Meryll is the project of Andrew Hernandez (who is also the touring sound engineer for Balmorhea). Haunts, Volume 1: The Palace will be released digitally on January 31st. It is a dark record, mixing ambient washes with sparse folk and calls to mind artists such as Grouper, Tiny Vipers and Mt. Eerie. Download Meryll – The Worm Gave Me A Walkman Radio mp3 (from Haunts, Volume 1: … Continue reading MM Shorts 65: Meryll
Shortly before Christmas The Lower 48 released their new album Where All Maps End, a beautifully judged album of warm, organic folk that joyfully takes its main influences from the 1960s. Having already given you The End, the band have made a second track, the good-natured acoustic strum of Into The Woods available for download. Buy from cdbaby here. Download The Lower 48 – Into The … Continue reading The Lower 48 Release Where All Maps End
Phantom Family Halo is the creation of multi-instrumentalist Dominic Cipolla. Their upcoming studio release, When I Fall Out is out on 14th February next year via Knitting Factory Records. We’ve featured the band before back in May following the release of The Mindeater EP, a split EP featuring them and Bonnie “Prince” Billy, and describing their sound as “evil desert psych rock evocative of the chunkiness of Hawkwind and the … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends…Phantom Family Halo
Wowser Bowser specialise in the kind of billowing psych-pop that lifts the spirits and sets the heart soaring. Their self-titled debut album is out next month and if the evidence so far is anything to go by we can expect a record that is playful and energetic mixing synths with jittery, brittle drums and exhilarating vocals. Imagine something hovering on the cusp of the oft-quoted … Continue reading Introducing…Wowser Bowser
Earlier this month we posted the brilliant Christmas track by new indie supergroup of sorts (and the second put together by Deer Tick’s John McCauley) Diamond Rugs, which now has this video to accompany it. Enjoy as your own Christmas dinner digests…. a a Continue reading Christmas Post 17: Diamond Rugs Again
This is a beautiful and beguiling duet of lovely, understated folk from rapidly rising troubadour Luke De-Sciscio & sensitive songstress Audrey Aroha. a Continue reading MM Shorts 64: Luke De-Sciscio & Audrey Aroha
Happy Christmas one and all from Mad Mackerel. This is indie rockers Dog Is Dead with their take on the Waitresses indie festive classic Christmas Wrapping. Enjoy! a Download Dog Is Dead – Christmas Wrapping mp3 (Waitresses Cover) Continue reading Christmas Post 16: Dog Is Dead
With powerful vocals and intricate arrangements, Tatiana Kochkareva’s intelligent indie-rock is both dynamic and haunting. A Moscow native with a passionate voice evoking comparisons to Nina Simone, she will release her third album, Infinity, on April 19 next year. Until then, you can grab Christmas At Home for free below. a Continue reading Christmas Post 15: Tatiana Kochkareva
The Flow Machines have covered Saint Etienne’s Born On Christmas Day as their contribution to the year’s festivities. The track can be downloaded below with an option to donate a bit to charity too. So why not show a bit of festive spirit too. a Continue reading Christmas Post 14: Flow Machines
Our final Top Ten selection comes courtesy of the lovely, and ever radiant, Mrs Mackerel. Over to you girl! It’s been a great musical year. But such a plethora of riches always presents a problem – what’s a girl to choose? Fortunately some fine contributions in the preceding week means most bases are covered. Live gigs, although few and far between this year, have been … Continue reading MM’s 2011 Top Ten Series: No 9 Mrs Mackerel
