We posted recently here about the new Giant Sand album. It is a cracker – 25 years on and Howe Gelb can still mix it with the best and come out on top. It was released yesterday in the US and should be available from all half decent retailers on and offline. To celebrate here is a second track from the album. This one, Ride the Rail … Continue reading New Giant Sand Album Released
Longtime MM fave Emily Reo dropped us a line to update us with some news and to give us this rather wonderful cover of Neil Young’s classic On The Beach. First up, The Fmly added both her full length album, Minha Gatinha, and EP, Witch Mtn, to their Fmly Rcrds digital downloads, and you can get everything (plus a few hidden surprises!) for free here! … Continue reading Emily Reo covers Neil Young
Air Waves debut LP is titled Dungeon Dots and is being released through Underwater Peoples on November 30th. Nicole Schneit wrote all the songs and plays guitar throughout the album. Her soft, clear voice careens across walking bass lines, big cymbals and brassy guitars and the songs tread a confident, but careful path from warm and inviting to a more bittersweet and even acidic. While … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends…Air Waves
Two bands from two different parts of the world have joined forces to give you the next free single in our digital singles series at EardrumsPop. The Very Most from Boise, Idaho, and The Hermit Crabs from Glasgow, Scotland, have collaborated under their project Baffin Island to make a new single for your listening pleasure. Baffin Island is the exact midpoint on the map between … Continue reading Introducing…Baffin Island
You can check out below two tracks from the upcoming EP from Two Wounded Birds. They formed in 2008 and are originally from the seaside town of Margate. The EP, featuring 5 tracks showcases the full spectrum of the band’s sound from light and dreamy to dark and broody. We have Keep Dreaming Baby and My Lonesome for you to listen to from the EP. … Continue reading New EP from Two Wounded Birds
Psychedelic space-rock stalwarts Bardo Pond have put out many LPs, most of them named after hallucinogens that make you throw up all night and see things – which was kind of them. Explicitly drug-inspired — their titles were filled with obscure references to psychedelics — they favored lengthy, deliberate sound explorations filled with all the hallmarks of modern-day space rock: droning guitars, thick distortion, feedback, reverb, … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends…Bardo Pond
We posted about the gentle folk sounds of White Pines a while back, early on in the days of Mad Mackerel. White Pines is the project of songwriter Joseph Scott and we were pleased to get hold of a copy of his new album titled The Falls. We’ve listened a few times and it is ten songs that seem inextricably linked to his experience as they guide us … Continue reading New Album from White Pines
Too much sauce last night? Need a Sunday morning hangover cure? Try some high octane garage rock ‘n’roll from Aussies Scott & Charlene’s Wedding, brash and sneering and just right to pound that headache into submission. Rejected comes from their new Para Vista Social Club album telling stories of dead end jobs and broken relationships. Hair of the dog anyone? Download Scott & Charlene’s Wedding … Continue reading Introducing…Scott & Charlene’s Wedding
Keeping our Buffalo theme for the day going, Young Buffalo are an altogether different proposition to White Buffalo. This Oxford, Mississippi trio mix everything from tribal rhythms to southern R&B – sometimes shuffling along, sometimes jet propelled. It is exuberant, good natured, and what we’d call ‘sunny-side up” music. Watch the video for the excellent New Beat below and download a couple of tracks in … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends…Young Buffalo
We missed the debut EP by White Buffalo, which came out two or three years ago, and now he is preparing his latest release, another EP called Prepare for Black and Blue. It is one of those searingly honest, and occasionally uncomfortable, listens. One of those listens where all you can do is shake your head and wonder at the lives some people get to lead … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends…White Buffalo
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