Alternative, Ambient, Music, Psychedelic, Rock

Mad Mackerel Recommends…Richard Youngs

Amplifying Host the new album from Richard Youngs finds him wandering the guitar desert somewhere between Ry Cooder’s Paris, Texas score and Neil Young’s work on Dead Man. For more than 20 years, Youngs has been at the forefront of progressive minimalism, through solo home recording projects and collaborations with the likes of Simon Wickham-Smith and Makoto Kawabata (of Acid Mothers Temple).  This time, Youngs is joined … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends…Richard Youngs

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Alternative, Ambient, Electronic, Folk, Jazz, Music, Psychedelic, Rock

New Album From Jackie-O Motherfucker

You never quite know what you’re going to get from the cult Portland, Oregon psychedelicists, Jackie-O Motherfucker. Are you going to be in for some deep brain thrombosis space rock? Are they going to prescribe you a dose of some heavily medicated camp fire drone? Will they be hitting you with some improvisational and angular free jazz? Well, on Earth Sound System, the band’s 15th … Continue reading New Album From Jackie-O Motherfucker

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Alternative, Country, Folk, Indie, Music, Pop, Psychedelic, Punk, Rock, Rockabilly

Joe’s Birthday Mix

One of the advantages of having a blog like this is being able to make up the rules as you go along, and today that means giving the limelight to our youngest Joe, who reaches the ripe old age of seven today. Now, we are all guilty of bias and of nepotism at times (and this is one of them), but I think you’d be … Continue reading Joe’s Birthday Mix

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Alternative, Garage, Music, Rock

Black Lips: Arabia Mountain Album

The Black Lips sixth album will be Arabia Mountain and in a departure from the norm they have enlisted the shiny pop tart Mark Ronson to produce over half the album’s sixteen songs. On the face of it, it seems an unlikely combination – however, first track Modern Art suggests the band have lost absolutely none of their garage fuelled boozy swagger while adding some … Continue reading Black Lips: Arabia Mountain Album

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Alternative, Folk, Indie, Metal, Music, Psychedelic, Rock

Insound’s Free May Mix

It’s that time again – the new Insound digital May mix is up and ready for free downloading. This month offers 21 tracks from the likes of Times New Viking, The Fresh & Onlys, The Feelies and Seapony. You know the drill – only up for a week and you can get a taste below, or just grab the whole thing here. Download Religious Knives … Continue reading Insound’s Free May Mix

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Indie, Music, Pop, Rock

Jonquil’s New Video for Get Up

We’re always pleased when an Oxford band starts to make waves and this is certainly true for Jonquil who have debuted a new video for Get Up off of their debut EP, One Hundred Suns (available now on Dovecote Records). Sharing their vibrant brand of western afro-pop and calypso rhythms, the band made a phenomenal US debut playing three sold-out New York sets in 48 … Continue reading Jonquil’s New Video for Get Up

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Alternative, Garage, Indie, Music, Punk, Rock

Introducing…Witches

Athens, Georgia’s Witches will release their debut LP, Forever on May 17 on Bakery Outlet Records. The band takes touches of the Breeders’ feminine boldness, Des Ark’s brusque emotional stance, and the wide-open, true rock n’ roll worldliness of Midwestern punk idols the Replacements. They combine it all into a heady and sometimes thrilling whole – take a listen to album opener Creature Of Nature … Continue reading Introducing…Witches

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Alternative, Country, Folk, Indie, Music, Rock

Howling Owls: When Tipsy Turns Somber EP

In the past twelve months, Howling Owls may well have featured more on MM than any other band. Ever since we discovered their uniquely sinister take on the world with queasy tales of small town life, they have continued to delight and surprise with a whole series of tracks that have been uniform in their excellence. So we are delighted to have both details of their … Continue reading Howling Owls: When Tipsy Turns Somber EP

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