Here is unusual pop siren Lykke Li doing a suitably low key and melancholic version of the Righteous Brothers classic Unchained Melody for the Like A Version series. Download Lykke Li – Unchained Melody mp3 (Righteous Brothers Cover) Continue reading MM Shorts 12: Lykke Li Cover
This is the new single from Timber Timbre. Do I Have Power has the eerie, dark hearted fairytale quality that is perfectly evoked in this excellent animated video. Watch and download. a Download Timber Timbre – Do I Have Power mp3 (from Creep On Creepin On) Continue reading New Timber Timbre Single
For anyone that has browsed the MM 2010 Top 10s page you will have seen Strand Of Oaks appearing with their superbly surreal tale of the giant Alex Kona. Just by chance we happened upon this cover by purveyors of ethereal, dream pop Bad Temple on Soundcloud. Its not new, but for anyone who hasn’t heard it, it is well worth a listen. It can … Continue reading MM Shorts 11: Bad Temple Cover Strand Of Oaks
New York’s Little Racer are the Y&L Club label’s newest signing – a three piece producing sonic amalgamations of surf-indie-motown-pop. As an introduction they are giving away the track Little Racer, soon to be followed by their debut single and a trip to London. Have a listen to the rest of their self-titled EP too. Download Little Racer – Little Racer mp3 (from Little Racer … Continue reading Introducing…Little Racer
Hot on the heels of their monthly free mix, Insound have put another one together for the CMJ Festival. This one features Chad Valley, Dum Dum Girls, EMA, Gauntlet Hair, Gross Relations, Jacuzzi Boys, Small Black, Trash Talk, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, and Widowspeak amongst others. As usual only around for a week, so head here to grab it now. Download Amen Dunes – Christopher mp3 (from … Continue reading MM Shorts 10: Another Free Mix From Insound
Critical Heights released the long anticipated self-titled debut of mysterious London duo, Savaging Spires yesterday. The album is a wonderful exercise in haunted, ambient folk, drone and hazy melancholia. By way of celebration the band have given up a new track, the twinkling, sunlit Apostrophe Lake. You can buy the album from Boomkat here. Download Savaging Spires – Apostrophe Lake mp3 (from Savaging Spires) Download Savaging Spires – Bending The Rules … Continue reading Savaging Spires Debut Album Released
After yesterday we thought we’d done with giving you brilliant free stuff for a while, but seems not. The very wonderful Loose Music boasts a roster of artists that are amongst the Mackerel’s most favourites – for starters they include the Felice Brothers, one of Mrs M’s discoveries of the year in Hurray For The Riff Raff, and Americana legends The Handsome Family. So when … Continue reading Free Loose Music Sampler
Band Of Skulls will return with a follow up to their excellent debut album Baby Darling Doll Face Honey in early 2012. In the meantime you can check out the video for first single off the new album, The Devil Takes Care of His Own. a Continue reading MM Shorts 9: Band Of Skulls New Video
It is fair to say that Dog Scratched Ear, the first track to be released from Donkey Jacket, the new album from Welsh duo Henry’s Funeral Shoe has become the unofficial anthem of MM over the past few weeks – a perfect mix of irresistible blues boogie topped with a killer riff has made it one of our tunes of the year so far. The album … Continue reading Henry’s Funeral Shoe Release Donkey Jacket
Today has been an epic day for providing you with top quality free stuff and having already given you with the wonderful Owsley Brothers and Last American Buffalo we are going keep up the standards set and finish off the trio of posts with the brilliant Coke Weed. Purveyors of some of the most brilliantly off-kilter indie rock we’ve heard in a long time. It … Continue reading Freebie 3: Coke Weed
