Declan de Barra has been around for a while and Fragments, Footprints & the Forgotten is his third full length under his own name, but the first we have discovered. And what a discovery it is – the album has been getting repeated plays here at MM containing as it does, all the ingredients we like to make a great record. Sparse, haunting vocals, weary, … Continue reading Introducing Declan de Barra
Mrs Mackerel’s and Barry Sean’s faves Two Wounded Birds are releasing a new double a-side single All We Wanna Do / Midnight Wave, which comes out on Monday 18 April on limited edition 7” vinyl and digital download on Moshi Moshi. Take a listen. Continue reading New Single From Two Wounded Birds
We have been following the Choose the Cover of Rolling Stone Contest and the second round is now under way. We are interested because, after hundreds of thousands of votes were cast online, there are now eight acts left vying for the cover of Rolling Stone – as well as an Atlantic Records contract – and we have featured two of the eight on MM. … Continue reading Rolling Stones Cover Competition
Swearing At Motorists are a duo who developed a reputation for being one of the most energetic charismatic American bands, both on stage and record. Their songs are characterized by emphatic, crunching tonic chords and emotive vocals and always-raw recordings. It all began in the early 1990s in the bedrooms and basements of Dayton, Ohio amongst the hazy murk of the Midwest American lo-fi scene … Continue reading Swearing At Motorists Release Postcards From A Drinking Town
Brooklyn’s Poison Tree is a new band led by Steve Salett, the former front man of King Of France together with a seletion of musicians from his Saltlands Music Collective. They have released a self-titled debut album that is noticeable for its surefooted harmonies, embracing acoustic guitar and warm vocals – a record that doesn’t so much overwhelm as invite the listener in, sits him … Continue reading Introducing…Poison Tree
Half Past Sun have been busy releasing a series of free digital EPs and songs via their website, which are well worth checking out. It is a swirling, kaleidoscopic mix of psychedelia, indie rock and electronica with a naggingly insistent edge that burrows in through your ears and then settles in your brain with no intention of leaving anytime soon. Fifth instalment of A Never Ending … Continue reading Introducing…Half Past Sun
Girlfriends hail from Boston and have just released their latest 7″ via Black Bell Records titled Cave Kids and backed with Eat Around The Bad Parts. The single is simply one of the best slabs of psych infused, rumbling, garage rock we’ve heard in a good long while and has been soundtracking much of the last few days for us. The lyrics tick all the … Continue reading Girlfriends Release Cave Kids 7″
The Sugarplum Fairies are an indie pop duo from Vienna that now calls Los Angeles home. Somewhere between Hapsburg and Honkytonk, swaying palm trees and swirling dark espresso, airy minimalism and waltzing americana, the Fairies play melancholic songs on sparkling instruments. Think of an evening gown captured in Kodachrome. Gustav Klimt on Route 66. This is music for when you’ve been up all night but … Continue reading New Album from The Sugarplum Fairies
We’re more or less packed. 300 miles. I’m feeling tetchy – better make it before the sea surrounds us. Smile and wave, smile and wave. Will it be alright on the night? It’s too late to turn back, Here we go. Lindisfarne, oh no. (A Middle Brother inspired refrain to the tune of Portland – I realise you may not sing this tune with the … Continue reading Mrs Mackerel’s TFI Friday (8th April)
We were sent this track randomly from someone saying they thought we’d like it. And like it we did. It is by a band called Parlours and while there isn’t a great deal of information available about them, we did find this on their website. Hailing from the heart of the midwest, Parlours is one of the only female-fronted acts presently in Des Moines. Parlours’ … Continue reading Introducing…Parlours
