We are looking forward to the new solo album, Shut Down The Streets, from the New Pornographer’s frontman A.C. Newman, which is due out on Fire Records on the 22nd October. The second track to get an airing from the record is the wonderfully titled, and wonderfully catchy, Encyclopedia Of Classic Takedowns – perhaps the closest in style and tempo to his previous work and also featuring … Continue reading Another Track from A.C. Newman
Time to catch up with all that’s new, good, interesting, oddball, and plain strange. You can sift for the nuggets of gold yourself, or take our advice and try them all…after all it is the weekend. We have a new track from longstanding favourite Amen Dunes, Sixteen comes from the forthcoming arts and literary project The Unified Field, and we also have a second taste of Why?’s … Continue reading Round Up Time
Manchester’s Fantasy Rainbow are building on their ever increasing acclaim with a trip to play CMJ in New York. The indie troupe is releasing a new single Condominium, out on 29th October 29 via Heist or Hit. The track bubbles with warmth, a combination of youthful, infectious indie-rock and anxious slacker pop. Have a listen. a Continue reading MM Shorts 228: Fantasy Rainbow
Displaying manic urgency borrowed from Detroit punk, rhythmic precision with Memphis roots, and sprawling art-rock aspirations that span prog, ambient and even math rock, RTB2’s love of, and immersion in, all of those traditions is surpassed only by their apparent determination to take a sledgehammer to every last one of them. New album, the simply named 2, will be released on 30th October and taster track, … Continue reading RTB2 Prep Release Of New Album 2
Here is the new Bat For Lashes single, All Your Gold, that we caught a first play on Radio 6 last night. Nice! It is the second single taken from The Haunted Man, released on 15th October . a Continue reading MM Shorts 227: New Bat For Lashes Single
As long past Neighbours fans, just the name Scott & Charlene’s Wedding is enough to evoke memories of life on the dole, cashing a giro and buying cheap white wine to accompany Madge and Harold’s latest shenanigans. So, all in all, we couldn’t fail to be seduced by Craig Dermody’s artistic moniker, and news of the release of Para Vista Social Club (named for the Adelaide suburb … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends…Scott & Charlene’s Wedding
Have to confess we are a little late with this, and up until last week, we didn’t know too much about Jason Karaban in advance of the release of his new album Shift, which was released at the beginning of this month. However, his back story as a notoriously reclusive and somewhat fragile singer-songwriter encouraged us to find out more and this coupled with excellent … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends…Jason Karaban
a a Download Lost Lander – Cold Feet mp3 (from DRRT) Download Lost Lander – Afraid Of Summer mp3 (from DRRT) Continue reading Video of the Day: Lost Lander
Here are a whole bunch of appetising new releases all ready for you to try a pick and mix approach to soundtracking your weekend. Kicking us off, hypnotic indie experimentalists, The Soft Moon have another track from new album Zeros available for download. This is Insides. a The Inner Mansions, the new album from Teen Daze has been picking up lots of positive reviews and will be … Continue reading New Release Round Up
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