We first posted about Best Friends back in the summer, and since then they have signed to FatCat Records and are offering up a free download of Shred Til You’re Dead, which is taken from their forthcoming debut album. It is a propulsive whirl of jangly guitars and garage-pop fuzz and we like it a lot. Have a listen. . Continue reading MM Shorts 657: Best Friends
Calexico have announced a new album, Edge of the Sun, their first studio release since Algiers in 2012. It is a collaborative affair with contributions from Sam Beam aka Iron & Wine, Ben Bridwell from Band of Horses, Nick Urata from DeVotchka, Neko Case and plenty more. The first taste is the jaunty, latin tinged Cumbia de Donde. Have a listen. The album is out in April. . Continue reading New Calexico Album – Edge Of The Sun
Stockholm garage pop act Lucern Raze has unveiled new single Someone Like You, from the upcoming debut LP Stockholm One, (due on February 25 via PNKSLM Recordings on vinyl and digitally and Burger Records on cassette). It follows on from previous singles Sunshine Blues and Yours To Keep (featuring another MM fave, The Hanged Man). Lucern Raze is the new project from Luke of London’s … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends… Lucern Raze
No one does sunny indie-pop quite like Freedom Fry. Shaky Ground is their first single of 2015 and is another gem – upbeat, infectious and filled with a classic “Hey Na Na Na” chorus. Guaranteed to dispel the clouds and cheer up a January Sunday morning. Give it a spin. . Continue reading Freedom Fry – Shaky Ground
Rapturous gospel, urgent 60s protest soul, unhinged ferocious no-wave – all in one visceral package that is Algiers. New signings to Matador, this is their new track But She Was Not Flying. . . Continue reading MM Shorts 654: Algiers
Marika Hackman has revealed Ophelia, the third track from her forthcoming debut album, We Slept At Last, as well as announcing a Spring 2015 UK headline tour, which will go on sale this coming Friday 23rd January and kicks off on March 23rd in Leicester. Listen to Ophelia below and check out all the tour dates.. . Tour dates: Monday 23 – Leicester – The Musician Tuesday 24 … Continue reading Marika Hackman – Ophelia
Wild Pink’s sound can perhaps best be described as paradoxical. The band’s songs are all at once eerie yet comforting, dissonant yet oddly satisfying, mysterious yet undoubtedly intimate. With an intriguing blend of power pop and singer songwriter, Wild Pink contradicts all expectations. The band used to play together as the electronic pop group Challenger. After shedding the electronics a handful of EPs are surfacing, … Continue reading Wild Pink – 2 Songs EP
Our regular round up of the songs you really should have heard already this week, chief among them a brand new song from MM fave Sharon Van Etten, a couple of cracking covers and a newly discovered Jason Molina song with Will Oldham and Alasdhair Roberts. Enjoy. 1. Sharon Van Etten – I Don’t Want To Let You Down 2. The Smoke Fairies – Steal Softly … Continue reading Eight Songs You Should Have Heard This Week
Django Django delivered an excellent debut album in 2012 that brilliantly mixed a glam rock stomp with funky electronica and smothered it all in a glistening, infectious psych-pop sheen. They are back with a new track and First Light is as slinky, as sinewy, and as effortlessly catchy as you’d expect. Dive in. . Continue reading Django Django – First Light
Cariad Harmon’s video for the single, Wicked Town, from her self-titled album release depicts living in New York from the vantage point of a musician, artist, bartender and those striving to make it in a city where so many come to make their mark. Have a watch, and download a couple more tracks from the album, which is a lovely collection of folky Americana cut … Continue reading New Video: Cariad Harmon – Wicked Town
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