The compilation The Music Is You: A Tribute to John Denver sees an official release today and features artists including Sharon Van Etten, J Mascis, Evan Dando, Lucinda Williams, Josh Ritter, Emmylou Harris and many more reinterpreting some of the pop icon’s classic tunes. Listen to a few choice selections from it below and order it via iTunes (USA) here. Continue reading MM Shorts 346: John Denver Tribute
New York based five piece Hey Anna joyfully bring you the salty shores of the coasts and the fast-paced excitement of the city. Featuring three sisters and two long-time friends, they play a mixture of intimate vocal harmonies perched atop poppy folkish melodies that meet soaring, atmospheric alt rock. The sisters swap lead vocals and instruments, with Anna and Erin Rauch-Sasseen on keyboards/rhythm guitar and Katie … Continue reading MM Recommends…Hey Anna
We were big fans of Hailer’s single Spooky Clams, which was a regular on the MM turntable at the end of 2012, so we have no excuse for taking so long to give their long player Another Way a proper spin. From the slightly sinister, metronomic swell of opener Stroke Of The Night to the closing croon of Two Feet, the record more than lives up to expectations. … Continue reading Hailer’s Another Way
Here are the very best of our downloads from March’s posts together with a few new tunes for your listening pleasure. So close to 30 tracks in all – a perfect playlist to kick off April. Quite Parade – Edge of the Ocean A perfectly judged slice of Canadian indie rock, it is an anthem about a dying town that seems hopeless but is still … Continue reading Mad Mackerel’s Best Of The Month: March 2013
Today, dive into videos from Young Rival, Big Deal, The Boxer Rebellion and Choir Of Young Believers. First, watch the most inventive video we’ve seen all year from Young Rival for their track Two Reasons, which takes face painting to a whole new level (especially the baboon’s arse at 26 seconds in). Next we have Big Deal’s trippy, surreal road trip for In Your Car, and indie … Continue reading Videos of the Day: Young Rival || Big Deal || The Boxer Rebellion || Choir Of Young Believers
You know the score by now. The latest free Insound Vinyl Digital mix is up for the next week or so and contains tracks from Alex Calder, Beach Beach, Beat Radio, Black Bug, Fol Chen, Heavy Hawaii, Kurt Vile, Telekinesis, and Test House. You can get it for a tweet, FB like or signing up for their e-newsletter. Check out a couple of picks from it … Continue reading MM Shorts 343: Latest Free Insound Vinyl News Mix
Here is another collection of just some of the notable new tunes that have come our way recently…we’re still catching up, so expect some more posts like this over the next few days. Kicking off with Nightingale Floors which will be the fifth album from indie duo Rogue Wave. This is the first taste from it, a mighty fine track titled College. . We also … Continue reading Another Round Up
Hemlock Shaw describes his sound as “creepy, fucked up pop music”. Here is She In The Backyard, a song apparently based halfheartedly on the plot of the film Practical Magic. Go ahead, creep yourself out. Continue reading MM Shorts 342: Hemlock Shaw
A gentler Thee Oh Sees anyone? A more reflective Ty Segall? Yes? Try Owl Fly South, a more than promising four-piece garage/psych/pop outfit from UCLA. This is their new song Blink (Incandescent Days). Download Owl Fly South – Blink (Incandescent Days) mp3 (from Blink/Castle) Continue reading MM Shorts 341: Owl Fly South
The meandering piano lines and ethereal sounds of Dark Dark Dark’s latest album Who Needs Who, are a joy to listen to, and now the band has announced three brand new tracks released especially for Record Store Day in the UK. Each track is a band favourite held back for a special occasion, these are songs from the Who Needs Who recording sessions deemed worthy … Continue reading Dark Dark Dark Announce Record Store Day 10″
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