You know the score. MM is a blog that (musically) tends to favour the seedier side of life – murder ballads, heartbreak, despair, stories of the downtrodden, the down-on-their-luck, and the downhearted – you know the kind of things we mean. Ours is a world of lonely beer and whiskey chasers nursed in the back booths of dead-end bars, of crack-whores turning tricks in trailers … Continue reading MM’s Anti-Valentine’s Day Mix
Any excuse to showcase another tune from Willy Mason’s brilliant new album, this is the video for Pickup Truck. We also have Lowlakes gorgeously haunting video for Song for Motion and the psychedelic power-pop shenanigans of Sherpa’s video for their excellent new single, I’m Happy Just To Lie. Finally, watch the dual-guitar (no bass!) and drums setup of Boytoy, they’re blasting out catchy, fuzzy punky songs … Continue reading Videos of the Day: Willy Mason || Lowlakes || Sherpa || Boytoy
Highasakite have announced their In and out of weeks EP, their first international release on Propeller Recordings Highasakite make indie pop with a twist – a sparkling cocktail combining 60s American Rock, Norwegian folk, jazzy drumming, organic synthesizers and zither into a bright, buoyant sound. Have a listen to Son of a Bitch. Continue reading MM Shorts 312: Highasakite
Those Insound free mixes just keep on coming. Their latest vinyl mixtape has tracks from Cheatahs, Cy Dune, Fear of Men, Fonda, Guards, Hey Ocean, Low Culture, Popstrangers, and UUVVWWZ. As usual, a couple of our choices below or just download the whole thing for free by clicking here. Requires a tweet, Facebook Like or e-mail address from you and will only be up for a few more … Continue reading (Yet Another) Insound Free Mix
Videos to savour from Tame Impala who unleash their inner hot-for-teacher on Mind Mischief, a new suitably atmospheric, monochrome video from Bridie Jackson & The Arbour for The Scarecrow, and Austin-based Feathers gorgeous video for their equally stunning track Land Of The Innocent. a a Continue reading Videos of the Day: Tame Impala || Bridie Jackson & The Arbour || Feathers
We’re really enjoying this demo from Men’s Adventures who are completely new to us, but have a nice country-surf thing going on with a sound that calls to mind Dick Dale, The Beach Boys and Ennio Morricone all in one go. Oh, and there’s a dash of tropical sunshine and an underbelly of sweet psychedelia in there too. Take a listen to the wonderfully titled … Continue reading Introducing >>> Men’s Adventures
We love Fire Records. Hot on the heels of a number of notable recent releases (Wooden Wand, Lower Plenty, Tom Morgan to name but three) comes yet another in the shape of Australia’s psych-popsters Blank Realm and their excellent forthcoming new album Go Easy. Sitting somewhere between the melancholic churn and burn of Mercury Rev and The Flaming Lips and the noisy squall of Sonic Youth, the four-piece … Continue reading Blank Realm’s New Album: Go Easy
New York’s Wry Climate have a sound best described as guitar-driven indie rock that combines jangly guitars, complex compositions and squally feedback. A sound that is equally reminiscent of the Byrds, Beach Fossils, Dirty Projectors and Sonic Youth. Comfort Decay is the first track off their new EP that will be coming out later this year. Stream it below or head to their Bandcamp page … Continue reading Introducing >>> Wry Climate
So, all things considered January got off to a rip-roaring start where new tunes are concerned. Here is our selection of our best of the month’s downloads (27 in all) and a few new tunes too – more than 30 to pick from, so blow those January blues away with these babies. Prissy Clerks – Bruise or Be Bruised Mix of fuzzed up punk and … Continue reading Mad Mackerel’s Best Of The Month: January 2013
Once again the in-box overfloweth with sounds to share (especially once we’d consigned all the crappy remixes and dancefloor bangers to the trash folder) – so delve in to this lucky thirteen smorgasbord of audio delights. Inspired by the beautiful snowy winters and post-industrial landscape of Pittsburgh, PA, Arlo Aldo have created a new twist on American alt-folk, with mellow tempos and lilting harmonies layered … Continue reading (Yet Another) Round Up
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