Category: Rock
Introducing >>> Turn Off Your Television
Turn Off Your Television is a three man band from Sweden who claim influences from the 60s, 70s and the 90s (not sure what happened to the 80s). Inspired by the likes of Sparklehorse, Grand Archives, Luna and Belle and Sebastian, they have a new album Humble Waves out on a pay-as-much-as-you-want deal via their Bandcamp here. Grab yourself a taste in the form of … Continue reading Introducing >>> Turn Off Your Television
New Single From Sharkmuffin
Sharkmuffin is the dirty pop rock lovechild of singer/guitarist, Tarra Thiessen, bassist, Natalie Kirch, and drummer, Drew Adler. The Brooklyn based garage-popsters will release a new 7″ single next month. Their 90s alternative girl group-esque hooks are paired with heavy, hooky 70s-inspired guitar riffs to good effect. The 7″ features The Lake, a living eulogy to a best friend lost in a sea of addiction. Somehow, singer … Continue reading New Single From Sharkmuffin
Kites & Crows Release More For The Mender
We are much later posting about this then we ever intended – in fact Ashland based indie folk band Kites & Crows new album, More For The Mender, came out on September 28th. Taking inspiration from Shakespeare, specifically a production of Coriolanus, where the recently banished battle hero is hiding out “…under the canopy…in the city of kites and crows…“, the band expertly blends rootsy … Continue reading Kites & Crows Release More For The Mender
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MM Shorts 268: Rare Monk – Death By Proxy EP
Rare Monk are from Portland, Oregon and meld their love of the late 90s alternative music scene with a splash of psych-rock in a way that defies easy categorisation. Their latest EP is titled Death By Proxy and will be followed by a full length album in February. For now, content yourself with listening to the giddy, effervescent pop fizz of the EP’s title track. … Continue reading MM Shorts 268: Rare Monk – Death By Proxy EP
Videos of the Day: Best Coast || Chemical Smile || Eliza & The Bear || Sassparilla
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Introducing >>> Port Isla
We got this through from Norwich’s Port Isla described simply as “anthemic folk for lonely castaways“. And, on the evidence of the video for current single Sinking Ship, that is exactly what they deliver. Watch it, and pick it up as a completely free download from the band’s website here. a We also have a couple of other tracks you can download from their Soundcloud below. Continue reading Introducing >>> Port Isla
Mad Mackerel Recommends…Big Harp
We’re loving the pained apathy of this track, You Can’t Save ‘Em All from Big Harp’s forthcoming sophomore album Chain Letters, which is due early next year via Saddle Creek. For this record, the duo of Chris Senseney and Stefanie Drootin-Senseney is joined by their friend John Voris on drums. The album moves away from the rustic, pastoral sound of their debut White Hat, and … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends…Big Harp
New Album From The Douglas Firs
Sometimes a band says all there needs to be said about a new release when they describe the inspiration for it, and in common with the latest album from another uniquely visioned indie fave Darren Hayman, the Douglas Firs new record, The Furious Sound, is loosely based around the East Lothian witch trials of 1590. Seventy persons, mainly women, were tortured, tried and burned for their supposed … Continue reading New Album From The Douglas Firs
