Apologies for the uninspiring heading. However, with time against us and a plethora of new tracks from some of our favourite artists piling up in our in-box we’ve decided to lump them all together and share five new tracks in one go. So without further ado, enjoy new music from Future of the Left, William Fitzsimmons, Teleman, September Girls and Eskimeaux. How good is that? … Continue reading Five New Songs
The latest instalment of our regular feature of songs you really should have wrapped your ears around in the past seven days…this week has a bumper crop of eight cracking new tunes. 1. Father John Misty – Bored In The USA 2. The Decemberists – Make You Better 3. The Dodos – Competition 4. Emmy The Great – Swimming Pool 5. The Districts – 4th And … Continue reading Eight Songs You Should Have Heard This Week
After a too long hiatus, we’ve resurrected our best of the month mix capturing our favourite tunes from October’s posts, plus a couple of new tracks too. So more than 25 songs to discover…dive in! The September Girls – Veneer Dark-hearted pop smothered in drenched feedback . God Damn – Horus AÂ red-hot burning molten pot of pop hooks and grinding, bludgeoning riffs and rhythms. . … Continue reading Mad Mackerel’s Best Of The Month: October 2014
Four videos to set pulses racing from Lola Colt, The Franklys, September Girls and finishing with Meat Wave’s insanely catchy punk rock. . . . . (Download the whole album on a pay-what-you-want deal from Bandcamp). . Continue reading New Videos: Lola Colt || The Franklys || September Girls || Meat Wave
Drawing inspiration from the likes of Phil Spector, The Velvet Underground, The Cure, My Bloody Valentine and The Jesus And Mary Chain, the September Girls play reverb-soaked noise-pop of the finest order. They first came to our attention at the start of the year with their excellent debut album Cursing The Sea, (see our posts here) and we thoroughly enjoyed their set at the Great … Continue reading New EP From September Girls
On reflection, it was a day for the Celts at the Great Escape, and the Aussies, and even the Argentinians… We kicked off the day with a set from New Desert Blues, whose mix of folk, country and indie rock has graced previous posts here on MM. They have a debut album in the pipeline and happily the songs they showcased from this stood up … Continue reading Friday @ The Great Escape
Today, Chris T Popper and I are heading south to Brighton and our first visit to the Great Escape festival. There are a whole host of bands we’re looking forward to seeing, from the South American punk-pop of Las Kellies, the angst of Gambles, the spectral folk of Mirel Wagner and the junkyard blues of the Amazing Snakeheads, to the stoned slacker indie of Dune Rats and the … Continue reading We’re Heading to the Great Escape…A Playlist
Sister from September Girls’ album Cursing The Sea (out on Fortuna POP!) makes us feel all nostalgic for the sticky dance floor of the “alternative” nightclub of Oxford’s Zodiac all those moons ago. From the thrumming guitar intro and the tribal drums to the Siouxsie style “whoo-hoos“, and all wrapped in a post-punk icy chill. Marvellous. You can catch them at SXSW from tomorrow (Austin … Continue reading MM Shorts 532: September Girls
It’s Friday. Time for videos featuring a gently heartfelt confrontation of a friend’s heroin addiction from Deer Tick, gorgeous baroque folk from rising star Jordan Lee aka Mutual Benefit, the reverb drenched sound of the excellent new single from September Girls, and to finish a mournful tear-jerker with spine-chilling lyrics from Carousels & Limousines. . . . . . Continue reading Videos of the Day: Deer Tick || Mutual Benefit || September Girls || Carousels & Limousines
We have no less than six excellent videos and songs to help you begin to welcome in the weekend. First up is Beachwood Sparks and their 70s inspired home footage homage is a perfect fit for track Make It Together. By way of contrast, the video for fuzzed-up indie rockers, September Girls new single Heartbeats, draws on influences of old Hammer Horrors and photographers such Ryan McGinley and … Continue reading Videos of the Day: Beachwood Sparks || September Girls || Talmud Beach || DZ Deathrays || Wild Ones || Caravan Of Thieves
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