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
Mrs Mackerel has decided to take a short sabbatical and invite some friends, relatives and countrywomen to takeover her Friday night post, a Friday routine as regular in this household as a G&T with lime, or pizza Margherita for the sprats. And a sprat it is, that takes control of the keyboard in this first week. So it is with great honour that I welcome … Continue reading Guest Post: Sprat 2’s TFI Friday (21st Sept)
It seems to us that Tweak Bird have always been somewhat under appreciated compared with the plaudits heaped upon other bands like White Denim and Tame Impala. Not that those two bands aren’t fully deserving of the acclaim – they are. Its just that we think some of those plaudits and that buzz should be coming the way of this duo from Los Angeles by-the-way-of Southern … Continue reading New From Tweak Bird
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
Chicago folk-rock band, Quarter Mile Thunder, officially release their latest album, Twist, which can now be downloaded for free or a donation at their Bandcamp page. Folk-rock is not really a term that does the band justice however, for there is much more going on than that straightforward description might suggest. There is a good degree of sonic experimentation in evidence, more than a knowing nod … Continue reading Introducing >>> Quarter Mile Thunder
This evening, I’m off to take a waltz down to the Ultimate Picture Palace in Oxford East. It promises to be modern affair after the more traditional soiree with the Russians earlier in the week. Better find my ruby red shoes… Sadly, I shall miss the egg throwing competition tonight that kicks off the annual Street Fair, which will be undoubtedly punctuated by the annual … Continue reading Mrs Mackerel’s TFI Friday (14th September)
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
Chicago’s Santah will release new EP, You’re Still A Lover next month, which follows the release of their debut LP, White Noise Bed last year (via No Sleep Records). The tracks are a mix of the sweetly beguiling (Indigo), the dreamy (Teeth) and the sprawling anthems of Springfield and North Coast. The results are impressive – a loose-limbed, roving style of Americana that sits somewhere between … Continue reading Introducing >>> Santah
A new project from former Twees frontman Jason Abrishami, Lazyeyes hail from Brooklyn and describe their music as ‘surfgaze’ – the first fruits of their labours are now available to the wider world as they have posted a couple of tasty demos up online. Grab Weight below or click here to visit their Bandcamp page and get both tracks. a Continue reading MM Shorts 221: Lazyeyes
a Download Crooked Cowboy & The Freshwater Indians – Bed Bugs (feat. Becky Stark) mp3 (from Annalog And Her Hopeful Diaries) Continue reading Video of the Day: Crooked Cowboy & The Freshwater Indians
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