Although they seem to have been very quiet for a long time, it is good to hear that Sissy & The Blisters have returned with a new single. In fact, aside from the excellent Vicious, a Record Store Day split 7” release with Devin (and available now from Sissy’s Facebook page now as a Free Download), it will have been a long eleven months from … Continue reading New Single From Sissy & The Blisters
Sweeten The Deal is the debut release from The Deadline Shakes. They are a Glasgow based band who have played only a handful of gigs. There are no reviews. But don’t let that put you off. Because from first listen what is immediately apparent is that this band have an abundant gift for melody. The download single is out 5th November. Have a listen. a Continue reading MM Shorts 206: The Deadline Shakes
It is that time again – another free mix from the fine folk at Insound, available only for the next few days. This one includes thirteen tasty cuts from, amongst others, Slug Guts, Ariel Pink, Grasscut, Lightning Love, Bearcat and Fergus + Geronimo. Head here to grab the whole thing for free, or check out a couple of our choices below from Poor Moon and a stormer … Continue reading MM Shorts 205: It’s Insound Mixtape Time Again
Goodbye Labrador’s new EP A Thousand Times Before was released this week and is an other-worldly, guitar-driven collection of skilfully textured melodies and thoughtful lyrics that belie the band’s relative infancy – this is only their second release. Try the darkly beautiful and sombre Memoir from the EP, and buy the whole thing from their Bandcamp page here. a Continue reading MM Shorts 204: Goodbye, Labrador
We’re a bit late to the party, but Brooklyn’s Railbird is a musical collective featuring a stunningly talented cast of multi-instrumentalists led by lead vocalist Sarah K. Pedinotti, whose haunting voice has drawn apt comparisons to luminaries including Bjork and Kate Bush. Their unique blend of experimental psych-pop has found a home with fans of Grizzly Bear, the Dirty Projectors and Massive Attack all of … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends…Railbird
Wisconsin’s excellently spooky Americana duo Blessed Feathers return with a new release, Peaceful Beasts In An Ocean Of Weeds on 9th October. It will be available as hand-numbered, limited-edition digital vinyl discs and all pre-orders of the album will receive a free copy of the new Summer/Fall 2012 issue of frontman Donivan Berube’s literary zine, Sleeping in a Torn Quilt / Dreaming of Gold. The forthcoming issue … Continue reading New From Blessed Feathers
San Francisco’s Philistines wonderfully mangled pop takes well established songwriting rules and gleefully contorts them into something entirely new until they either give in, or shatter into musical shrapnel. Drums, melodic and addictive. Bass, propulsive and charging at one moment, quiet and claustrophobic the next. Guitars, spiraling leads transformed into gnarled ditties that zigged when they wanted to zag. Sour notes linger, until that note no … Continue reading Introducing >>> Philistines
Conner Youngblood has released a new ‘single’ from forthcoming album Sketches Pt. 2, which is released on the 28th August. It is our first real introduction to him, and The Warpath is a imaginative blend of folk and electronics that combine into a genre-bending, ultra-smooth whole, topped off by his laid-back nonchalant vocal that fits the mood perfectly. Grab it below. Visit his Facebook page … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends…Conner Youngblood
