We posted about the welcome return of Grass House a couple of months ago and their latest track, the excellently titled Unknown In The Scene, is another fine example of their melancholic indie rock anchored by the gravelly timbre of singer Liam Palmer. Give it a spin here. . Continue reading Another From Grass House
Along with a couple of other bands like Blitzen Trapper, Wooden Wand and the Felice Brothers, we have a particular fondness for the Roadside Graves, a band whose brilliant 2009 album My Son’s Home was an early MM staple and from which Far And Wide was high in our favourite tracks of that particular year. So a pleasure to discover that, after far too long, … Continue reading The (Very Welcome) Return Of The Roadside Graves
Brisbane collective Golden Age of Ballooning have announced the release of their sophomore EP We Will Never Let You Go, the follow up to debut release Don The Winter Coats. Narrative vocals, lush harmonies and evocative arrangements drive through bursts of tempo and psychedelia. Duelling ebow solos, sea-sick guitars, pitch shifted drums and swirling organs recall influences such as My Bloody Valentine and Broken Social Scene whilst adding … Continue reading Introducing >>> Golden Age Of Ballooning
You know the score. Seven new songs rounded up from the best of the week’s releases… Enjoy. 1. Melissa Nadler – Solitude (Black Sabbath cover) 2. Wavves – Flamezesz 3. Hazel English – It’s Not Real 4. Ought – Men For Miles 5. Patty Griffin – Rider Of Days 6. Doubting Thomas Cruise Control – Lenny Bruce 7. Good Field – Business . . . . . … Continue reading Seven Songs You Should Have Heard This Week
It’s been three years since we posted about Chicago’s The Hudson Branch and back then it was a Wilco cover. Now we have a free download of their new track Pedal, which is all their own work and lovely slice of Americana infused alt-pop to boot. Grab it here. . Continue reading MM Shorts 752: The Hudson Branch
It is always good to come across a local band with imagination and promise in equal measure. And so it is with Oxford’s four-piece Orange Vision, who take the best of classic 90s indie and shoegaze and twist it around post punk, glam rock and a touch of psychedelia to produce reverb drenched, melodic pop anthems with a new wave edge. Their upcoming release is double A-sided single, … Continue reading MM Shorts 751: Orange Vision
Time for one of our sporadic video round up posts. Lots of new musical films and songs to enjoy – here are a selection of some of our favourites from Fidlar and the Sewer Rats to Samantha Crain and Ruby The Rabbitfoot via Du Blonde and all stops inbetween. . . . . . . . . . . . Continue reading Video Round Up
To play a Fly Golden Eagle record, is to hear a few different things at once. You’ll hear the stomp-heavy drama of T. Rex. You’ll hear the swirling colours and textures of The Doors. You’ll even hear a growl of punk rock mixed effortlessly with the choral echoes of the gospel church. And it is all of these – the psych-rock-glam-funk-gospel sounds – that unify to fully … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends… Fly Golden Eagle
Melodic drone-punk trio Feature from London are reissuing their previously sold-out cassette through Brisbane label, Ruined Smile on 1st August. We’re not sure but we have a sneaking suspicion that the band contains one of our favourite PR people too… Anyway, featuring three tracks from the Culture of the Copy EP and two tracks from the split Tourists EP, the cassette will be available with … Continue reading MM Shorts 750: Feature
Back in February we posted Cornish three-piece Lost Dawn’s excellent track Count On Me and now the band are back with another excellent single, Electrify – a slice of scuzzy, psych-rock that melds an experimental flavour with classic pop sensibilities and a soupçon of glam-rock. Stream it here. . Continue reading More From Lost Dawn
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