Over the last two or three weeks we’ve probably received more tracks to MM than ever before. Not that we’re complaining, especially when the quality has been really high. It does mean we’re struggling to do everything justice though and while (in a perfect MM world) many of these tracks deserve their own post, we’ve decided to round up a bunch in one go for … Continue reading New Releases Round Up
Just one listen to Sea Oleena’s dreamy, gently spun folk immediately evokes all those ‘ethereal’, ‘other-worldly’, and ‘dreamlike’ cliches so beloved of music blogs, including ours. But cliches are cliches for a reason and this seven track, self-titled album, which is available for “a pay what you please” offer on her Bandcamp page, is simply gorgeous. It appears to be a re-working of a previous … Continue reading Introducing the ethereal wonder of Sea Oleena
According to the excellent Allmusic website, “The Athens, Georgia based Elf Power emerged as part of the second wave of bands linked to the Elephant 6 Recording Company collective, a coterie of likeminded lo-fi indie groups — including the Apples (In Stereo), Neutral Milk Hotel, and the Olivia Tremor Control — who shared musicians, ideas, and sensibilities. Formed by singers/multi-instrumentalists Andrew Rieger and Laura Carter, … Continue reading An Audience with Elf Power…a band named by hallucination?
We were idly watching the highlights of the Reading and Leeds festivals on Friday night, drifting in and out as you do, until our attention was well and truly grabbed by Summer Camp playing an acoustic version of a track called Ghost Train. It was wonderful and a bit more research revealed all the blogger-buzz they have generated for themselves. So we freely admit we’re … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends…Summer Camp
Here is our usual round-up of the best songs we’ve posted in August together with a couple of our favourite covers and three new songs to tempt you. Another perfect mix tape we think. Black Angels – Telephone mp3 Gentler psych-pop approach from new album calling to mind classic era Zombies Dreamend – Magnesium Light mp3 Superb psych-folk from the loosely joined and hellish story … Continue reading MM’s Best of the Month: August
The Open House Festival takes place in Belfast from September 6th to the 12th. To mark the event, the organisers are giving away a free 14 track digital mix that includes the likes of Modest Mouse, The Felice Brothers and Old Crow Medicine Show. A couple of our favourites from the mix are below, and to find out more about the event and download the … Continue reading Free Mix from Open House Festival
Following last year’s acclaimed debut mini-album Pounding Hearts Fighting Words, all-girl UK indie-punks Sixty Watt Bayonets returned this summer with follow-up single I Wish I Was Your Girlfriend. It is pure foot-stomping disco-punk with hi-energy shimmy and a skewed breakdown near its peak to ensure these two minutes are packed with everything you need from such barbed guitar horseplay. It is the band at their … Continue reading New Single from Sixty Watt Bayonets
Sleep All Day Records is one of those small indie labels that it is always a pleasure to receive stuff from. It doesn’t come often, nor with oodles of PR bumf, but invariably Craig at the label picks some cracking tunes and lets them talk for themselves. And so it is with these latest releases. We have two tracks for you – infectious punk pop … Continue reading New Releases from Sleep All Day Records
In September, Denmark’s Bjarke Bendtsen aka The Migrant will release his first album titled Travels In Lowland. It is an album that beckons you in to a underworld where beautiful pop songs mix happily with psychedelic folk and frankly, if taster track The Organ Grinder is anything to go by, you won’t want to leave! While visiting Denmark last summer, Bendtsen recorded the album with some … Continue reading Introducing…The Migrant
Here we are again. A round up of our favourite postings of the month. Twenty one outstanding songs from July plus three new ones to make the perfect mix tape. From folk to garage to stoner rock and summer pop it is all here for you. Download, burn to CD, play – groove! 1) Sharon Van Etten – Love More mp3 A slow burning, mesmerising … Continue reading MM’s Best of the Month: July
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