Category: Rock
Introducing >>> Legendary Wings
Paper Roses comes from Michigan popsters Legendary Wings’ debut LP Making Paper Roses, which drops on 9th October via Dirtnap Records. The band joined the Dirtnap ranks this year as one of only a few bands the label has ever signed from a random CD-R demo (it was just that good). Musically, the apple that is Legendary Wings doesn’t fall too far from the tree that … Continue reading Introducing >>> Legendary Wings
New Single From Cape Canaveral Via Eardrums Pop
Eardrums Pop have featured a few times on MM in the past as they continue to put out free singles of the very highest quality. Usually consisting of three tracks, one of which is a cover song selected by the artist, and coming with high quality digital artwork and a booklet, they have built up an enviable collection of releases that are well worth investigating. … Continue reading New Single From Cape Canaveral Via Eardrums Pop
Nü Sensae and Useless Eaters Split 7″
This latest release from the Volcom Ent Vinyl Club features Vancouver’s Nü Sensae and Nashville’s Useless Eaters. City of Night might be the longest Useless Eaters song to date and it’s slower tempo shows off the class at the heart of Seth Sutton’s songwriting. Nü Sensae dish out the type of grungy punk particularly favored in the Pacific Northwest with their track, Sleeping Blouse. The … Continue reading Nü Sensae and Useless Eaters Split 7″
Video of the Day: The Love Dimension
a Download The Love Dimension – True Love Comes ‘Round Again mp3 (from Forget To Remember) Continue reading Video of the Day: The Love Dimension
Guest Post: The High Priestess’s TFI Friday (28th September)
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. For week two, we hand over the reins to the High Priestess… After a rather merry dinner with friends (piscine and other) last weekend, … Continue reading Guest Post: The High Priestess’s TFI Friday (28th September)
Mad Mackerel Recommends…Peace
Suicide Squeeze Records is set to release The World Is Too Much With Us, the new LP from Vancouver-based band, Peace. The band’s sound has been described as a “hypnotic thud”, which may owe much to the downpour that keeps Vancouver in wet and darkness for nine months of the year. Yet if Connor Mayer’s bass-lines are crushing and repetitive, then Mike Willock’s manic guitar … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends…Peace
Introducing >>> Charlie Boyer & The Voyeurs
Just caught a storming track on Marc Riley’s 6 Music show by Charlie Boyer & The Voyeurs. Sadly, we didn’t catch what the song title was, but it was a storming slab of high octane riffing that made us turn the radio way past 11. (If you know the title post a comment and tell us!) So, we had a quick look round and they … Continue reading Introducing >>> Charlie Boyer & The Voyeurs
Trapped Mice Prep Winter Sun For Release
Edinburgh five-piece Trapped Mice will release their debut album Winter Sun on the 5th November. With elements of the rustic tones of Okkervil River, the humour of Morrissey and some Bright Eyes style angst, this is a debut album steeped in the chilly themes of longing, confusion, and a creeping sense of dread at the slow march of “progress”, all tied up in one big melancholic … Continue reading Trapped Mice Prep Winter Sun For Release
