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Benjamin Shaw’s There’s Always Hope, There’s Always Cabernet Remastered and Reissued

Benjamin Shaw originally released his marvellous debut There’s Always Hope, There’s Always Cabernet back in 2011 and now Audio Antihero are offering a completely remastered resissue on a pay what you want deal via Bandcamp. It includes no less than eleven bonus recordings including unreleased and radio session recordings. All this seemed a perfect excuse to remind ourselves just how good, and unique, these eclectic … Continue reading Benjamin Shaw’s There’s Always Hope, There’s Always Cabernet Remastered and Reissued

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Electronic, Indie, Music, Pop, Rock

New Album From Benjamin Shaw

Born (accidentally) in Canada, raised in Blackpool and now hiding in Melbourne, polarizing anti-genre artist Benjamin Shaw returns with a new long player Megadead. Sitting somewhere between Smog and Four Tet, it is a wonderfully miserable album of disarmingly accessible songs filled with fuzz, brittle melodies, looping guitars, ‘80s synth, self-sabotage, self-doubt, violent fantasy and uncertain swagger. The album will be released on the 31st August … Continue reading New Album From Benjamin Shaw

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Folk, Indie, Music

Audio Antihero’s Unpresidented Jams Compilation for SPLC & NILC

Jamie at the ever wonderful Audio Antihero label has shared details of a new benefit compilation they’ve put together. He says, “Because pretty much everybody in the world of politics right now is a totally evil scumbag, we’ve put together a wee compilation for Southern Poverty Law Center and the National Immigration Law Center.” – one sentence that pretty much sums things up… It includes … Continue reading Audio Antihero’s Unpresidented Jams Compilation for SPLC & NILC

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Alternative, Folk, Indie, Music, Rock

New From Benjamin Shaw

The oblique, dark humour of unique indie-pop outsider Benjamin Shaw has long found favour with us here at MM and he has followed up his recent long playing release Goodbye, Cagoule World with a new single from the album. The You & Me EP also features covers of the same track from Cloud, Jack Hayter (ex-Hefner) and Broken Shoulder (ex-Fighting Kites) and can be purchased in a variety of formats … Continue reading New From Benjamin Shaw

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Mad Mackerel’s Best Of The Months: March – May (Part 1)

Previously we’ve just offered Best of the Month postings with downloads, but that excludes so many quality songs we’ve decided to just post our favourite tracks – irrespective of whether they are free to download or not. If you like them add them to your Spotify playlists or do the old fashioned thing and download them from iTunes, Bandcamp, or wherever. Anyway, with a bit … Continue reading Mad Mackerel’s Best Of The Months: March – May (Part 1)

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Alternative, Folk, Indie, Music, Psychedelic

New Single From Benjamin Shaw

Following our post on Algernon Doll yesterday, we now have a new track hewn from an equally idiosyncratic and unusual world view – this time of maverick singer-songwriter Benjamin Shaw. He channels the best of the worlds of those like Syd Barrett, Mathew Sawyer, and Damon Moon with ramshackle psychedelic folk and a healthy splash of darkly black humour into a wonderful new single, Goodbye, Kagoul … Continue reading New Single From Benjamin Shaw

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Charity Single From Benjamin Shaw & Fighting Kites

The miserable, but brilliant, Benjamin Shaw and the instrumental Fighting Kites teamed up for this lo-Festive anthem last year and Audio Anti-hero are re-issuing it as a pay-what-you-want charity single to raise money for housing and homelessness non-profit Shelter. Watch the video for This Christmas (I Just Want To Be Left Alone) and download now on Bandcamp. It’s a pay what you want deal, but bear in … Continue reading Charity Single From Benjamin Shaw & Fighting Kites

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Audio Antihero’s Hüsker Doo-wop EP For Hear It For New York

One of our favourite labels, Audio Antihero have put together an EP of rarities and exclusives to raise money for the Hear It For New York Pop-Up Shop. You can read up on the damage caused by Hurricane Sandy to the independent music scene out there (radio stations, record stores, rehearsal/art spaces) via the Hear It For New York tumblr/Facebook. Their release is entitled The Hüsker … Continue reading Audio Antihero’s Hüsker Doo-wop EP For Hear It For New York

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Mad Mackerel’s Best Of The Month: February 2012

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

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Acoustic, Folk, Indie, Music

New Single From Benjamin Shaw

We love the idosyncratic, perverse folk ramblings of Benjamin Shaw and his arsenic laced pathos. It is truly a unique delight. The Birds Chirp & The Sun Shines is the second single from his excellent debut album There’s Always Hope, There’s Always Cabernet. The song is perhaps one of the sonically lighter moments on the record but sees him threatening to “track him down, make him … Continue reading New Single From Benjamin Shaw

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