MM Shorts 250: New Single From Book Club

Your Navy And Your Nurse is the new single from Atlanta indie-folk band Book Club. It is the second single from the band’s forthcoming sophomore EP release, Shapes On The Water. Sign up for the band’s mailing list at bookclubtheband.com to receive a link to a free download of the EP on release day (13th November)! See our previous Book Club post here. a Continue reading MM Shorts 250: New Single From Book Club

Introducing >>> Deathbarrel

Singer and songwriter Ottar B. Strangeland hails from MM’s motherland of Norway which is always a good start. He (of the notorious punk rock outfit Haggis) fronts Deathbarrel, a project that was born while Ottar was serving time in 2011. It turns out that 90 days in jail is exactly the time needed to write a great country album inspired by some of the artists that … Continue reading Introducing >>> Deathbarrel

Mad Mackerel Recommends…Horsehead

After almost a year in the studio the result is Sympathetic Vibrations, a new 13 song release from Horsehead, crossing and blurring all musical styles and genres that band has previously set foot in. At its core it is still a rock & roll record, but it quickly expands into something much more. From the sinewy Crazy Horse-style grind of Darkened Streets, to the pop-jangle of … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends…Horsehead

A (Belated) Round Up

We missed these recently. You shouldn’t! First up are three tracks from Castle Face’s new re-imagining of the Velvet Underground & Nico album to celebrate 45 years since that seminal release. It features previous MM alumni The Fresh & Onlys, Burnt Ones, and Thee Oh Sees amongst others – and is limited to just 1,000 copies, on banana yellow vinyl with original art by another MM fave David … Continue reading A (Belated) Round Up