Collective songwriting trio O’Captain have released the second in their series of “seasonal” EPs. The Summer EP contains two songs and is free to download. Both tracks straddle a fine line between folk rock and indie pop and both offer much to be enjoyed. The Sumpter is a earnest acoustic ballad with some gorgeously mournful harmonica cameos and Eyes Like Anchors has a sweetly catchy guitar … Continue reading MM Shorts 182: Free EP From O’Captain
We must confess to be taking a bit by surprise by this. Described as being “full of washed out guitars, punctuated with equal parts textual synths and reverb“, it didn’t really sound like it was going to be up our proverbial street. However, proof once more that we should never pre-judge, because once we’d played Suburban Living’s first single, Float In Clouds from sophomore EP Cooper’s … Continue reading Introducing >>> Suburban Living
Having mentioned Savaging Spires as recently as Saturday, they have been back in touch again to let us know that they have a new album scheduled which is set for release in January 2013. It is the follow up to last year’s brilliantly off-kilter and enchanting self-titled debut. All we know about the new record is that it will be largely based around retro synths and psychedelic … Continue reading Savaging Spires Announce New Album
Even before we knew anything about Jen Schande herself, we knew whatever it was like, we were going to post up a song titled I Really Like Sonic Youth and I Really Want to Have Sex With You. I mean, why wouldn’t you? So, it is was a bonus to discover she first came to notice on the back of a split 7″ with The Cribs … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends… Jen Schande
Screen Gems are a new band to us, but we were told about this track Jazz Records by the wonderful Savaging Spires who produced it, so we knew it would be worth a listen. In typical fashion, all they revealed was “London / Washington DC based band. Recorded in Stoke Newington, London. In a studio surrounded by massive foxes roaming the streets with narrowed eyes that … Continue reading Introducing >>> Screen Gems
Following our post a couple of days ago about their free EP of demo tracks from forthcoming album, All The Times We Had, Ivan & Alyosha have now debuted the title track (which also features the vocals of Aimee Mann) as the first ‘proper’ track from the album. It is beautifully simple and melodic and tells a bittersweet tale of goodbye. Download Ivan & Alyosha … Continue reading MM Shorts 181: Another From Ivan & Alyosha
Hello! Swum out of hiding for a brief frisson on a Friday. This week saw Big Sair and I take to the open road once more and try and find our way to old London Town. And so we began by chanting the gospel according to Big Sair: what’s said in the car, stays in the car. I like that. Off we shot, with Doris … Continue reading Mrs Mackerel’s TFI Friday (22nd June)
Nashville alt-rockers Fires’ latest self-released EP, Echo Sounds, is now available. Brothers Danny and Ryan Nicoletto formed Fires in 2010. That year, they released the EP Angels in the Dark, and after playing live, a raw, aggressive rock sound emerged. When recording Echo Sounds, the band wanted to deliver this newly developed sound and the title reflects an underlying, almost creepy, feel that Fires set out … Continue reading New EP From Fires
