Vancouver’s indie-folkers Said The Whale have just released a collection of all the Christmas EPs they’ve recorded throughout the years. The ten track album is available as a pay-what-you-want download from their Bandcamp page here. Continue reading Said The Whale’s Christmas EP Collection
The Black Keys came roaring out of the second wave of garage rock revivalists, bringing blues and psychedelic rock to the forefront of popular music again. Classical music collective The Vitamin String Quartet latest effort VSQ Performs The Black Keys pays tribute to the duo’s grittiest songs with unique string arrangements of Lonely Boy, Tighten Up and more. Have a listen to Gold On The … Continue reading MM Shorts 279: Vitamin String Quartet Cover The Black Keys
Today we have a festive video from La’s Correatown, the bewitching new single from Ólöf Arnalds, a new song from Frightened Rabbit’s forthcoming album Pedestrian Verse and hotly tipped newcomers Kodaline’s latest video – a cover of LCD Soundsystem’s All My Friends. a a a a Continue reading Videos of the Day: Correatown || Frightened Rabbit || Ólöf Arnalds || Kodaline
This morning we have the first video from Seapony’s sophomore LP Falling – a reminder of summer shot in Super 8! We also have a live video of Washington Irving’s powerful folk-rock and some dream/drone pop from Brighton based collective Milk & Biscuits. a Download Seapony – Prove To Me mp3 (from Falling) Download Seapony – What You Wanted mp3 (from Falling) a a Continue reading Videos of the Day: Seapony || Washington Irving || Milk & Biscuits
Tucked away in the east of our small island, often forgotten and neglected, the Fens has long bewitched people with its mysteries. It is a place of shrouded fog and hidden meanings, damp mists and watery hiding places. It is where Magwich first confronted Pip in Great Expectations, inspired the “Fenny snake” serpent of Macbeth, and, more recently, had its bleak moroseness captured perfectly in … Continue reading Straw Bear Release Black Bank Today
Videos today featuring the dusty groove of Anders & Kendall, more shoegazey dream pop from Her Vanished Grace, and a stripped down acoustic version of Plaster from Beast Patrol. a a a Continue reading Videos of the Day: Anders & Kendall || Her Vanished Grace || Beast Patrol
Today we have videos from Broken Anchor (covering Flagpole Sitta), Ball Of Flame Shoot Fire, fuzzy posters Yardvark and The Zolas. a a Download the new Ball Of Fire Shoot Fire album for free at Bandcamp here. a a Continue reading Videos of the Day: Broken Anchor || Ball Of Flame Shoot Fire || Yardvark || The Zolas
It’s Top Ten time at Mackerel Headquarters, with all the usual suspects listening, compiling and scribing. It’s been a tickety boo year for new music: long dog walks or runs in empty frozen fields with Mr M Dog are just the medicine for listening, dancing and singing along. But it’s just so damn hard to choose, and as Blackadder once said: “We are in the … Continue reading Mrs Mackerel’s TFI Friday (7th December)
Back in October we posted about Jemez Mountain Hawkz, a band made up of members of The Shins and Scared Of Chaka. It was to mark the release of their excellent debut EP of indie flavoured Americana titled Hey-Mez. With methodical, twangy guitars and velvety harmonizing, new single from the EP Long Ride Home is a really gorgeous joint that revamps the traditional sitting-alone-at-the-bar-blues vibe. It … Continue reading More From Jemez Mountain Hawk
New videos from Eels, Yellow Ostrich and The Wands. a a a Continue reading Videos of the Day: Eels || Yellow Ostrich || The Wands
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