Shout Timber deliver intelligent, upbeat, melodic indie pop, subtly flavoured with Indian heritage and bona fide class with their release of their new single East India Trading Company. Shout Timber are set to perform at the Old Blue Last in London this Sunday. a Continue reading MM Shorts 253: Shout Timber
Hailing from Bridgetown, Western Australia, Emily Barker is a compelling songwriter with a gift for weaving folk-inflected melody and beautiful lyrics. Her talent is perfectly complemented by the elegant arrangements of her band The Red Clay Halo, whose ensemble playing underpins Barker’s agile vocal blend of strength and fragility. Together with her band, she has recorded three acclaimed albums: Photos.Fires.Fables. (2006), Despite The Snow (2008) and Almanac (2011). … Continue reading MM’s 5:1 Interview No 2: Emily Barker
Made up of train whistles, tense synths, and pulsing guitar lines, Border Crosser is the lead single from Trails And Ways forthcoming album Trilingual. It was written by the band’s singer KBB as a love letter between his grandparents circa 1942, and the melody traces their emigration out of Europe, through the middle-east, and finally to California. You can listen below or grab a free … Continue reading New Single From Trails And Ways
Raised in Kansas and not allowed to listen to secular music during her childhood, Piney Gir kicked off her church shoes to sing rock ‘n’ roll music, and has since drawn comparisons to Jenny Lewis and Nellie McKay. She grew up singing in choirs and playing the piano and drums, at the age of 14, when her father moved to start a prison ministry in … Continue reading Piney Gir To release Geronimo! In The USA
Somehow we missed this in the ongoing deluge of e-mails into our in-box, and having posted about Team Genius and their effervescent indie rock back in August of last year, we still wanted to get this up in a typical blogger’s case of ‘better late than never’. They have just simultaneously released three EPs Pop Songs, Loud Songs and Whiskey Songs (which in Seven Years features … Continue reading More From Team Genius
Formed from a cast of well-respected Denver musicians, each with an impressive musical background, Ending People, play dream-filled pop layered with new-wave inspired guitars and droning synthesizers. Their debut effort, Fill Your Lungs, is a six-song journey through a maze of nostalgia and mystery. The apparent bleakness of their name masks a contrary playfulness echoed through sleek songwriting that is danceable yet haunting. Watch the video … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends…Ending People
Candela is the new full-length from Mice Parade, which will see a release early next year. It is a record that omniverously references source material from across the globe, and rebuilds it all into the distinctive, inimitable voice that Mice Parade has come to represent, and where there are plenty of heady moments of pop brilliance amongst abstract, restrained eloquence. Download This River Has A Tide, and … Continue reading New Album From Mice Parade
Following on from our earlier post about Book Club, come Picture Book. Their new EP Songs About Aimee pits lyrical themes of love and loss alongside delicate melodies and crisp electronic production – a near perfect slice of modern day pop. Have a listen to In My Head. z Continue reading MM Shorts 244: Picture Book
MMOSS capture the psychedelic sounds of 60s like no other – from jangly organs, flutes and driving drums, unexpected arrangements, classic recording sounds and psychy harmonies, MMOSS emerge from the wilds of New Hampshire with a fully formed sound and vision. Trouble in Mind have announced the release of their sophomore album, Only Children will be available for trip-inducing consumption on November 13 and today … Continue reading Introducing >>> MMOSS
Palmbomen is a curious mix of tropical soundscapes, experimental pop, and classic psychedelia, which somehow, despite all expectations, works beautifully. His debut Moon Children EP was released in 2010 on NON Records and showcased a uniquely eerie sound. He is currently in the works of releasing a new album, giving the public a taste of the new material with his two brand new singles Black … Continue reading Introducing>>>Palmbomen
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