Remember the Irish/Italian 80s pop queen Laura Branigan? Well if you don’t by name, you’ve almost certainly heard the song Self Control – notorious at the time for a scandalous video. Brooklyn band Bird of Youth had some fun in the studio and revamped the 1984 classic as a dreamy ballad. Have a listen. Download Bird Of Youth – Self Control mp3 (Laura Branigan cover) Continue reading MM Shorts 5: Bird Of Youth Cover Laura Brannigan
We’ve long been admirers of Gaoler’s Daughter and they have returned with a cracking new single, St Peter, which is released on the 2nd October. This time the band have upped the tempo and delivered a song that is more urgent and direct, charging ahead on a clatter of percussion and guitars before settling into a groove that recalls the halycon days of prime Echo & The Bunnymen. The … Continue reading New Single From Gaoler’s Daughter
Yours Until the Bitter End is The Bloody Hollies‘ follow-up to the highly praised Who to Trust, Who to Kill, Who to Love which was released in 2007 on Alive Naturalsound. Recognised for their murder-themed blues/rock anthems that remind listeners of the ’60s and ’70s golden age of rock & roll, the new album still embraces the dark side of raw garage punk, but comes armed with a more … Continue reading New Album From The Bloody Hollies
We’ve posted a couple of times about the frenzied garage rock of Pet Scenes. The good news is they’ve just uploaded four new demos under the banner Idle Children to their Soundcloud page here. Amongst them is this tasty little number…called, er, Taste. a Continue reading MM Shorts 4: Pet Scenes
A few videos worth checking out. From the twangy beach rock of MM faves Two Wounded Birds to the indie eccentricities of Peter Kernel, there is plenty to enjoy! a Download The Parson Red Heads – Burning Up The Sky mp3 (from Yearling) a a Download Letting Up Despite Great Faults – Teenage Tide mp3 (from Paper Crush) a a Download Girls – Vomit mp3 (from Father, Son, Holy … Continue reading Video Round Up
The Around Town Collective is releasing new single, Limbs In A Fight by Zach Zeller (of Harlowe & The Great North Woods, Soft Crest). Zeller is releasing singles, rather than a conventional album this time around after his last solo record, From Here To There was released in 2009. He joined and recorded with Harlowe & The Great North Woods for their first self-titled EP … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends…Zach Zeller
Grass House were one of our favourite new discoveries of 2010, their combination of brooding indie rock with folk tinged gothic undertones created a sound that was both instantly recognisable and pleasingly original. Their brilliant double-A side single Faun b/w The Breeze is released on 17th October on Holiday Club Recordings. The release is the band’s third single, following Lazy Bones in late 2010 and, … Continue reading New Single From Grass House
The Minks debut album more than tipped its hat to The Cure and the golden age of 80s UK indie. Araby is their new single and the influences are still apparent in this endearingly gloomy slice of indie-pop. Buy from Captured Tracks. Download The Minks – Araby mp3 (from Araby 7″) Continue reading MM Shorts 3: The Minks
Here are a few tasty covers that are worth more than a moment or two of your time. We have MM faves Deer Tick taking on ZZ Top’s Cheap Sunglasses, Asobi Seksu’s hazy version of the Walkmen’s Little House of Savages and lastly rising folk troubadour James Vincent McMorrow who has covered Chris Isaak’s classic Wicked Game. Download Deer Tick – Cheap Sunglasses mp3 (ZZ Top … Continue reading Some Tasty Covers
Another bonanza month of top tunes, all rounded up for you in one perfect download mix. Here are the September highlights together, as always, with a couple of top-notch new tracks too. Download The Migrant – The Hurricane mp3 (from Amerika) Distinguished by a slow blues refrain, handclaps and a mournful vocal, it is one of those tunes that sounds like it has been around forever. Download … Continue reading Mad Mackerel’s Best Of The Month: September 2011
