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Animal Daydream at Mad Mackerel

Hailing from Gothenburg, Sweden, Animal Daydream are a duo offering songs that are reminiscent of later Teenage Fanclub and Fleet Foxes, but also borrow liberally from the sound of ’70s soft rock, particularly Fleetwood Mac and CSNY, with their strong vocal harmonies and overall smooth, almost slick production. New EP, Citrus is released at the end of… Continue reading Animal Daydream at Mad Mackerel

Great Lakes at Mad Mackerel

Great Lakes formed back in 1996 in Athens, Georgia and has been based in Brooklyn, NY since 2002. The band has released four albums. A fifth record called Wild Vision will come out this month on the band’s own label, Loose Trucks. While their early records traded in a whimsical, light-hearted psychedelia, the band have… Continue reading Great Lakes at Mad Mackerel

Static Daydream at Between the Bars

Static Daydream are the third exceptional group to rise from the ashes of seminal Virginia shoegazers Skywave, following Oliver Ackermann’s A Place to Bury Strangers and John Fedowitz and Paul Baker’s Ceremony. Static Daydream are the brainchild of Baker and his fiancé Jamie Casey and the duo are on fire on their full-length debut, an… Continue reading Static Daydream at Between the Bars

Mark Van Hoen at Magnet

Los Angeles-based, U.K.-born electronic pioneer Mark Van Hoen (who you might know from some of his work as Locust, Scala, Black Hearted Brother or one of the other 100 projects over the last 30 years) has released new album Nightvision on Saint Marie Records. Van Hoen compiled a video mix tape of inspirations and a bit of… Continue reading Mark Van Hoen at Magnet