MM Shorts 31: New Grass House Video
We posted about the new Grass House single recently. Here is the rather cool video for Faun. a Continue reading MM Shorts 31: New Grass House Video
Category: Music
New EP From Fall Fox
Since early 2010, Chicago indie-folk songwriter Christian Keck has performed and recorded as Fall Fox: a moniker fitting for an outfit that has drawn comparisons to lo-fi folk acts such as The Mountain Goats and Ghost Mice. Throughout the project, Keck has embraced the DIY bedroom pop aesthetic, weaving acoustic guitars together with analog synths to form an intimate and inviting canopy of sound. The followup to … Continue reading New EP From Fall Fox
Mad Mackerel Recommends…Siskiyou
Siskiyou’s new album Keep Away The Dead is an unsettling one. The vocals of Colin Huebert are probably the antithesis of what should be considered good and proper – the epitome of wavering, or quavering perhaps – and yet they work beautifully on this collection. The music itself is a restless blend of country rock, folk, and grander orchestral rock and like a musical butterfly, the … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends…Siskiyou
MM Shorts 30: Coke Weed Video
The first music video from their new album of the excellent Maine-based band Coke Weed. The song is Sister Spring and you can still pick up a free download of their excellent Volume 1 available here. Continue reading MM Shorts 30: Coke Weed Video
Introducing…The Lowriders
Still waiting for Box.Net to work out what the problem is with downloads. Hopefully sorted out soon! Until, then…The Lowriders are a Colchester based four-piece. Formerly known as Freud, their experience of creating an album from scratch and attempting to release it while maintaining as much creative control as possible feeds into this, their latest album, Fury. In 2008 the band decided to turn a … Continue reading Introducing…The Lowriders
MM Shorts 29: Hello Caller
Sorry for the continuing Box.net bandwidth issues – we’re still trying to resolve it. In the meantime, Hello Caller describe themselves as a ‘dark folk’ band from Austin. They’re scheduled to record a full length in November, and until then have a nice free demo up on Bandcamp here that can be downloaded for the price of an e-mail address. Keep in mind that the demo is … Continue reading MM Shorts 29: Hello Caller
Mad Mackerel’s Best Of The Month: October 2011
Another month, more than 20 great tracks selected from our October posts and five new ones too. Download and dive in. Download The Minks – Araby mp3 (from Araby 7″) Endearingly gloomy slice of indie-pop. Download The Bloody Hollies – Dirty Sex mp3 (from Yours Until The Bitter End) The dark side of raw garage punk with touches of organ, violin and xylophone. Download Bare Bones – Hope & Feather … Continue reading Mad Mackerel’s Best Of The Month: October 2011
MM Shorts 28: More From Carter Tanton
We’ve posted a couple of times about Carter Tanton and their excellent album Free Clouds. Here’s a third track from it, Fake Pretend, this time featuring the vocals of another MM fave, the enchanting Marissa Nadler. Order the album here. Download Carter Tanton – Fake Pretend mp3 (from Free Clouds) Download Carter Tanton – Horrorscope mp3 (from Free Clouds) Download Carter Tanton – Murderous Joy mp3 (from Free Clouds) Continue reading MM Shorts 28: More From Carter Tanton
Introducing…Holy Names
Holy Names is the moniker of Seattle based Andy Vaughan and his coterie. Holy Names’ Perpetual Beginner is an astral deviation from today’s standards, pulling taught the tightrope between space-rock and freak-folk. The record’s real stand-out, The American Crowbar Case, commences with a bobbing acoustic march, measured and determined, but as Vaughan croons things begin to zig zag. His rich voice gradually folds into layers … Continue reading Introducing…Holy Names
Free Halloween Mix 2011
While we’re not great ones for themed mixes on MM, Halloween is one of the exceptions we like to make. Here is a perfect mix for whatever ghoulish event you’ve got lined up today! Fifteen corking tunes, from the skewed new wave pop of XTC and off-kilter indie of the Mountain Goats to the trashy surf rock of The Cramps and from the folk-stomp of the Men … Continue reading Free Halloween Mix 2011
