I Am Fond Of You is the latest stream taken from Let’s Wrestle’s excellent self-titled third album of bold, imaginative indie rock that expertly straddles the divide between classic psych-pop and Seventies cowboy rock – it is out now on Fortuna POP! (order here). . Continue reading MM Shorts 543: More From Let’s Wrestle
An absolute plethora of cracking new music videos for you today from the brilliant Sharon Van Etten, the welcome return of the rumbling Archie Bronson Outfit, the desert-burnt junkyard indie of The Ukiah Drag, the super trippy Sleepy Sun, and a satirical sex-education video from Bleech. . . . . . . Continue reading Videos of the Day: Sharon Van Etten || Archie Bronson Outfit || The Ukiah Drag || Bleech || Sleepy Sun
We always love discovering a lost classic from the punk era and Boston’s La Peste’s Better Off Dead certainly qualifies for that status. Apparently La Peste put out only one official record consisting of just two songs. First released in 1978, right between the golden age of East Coast punk and hardcore’s takeover in the early 1980s, La Peste’s Better Off Dead seven-inch was informed … Continue reading La Peste’s Lost Punk Classic
With influences as diverse as Wilco, Heartless Bastards, and Sparklehorse, Silverbird’s music fearlessly treads through an emotional landscape that, combined with infectious melodies and swirling, intricate rhythms, provides an absolutely enchanting first listen. Have a listen to Hollow Heart that comes from soon to be released debut long player Surface Life, out on the 27th May. . Continue reading MM Shorts 542: Silverbird
MM faves Grass House have a brand new video for their track A Thousand Generators, taken from last year’s excellent debut long player A Sun Full And Drowning. . . Continue reading Video: Grass House – A Thousand Generators
Giving us a hat-trick of cracking Americana-flavoured posts today are longstanding MM faves Strand Of Oaks (aka Timothy Showalter) and a track from forthcoming album HEAL, which will see a release on the 24th June via Dead Oceans. However, Goshen ’97 is a pretty radical departure from the introspective, occasionally surreal, and unique folk tales that defined his previous releases. This time we have a full-on, incendiary, … Continue reading New From Strand Of Oaks
Perhaps a perfect companion and counterpoint to our earlier post on the Delines, is this relaxed, undulating slice of Americana from Horse Thief. Little Dust is taken from upcoming album Fear In Bliss (from which we’ve already given you the brilliant I Am The Bear), and sets expansive, chiming guitars behind an rolling, easy-going vocal that we’re guessing is destined to become a live singalong of … Continue reading Horse Thief – Little Dust
Colfax is the title of the forthcoming album by The Delines, consisting of eleven tracks mostly penned by Richmond Fontaine front man and acclaimed novelist Willy Vlautin. The band also include RF stickman Sean Oldham, Decemberists’ keyboardist Jenny Conlee-Drizos, and Amy Boone on vocals. The songs are a perfect vehicle for Boone’s stunning voice – taking Vlautin’s lyrical tales of the downbeat and the downtrodden, the … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends… The Delines
Here is another taste from Chad VanGaalen’s upcoming album Shrink Dust, out via Sub Pop on the 29th April. Listen to the surreally brilliant, campfire warble of Monster. Pre-order the record here. . Continue reading Chad VanGaalen – Monster
Gaoler’s Daughter who have made regular appearances in MM postings over the past few years have announced a new eight track record via Bandcamp titled Split Like Cells, and used the same forum to also announce that the band are no more. Assuming it is no cruel April Fools hoax, then we shall be mighty sad to bid them farewell – their brand of folk inflected, … Continue reading Gaoler’s Daughter – Split Like Cells And Split For Real
