We were introduced to Monument Valley (aka London’s Ned Younger) towards the end of 2011 when we posted Round And Round from his EP Tongues. He will release his new single Your Cover Blown via Rug Records on April 23rd and while that remains a while off, we can promise you it will be worth the wait. In the meantime we can tide you over … Continue reading More From Monument Valley
Former Dum Dum Girl, Katie Serbian Brouillette is releasing her new project Cheap Curls’ debut 7″ on Art Fag Recordings this spring. You can listen to the very fine track, Jackie Oh below. The debut 3 song 7″ is pressed in an edition of 500 copies – order it here. a Continue reading MM Shorts 112: Cheap Curls
The latest free NoiseTrade sampler features Yellow Ostrich who released their sophomore album Strange Land yesterday. To mark the event they have made a nine track digital collection available that contains two tracks from the new album as well as two from The Mistress and more from the direct-to-fan Eps created in singer Alex Schaaf’s bedroom. We recently posted the outstanding track The Shakedown from … Continue reading Free Yellow Ostrich Sampler
The skewed, surreal and sometimes insane racket created by Mummy Short Arms received a lot of love from MM in 2011 and made it onto a couple of our contributors end of year best of lists for their debut single Cigarette Smuggling. Coming across like a Beefheart for the digital age, vocalist James Allen howls and growls like a cross between Frank Black and Leonard Cohen and that, … Continue reading New Single From Mummy Short Arms
Yorkshire four piece the Van Doos have just made a demo of this new track available for free download. Look Away Now is a thoroughly enjoyable, uncomplicated slab of indie rock that shows off a good ear for a melody and a liking for an upbeat chorus. Well worth checking out. Download The Van Doos – Look Away Now mp3 (Demo) Continue reading MM Shorts 109: The Van Doos
Bonfire Nights make swirling moody psych-pop: a clash of surf and synth, shoegaze with purple haze, think Virginia Plain meets Jesus & Mary Chain. With mantra like drones, shaking bones and sweet candy overtones, Bonfire Nights like to blur the boundaries. Adopting a minimalist ethos, the band recorded their first self-titled EP on a four-track analogue tape machine. While the approach was modest, the outcome was an … Continue reading Introducing >>> Bonfire Nights
Musically, the year is starting to really kick into gear now and February saw lots of top quality tunes hit the web. Here is our pick of the best of last month’s posts along with four brand, spanking new tracks for you to download, sample and treasure. All in all over thirty great songs in one great mix. Download Hoots & Hellmouth – Why Would You … Continue reading Mad Mackerel’s Best Of The Month: February 2012
Here is our third offering from pure-voiced French chanteuse Alice Michel. This is the piano led Lightning and Thunder. Have a listen. a Continue reading MM Shorts 106: More From Alice Michel
Town Hall win us over afresh with each new track we hear. Yesterday we posted their cover of Always On Time and have already heartily recommended their debut EP Sticky Notes And Paper Scraps. Now we are pleased to share Swim Team with you, it is lovely slice of pastoral folk – initially poignant as it meanders and gently ebbs and flows, before finally building … Continue reading New Single from Town Hall
We posted about the smart, infectious garage pop of Eux Autres recently with news of their new EP Sun Is Sunk. It gets its official release tomorrow and the band have made a second track available for free download. This is the fizzy, effervescent Home Tonight. Watch it/download it. a The Sun Is Sunk EP is out on Bons Mots Records. Order it direct here. Download … Continue reading Eux Autres Release Sun Is Sunk EP Tomorrow
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