Monument Valley is the musical world of London-born Ned Younger. Inspired by classic 1950s rock and roll, Postcard-era indie-pop and the modern poets of hip hop, Younger weaves all his musical touchstones into a passion for timeless story-telling and song-writing. His first release, the Tongues EP is due December 5 on Tritone/PIAS UK Records. Despite the expansive moniker, it is under the Monument Valley alias … Continue reading Introducing…Monument Valley
Hyde & Beast’s next single You Will Be Lonely is released on November 14th and you can watch the video now. The video follows a giant teddy bear around a desolate landscape on what they’re calling, “a journey of self discovery, on a quest to find himself, with a purgatory metaphor, on the shore of a new beginning and ultimately taking the chance and swimming towards something … Continue reading MM Shorts 25: Hyde & Beast Video
Arrogance is a wholly unpleasant characteristic. Confidence, yes; arrogance, get ye out of my bloody space. Despite the urge to strike back, I pay homage to the way of the Mackerel: bide your time, wait awhile, then just wait for the penny to drop. As MM always says, much better to know, step back, remove from the payroll, metaphorical or otherwise. What goes around often … Continue reading Mrs Mackerel’s TFI Friday (28th October)
Here’s a new video from the upcoming Active Set album 11. The song was inspired by an old interview with L.A. songwriter Warren Zevon, who was said to have turned down a story in the New Yorker when he was dying of lung cancer, saying that they should have reached out when he was alive. The song was written as a dark tribute to him. … Continue reading MM Shorts 24: Active Set Video
Vines is the first single from the forthcoming release by The Nomadic Firs. You would be hard pressed to find a better blend of chilled out, good time rhythms and fuzzy, happy-go-lucky bedroom psychedelia anywhere. Simply irresistible. Download The Nomadic Firs – Vines mp3 Continue reading MM Shorts 23: The Nomadic Firs
Mat Gibson is a London based, Canadian born acoustic musician and troubadour. Produced in collaboration with various members of Oxfordshire based fast rising stars The Epstein, Mat’s new mini-album Forest Fire, recently released on Clubhouse Records, is a joy to behold. For comparisons sake, think Nebraska era Springsteen or Wilco’s Being There. Switching from a sparse, finger picked strum to reverb heavy vocal phrasing the … Continue reading Introducing…Mat Gibson
Keeping the dream pop theme for the day, if there is any artist who deserves a rest, it would be dream-pop songstress Shannon Curtis. That may be what she had in mind when she penned her upcoming single, Let’s Stay In. And although listeners may gladly heed the suggestion and curl up with a loved one as the air cools and the days shorten this … Continue reading Introducing…Shannon Curtis
Swedish duo Korallreven aka Marcus Joons and Daniel Tjäder (of The Radio Dept) have debuted a brand new single, Sa Sa Samoa featuring the atmospheric guest vocals of Brooklyn-based experimentalist and MM fave Julianna Barwick. They incorporate her trademark vocal loops into a deeply meditative soundscape that eventually builds to an ecstatic eruption. The single is taken from their forthcoming debut full-length, An Album By … Continue reading New Single From Korallreven
The Fractures cracking debut single Nicotine is going to be released by Lonely Records on the 31st October as a free digital download. Until then watch the video to whet the appetite. a Continue reading MM Shorts 22: Fractures Video
We’re a little late to this one, but Australian band the John Steel Singers are best known for their ‘60s-flavored pop, falsettos, and sky-high harmonies. They recently released their debut album Tangalooma and it is a brilliant combination of indie rock meets dance-a-long pop, whilst maintaining their feel for unassumingly darker storylines. This has been their trademark on hits such as Overpass, Rainbow Kraut and The Masochist. Tangalooma showcases a … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends…The John Steel Singers
