New Album From The Lonely H

On their fourth full-length, Nashville, Tennessee-based rock band The Lonely H deliver a ten-track, self-titled full-length, complete with guest appearances by The Rolling Stones’ saxophonist Bobby Keys, longtime MM fave Caitlin Rose, and others. It sits somewhere between the modern day Americana of Deer Tick and Dawes, the classic country rock of Tom Petty and the blue collar grit of Bruce Springsteen. Thankfully it is more than a … Continue reading New Album From The Lonely H

New Single From Bubblegum Lemonade

Scottish indie popsters, Bubblegum Lemonade will release Some Like It Pop this autumn, a long-awaited follow-up to their 2010 Sophomore Release album. The first taste comes in the shape of single, Have You Seen Faith? is a secular hymn to missed opportunities with jangling, strumming riffs, great sixties harmonies, and a memorable chorus. In fact, it is the practically perfect accompaniment to this unusual period … Continue reading New Single From Bubblegum Lemonade

MM Shorts 409: Shadows At Play

Shadows At Play are a four piece from the Blue Mountains in Sydney using guitars, ukeleles, harmonica, trumpets, piano and drums to shape their summer folk pop sound. Latest single Into The Sun is an upbeat, ethereal folk song that alludes to the Greek mythology story of Icarus, exploring the notion that a man is free once he is defeated. Download it here. Continue reading MM Shorts 409: Shadows At Play

Videos of the Day: Man Man || King Krule || T. Hardy Morris || Brazos

Videos today from Man Man with one of the most imaginative lyric videos we’ve seen for their track Head On, a simple but effective film from King Krule for new track Easy Easy, and T. Hardy Morris’ stark film from Georgia’s decayed Central State Hospital building (once the largest mental hospital in the USA) for his brilliantly bleak track Hard Stuff. Lastly Brazo’s new video … Continue reading Videos of the Day: Man Man || King Krule || T. Hardy Morris || Brazos

Smoke Fairies Ghosts Collection

Long established MM faves, the London folk duo, Smoke Fairies are doing a special UK tour in October, to celebrate the release of their retrospective double CD, Ghosts. It features long-sold-out / deleted material, plus some never-before released tracks. This is one of those unreleased tracks, Good Man. It is fabulous. Ghosts will see a release on 23rd September. Those October dates (tickets on sale … Continue reading Smoke Fairies Ghosts Collection

Thursday Means Eight Of The Best

A sudden plethora of new tunes have hit the web, and here are eight of our favourites for your aural delight. First up is psych-heavyweights White Hills persistently hypnotic In Your Room that comes from the space rockers forthoming album So You Are … So You’ll Be, which is out next month on Thrill Jockey. Regina Spektor has an upbeat new song featuring in new Netflix … Continue reading Thursday Means Eight Of The Best

Mad Mackerel Recommends…The Grisly Hand

The Grisly Hand are a melting pot of all things Americana, and their Kansas City home base is a reflection of their sound: rumbling, rollicking and honest. Staying true to the timeless themes of outlaw and alt-country, trouble and affliction are running threads throughout the band’s debut album Country Singles as they spin darkly humorous tales of the American Dream on the skids using guitar, lap steel, … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends…The Grisly Hand