Category: Indie
Free Single From This Frontier Needs Heroes
This Frontier Needs Heroes is the Alt-Folk duo Brad and Jessica Lauretti from Brooklyn, NY. Their name is inspired by the phrase scrawled on Woody Guthrie’s guitar during WWII: “This Machine Kills Fascists.” Listening to This Frontier Needs Heroes is like having Brad and Jessica play in your backyard while the sun comes up. With their powerful delivery and delicate harmonies, their music is full … Continue reading Free Single From This Frontier Needs Heroes
MM Shorts 218: Damon Moon & The Whispering Drifters Again
Damon Moon & The Whispering Drifters seem hell bent on gradually releasing every track from their excellent Lungs, Dirt & Dreams album for free. We’ve happily posted them and the latest offering is another standout: the sweetly maudlin, but always gorgeous Gild The Lily. Immerse yourself. Click through to download for free. a Continue reading MM Shorts 218: Damon Moon & The Whispering Drifters Again
Video of the Day: All The Fires
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Introducing >>> These Kings
Boasting a sleeve that Mrs M will most definitely approve of, These Kings hail from Birmingham (the rainy one in the UK) and their single Home demonstrates all the attributes of musical magpies. From the opening ticking of drumsticks to the hypnotic indie melody that gives way to some chill-out vibes before exploding into a sonic maelstrom of a coda, the song travels from ambience … Continue reading Introducing >>> These Kings
New Solo Album From New Pornographers’ A.C. Newman
The marvellous Fire Records have announced that they will be releasing the new album, Shut Down The Streets, from the New Pornographers’ founder A.C. Newman in Europe on 22 October. A year of joy and sorrow in the Newman household has inspired an album of understated elegance and strength, representing a change in tone from the past and an even bigger change in subject matter. The album … Continue reading New Solo Album From New Pornographers’ A.C. Newman
Mad Mackerel’s Best Of The Month: August 2012
Our best of August mix is ready and even though it is typically a slightly quieter month for new releases, we can still offer you more than 20 cracking new tunes together with a few ‘hot off the press’ new ones. The result? A brilliant mix to keep you going as we enter autumn (aka the fall for our American friends). Either way, just enjoy. … Continue reading Mad Mackerel’s Best Of The Month: August 2012
Video of the Day: The City And Horses
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Video of the Day: Ormonde
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Mojo & Uncut Free Cover Disks
My copies of Uncut and Mojo were on the mat waiting for me after getting back from the Canary Islands yesterday and both have sweet cover disks. Uncut have a cracking selection of tunes from some of the latest new releases including Sebadoh, Calexico, Thee Oh Sees, James Yorkston, Patterson Hood, and Dinosuar Jr amongst others. Mojo have gone back to the jangle indie-pop heyday … Continue reading Mojo & Uncut Free Cover Disks
