Category: Indie
Mad Mackerel Recommends…ABADABAD
It has taken us a while to get round to listening to The Wild, the new EP from Boston’s ABADABAD. It took us a lot less time to become seduced by their sweetly chiming charms. Striking a balance somewhere between (the good bits) of Vampire Weekend, Ariel Pink’s lo-fi haze, and The Beach Boys irrevocable harmonies, the EP is in turns, hypnotic, pensive and infectious. … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends…ABADABAD
Saturday Means Six of the Best
We’re still catching up on a huge backlog of e-mails and submissions since our excursion in search of the sun. Here then is a quick round-up of some notable and noteworthy releases. We have skate-punks Fidlar and their latest homage to the joys of alcohol with the two and a half minutes of Cheap Beer and we have Brooklyn’s latest buzz band (justified for once), … Continue reading Saturday Means Six of the Best
Video of the Day: Crooked Cowboy & The Freshwater Indians
a Download Crooked Cowboy & The Freshwater Indians – Bed Bugs (feat. Becky Stark) mp3 (from Annalog And Her Hopeful Diaries) Continue reading Video of the Day: Crooked Cowboy & The Freshwater Indians
Marissa Nadler Covers Fleetwood Mac & Townes Van Zandt
Hot on the heels of the recent Fleetwood Mac tribute album, Marissa Nadler has posted up a free cover of her own, a version of FM’s Save Me A Place. It may well be the best of all the recent offerings. This in turn comes quickly after her version of Townes Van Zandt’s The Rake, another beauty. Download both for free. a a Continue reading Marissa Nadler Covers Fleetwood Mac & Townes Van Zandt
MM Shorts 219: The Reflections
Just in time for the end of the sunshine, if in fact we’d actually had any, comes this hypnotic, hazy debut single from The Reflections. Summer Days is classic introspective indie rock with a dash of chillwave, and makes a perfect soundtrack to the tail end of the season. Download The Reflections – Summer Days mp3 (from Summer Days single) Continue reading MM Shorts 219: The Reflections
Video of the Day: Tom Williams & The Boat
Introducing >>> Fire Mountain
Since their formation in the latter half of 2009, Fire Mountain have combined folk and Southern rock to create something rich and complex while still maintaining a simplicity that is familiar to everyone as they weave tales of triumph and disaster, of love and loss and of the everyday experiences that affect us all. Nowhere is this more evident than in the rolling strum and sway of … Continue reading Introducing >>> Fire Mountain
New EP From Simone Felice
Simone Felice will release a brand new EP entitled New York Times on 22nd October via Reveal records and will also be touring the UK this month. The EP comes as the follow up to his critically acclaimed (and MM fave) debut solo album, the self titled Simone Felice which was released in April. As well as the title track which comes from the album, … Continue reading New EP From Simone Felice
Free September Mix From American Songwriter
The latest free Sampler from American Songwriter is a gem, featuring 12 tracks from, amongst others, Turbo Fruits, the wonderful Felice Brothers, Amy Cook, Dylan LeBlanc, Blake Mills and Cory Chisel & The Wandering Sons. Check out a couple of our choices from it below: the scruffy, skuzzy garage rock and fiery hooks of Fly Golden Eagle and Natural Child’s hybrid stew of surf rock … Continue reading Free September Mix From American Songwriter
