Here are a stack more of cracking new releases that you need to hear! Marching Church is another new project from Iceage’s Elias Bender Rønnenfelt – this time the music is nothing short of spectral – glacial goth anyone? a Flock of Dimes is the solo project of Wye Oaks Jenn Wasner, (This Is Why) I Can’t Wear White is the new single and pretty good it … Continue reading Streaming Round Up: New Releases
Here we are again – a massive free mix containing the cream of last month’s posts, a couple of new tunes and, all in all, an eclectic set of top quality tunes to kick off the onset of autumn for you. From folk to garage, from country to psychedelia and from originals to covers, there is a multifaceted, multifarious, heterogeneous, assorted miscellaney of delights for … Continue reading Mad Mackerel’s Best Of The Month: September 2012
a Download Michael Zapruder – Florida mp3 (from Pink Thunder) Continue reading Video of the Day: Michael Zapruder
Mrs Mackerel reviews Beth Jeans Houghton and the Hooves of Destiny, at Kings College London Students’ Union, Wednesday 26th September 2012 As a fish somewhat known for her tardiness with deadlines, this has proved to be no exception. It was a Wednesday night at KCL forum, with Jenny Wren and I masquerading as not quite the oldest swingers in town, but we were bringing up … Continue reading Live Review: Beth Jeans Houghton & The Hooves Of Destiny
Paper Roses comes from Michigan popsters Legendary Wings’ debut LP Making Paper Roses, which drops on 9th October via Dirtnap Records. The band joined the Dirtnap ranks this year as one of only a few bands the label has ever signed from a random CD-R demo (it was just that good). Musically, the apple that is Legendary Wings doesn’t fall too far from the tree that … Continue reading Introducing >>> Legendary Wings
Eardrums Pop have featured a few times on MM in the past as they continue to put out free singles of the very highest quality. Usually consisting of three tracks, one of which is a cover song selected by the artist, and coming with high quality digital artwork and a booklet, they have built up an enviable collection of releases that are well worth investigating. … Continue reading New Single From Cape Canaveral Via Eardrums Pop
As well as our regular Video of the Day posts, these vids have also caught our attention recently, and given the backlog we have, we thought it was time for a big round up of these as well. So here goes. Mean Creek’s video for Young & Wild perfectly captures the innocence, the excitement and the carefree joy of youthful moments reflected in the song’s message. a … Continue reading Watch These! Video Round-Up
New releases are coming thick and fast, and hot on the heels of last week’s Round Up, comes part II – ten more tracks of genre-spanning goodies for you to download and delight in. We kick off with All You Can Eat, a little taste from south Philly art rockers 722, whose new EP, Haunting Me, is set to be released on 31st October. Screaming guitars, classic … Continue reading More New Releases Rounded Up
Oh yes, it is that time again. Insound’s latest free Vinyl mixtape has thirteen tracks spanning the whole gamut of genres from synth pop to indie rock. Amongst the participants this time are a few we’ve featured on MM recently including the wonderful Angel Olsen and Josephine Foster as well as the Raveonettes, Efterklang, Sweet Lights and Dots Will Echo (amongst many others). Be quick it … Continue reading MM Shorts 229: Insound’s Latest Free Vinyl Mixtape
a Download Exitmusic – Passage mp3 (from Passage) Continue reading Video of the Day: Exitmusic
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