Month: December 2011

Alternative, Indie, Music, Psychedelic, Rock

Mad Mackerel Recommends…Phantom Family Halo

Phantom Family Halo is the creation of multi-instrumentalist Dominic Cipolla. Their upcoming studio release, When I Fall Out is out on 14th February next year via Knitting Factory Records. We’ve featured the band before back in May following the release of The Mindeater EP, a split EP featuring them and Bonnie “Prince” Billy, and describing their sound as “evil desert psych rock evocative of the chunkiness of Hawkwind and the … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends…Phantom Family Halo

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Electronic, Indie, Music, Pop, Psychedelic, Rock

Introducing…Wowser Bowser

Wowser Bowser specialise in the kind of billowing psych-pop that lifts the spirits and sets the heart soaring. Their self-titled debut album is out next month and if the evidence so far is anything to go by we can expect a record that is playful and energetic mixing synths with jittery, brittle drums and exhilarating vocals. Imagine something hovering on the cusp of the oft-quoted … Continue reading Introducing…Wowser Bowser

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Alternative, Indie, Music, Rock

Christmas Post 15: Tatiana Kochkareva

With powerful vocals and intricate arrangements, Tatiana Kochkareva’s intelligent indie-rock is both dynamic and haunting. A Moscow native with a passionate voice evoking comparisons to Nina Simone, she will release her third album, Infinity, on April 19 next year. Until then, you can grab Christmas At Home for free below. a Continue reading Christmas Post 15: Tatiana Kochkareva

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Alternative, Blues, Country, Folk, Indie, Music, Pop, Psychedelic, Punk, Rock, Soul

MM’s 2011 Top Ten Series: No 9 Mrs Mackerel

Our final Top Ten selection comes courtesy of the lovely, and ever radiant, Mrs Mackerel. Over to you girl! It’s been a great musical year. But such a plethora of riches always presents a problem – what’s a girl to choose? Fortunately some fine contributions in the preceding week means most bases are covered. Live gigs, although few and far between this year, have been … Continue reading MM’s 2011 Top Ten Series: No 9 Mrs Mackerel

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Alternative, Country, Folk, Indie, Music, Psychedelic, Rock

(FESTIVE FEATURE) THE 12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS No 12: DENNIS HOPPER CHOPPERS

For our first ever Festive Feature on Mad Mackerel, we asked twelve of our favourite bands and artists of 2011 to answer twelve questions and as we reach Christmas Eve, here is the last of them. Happy Christmas! If you were to ask us what ingredients would make up the perfect MM song, we might say something along the lines of a dusty Western ghost … Continue reading (FESTIVE FEATURE) THE 12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS No 12: DENNIS HOPPER CHOPPERS

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