Coming via Clash Magazine, the monthly free digital samplers from Cargo Records are always an eclectic mix and a delight to download and explore. And so it is with the latest one. Featuring twelve tracks and showcasing the talents of amongst others The Men, The Wedding Present, Robert Pollard, That Fucking Tank and Caretaker. We’ve included two of our favourites below in the shape of the back … Continue reading Free Cargo Collective Digital Sampler
Musically, the year is starting to really kick into gear now and February saw lots of top quality tunes hit the web. Here is our pick of the best of last month’s posts along with four brand, spanking new tracks for you to download, sample and treasure. All in all over thirty great songs in one great mix. Download Hoots & Hellmouth – Why Would You … Continue reading Mad Mackerel’s Best Of The Month: February 2012
We recently posted the pummelling stoner rock of White Hills new track Pads Of Light from forthcoming release Frying On This Rock. The song is racking up the play count in our iTunes and here is the video to accompany the song – a delirious cruise through their native city of New York. Pre-order here. a Download White Hills – Pads Of Light mp3 (from Frying On This … Continue reading MM Shorts 107: White Hills Video
The Naturals hail from Bristol and will release Finishing Moves / Concrete Sea, a limited edition 7″ in April via the Howling Owl label. It is a blend of shoegaze, noisy math-rock and some epic orchestral flourishes that create an enduring and compelling wall of sound that sits nicely with the Foals, Wu Lyf or the Twilight Sad. Watch the video for the a-side and then grab the … Continue reading Introducing >>> The Naturals
Uncut have produced their best cover disk in a goodly while on their April edition. Showcasing their pick of “new music” for 2012 it includes tracks from a few MM favourites who have all featured here since the start of the year including Simone Felice, Shearwater, First Aid Kit, Django Django, Beth Houghton & The Hooves Of Destiny, Lambchop and Craig Finn. Here are two … Continue reading Uncut’s Watch That Band – New Cover CD
TRMRS (pronounced Tremors) hail from Costa Mesa, CA. and have an upcoming 7″ split with another MM fave, Night Beats. Released on Volcom Entertainment & Resurrection Records, you can pre-order the 7″ vinyl from both labels. It includes their new single Goodtime Blues and comes with immediate digital downloads for both that, and a bonus song Enter the Door. You can also grab yourself both below … Continue reading Introducing >>> TRMRS
We posted about the smart, infectious garage pop of Eux Autres recently with news of their new EP Sun Is Sunk. It gets its official release tomorrow and the band have made a second track available for free download. This is the fizzy, effervescent Home Tonight. Watch it/download it. a The Sun Is Sunk EP is out on Bons Mots Records. Order it direct here. Download … Continue reading Eux Autres Release Sun Is Sunk EP Tomorrow
We’ve been trawling through a whole mass of videos recently and here are some of our favourites assembled for your viewing and listening pleasure. First up is Crybaby’s video for excellent debut I Cherish The Heartbreak More Than The Love That I Lost, shot in the gloomy surrounds of Bristol hospital and is a noirish loveletter to the exquisite pain of a broken heart. a … Continue reading Mega Video Round Up
Noisetrade’s latest free sampler offering is a four track EP from Andrew Bird who releases with his latest studio album Break It Yourself next week. It contains four tracks including the recent single Eyeoneye, The Crown Salesman and So Much Wine from his recent 7″ and a track from the Break It Yourself sessions titled After Dinner Jam. Grab the EP for free by heading … Continue reading MM Shorts 104: Free Andrew Bird Sampler
Ryan Monroe of Band of Horses will release his debut album A Painting Of A Painting On Fire on May 22nd. Covering a spectrum from progressive rock to elaborate pop, via nods to country and even classical, the first taste is the sunny upbeat (in contrast to the title) Any Way, Shape Or Deformity that has more than an echo of ELO about it… Download Ryan Monroe – … Continue reading Solo Album From Ryan Monroe (Band of Horses)
