by the artist, and coming with high quality digital artwork and a booklet, they have built up an enviable collection of releases that are well worth investigating. … Continue reading New Single From Cape Canaveral Via Eardrums Pop

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Alternative, Indie, Music, Punk, Rock

Nü Sensae and Useless Eaters Split 7″

This latest release from the Volcom Ent Vinyl Club features Vancouver’s Nü Sensae and Nashville’s Useless Eaters. City of Night might be the longest Useless Eaters song to date and it’s slower tempo shows off the class at the heart of Seth Sutton’s songwriting. Nü Sensae dish out the type of grungy punk particularly favored in the Pacific Northwest with their track, Sleeping Blouse. The … Continue reading Nü Sensae and Useless Eaters Split 7″

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Alternative, Americana, Country, Folk, Indie, Music, Rock

Guest Post: The High Priestess’s TFI Friday (28th September)

Mrs Mackerel has decided to take a short sabbatical and invite some friends, relatives and countrywomen to takeover her Friday night post, a Friday routine as regular in this household as a G&T with lime, or pizza Margherita for the sprats. For week two, we hand over the reins to the High Priestess… After a rather merry dinner with friends (piscine and other) last weekend, … Continue reading Guest Post: The High Priestess’s TFI Friday (28th September)

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Alternative, Indie, Metal, Music, Rock

Mad Mackerel Recommends…Peace

Suicide Squeeze Records is set to release The World Is Too Much With Us, the new LP from Vancouver-based band, Peace. The band’s sound has been described as a “hypnotic thud”, which may owe much to the downpour that keeps Vancouver in wet and darkness for nine months of the year. Yet if Connor Mayer’s bass-lines are crushing and repetitive, then Mike Willock’s manic guitar … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends…Peace

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