Following on from our introduction to the restless wanderings of folk troubadour D.B. Rouse back in November, he has released a new album Meal-Ticket and it is available for free download from his Bandcamp page here. If you need any persuading avail yourself of a couple of tracks below: both are fine examples of his unique view of the world married to a sharp lyrical … Continue reading New Album From D.B. Rouse
A little less than a year ago we posted a track from the superbly named Brother Gruesome so it was a pleasant surprise to receive an e-mail from the band with details of a new track, 5AM, which they have made available for free download from their Bandcamp page. Apparently a full length album is in the pipeline, which they have been recording in New … Continue reading New Track From Brother Gruesome
Town Hall are our favourite discovery of 2012 so far. Here is a hitherto unreleased video of them covering Jimmy Eat World’s power-pop breakthrough The Middle. They, of course, nail it! a Remember visit their Bandcamp page here to grab their EP Sticky Notes & Paper Scraps for a “name your price” deal. Continue reading MM Shorts 82: Town Hall Video
We are thoroughly enjoying the uptempo blend of indie rock and folk that is the domain of the Bonesetters. Debut album Savages was finally released last month after being much delayed following the demise of previous label Mossback Records. A successful Kickstarter campaign meant it finally saw the light of day albeit a few months late. The wait appears very much worth it though on … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends…Bonesetters
On February 7th, Kansas City’s Capybara will release their sophomore album, Dave Drusky on The Record Machine. They have a warm, organic sound that manages to be both simple and catchy. The ethereal standout, Neighbor Crimes hovers like a cloudy summer sky, on the verge of ripping open and washing the misery away. Grab it below together with the opening track from the album Late Night Bikes. Download … Continue reading MM Shorts 81: Capybara
The Slytest, consisting of young Swedes Dan Axelsson and Simon Larsson profess to have had a fascination for American music pretty much since birth. On this, their first EP they let this fascination take a couple of different shapes – from the Tom Petty sounding guitars of Who You Are to the Ryan Adams style duet Where Did You Go To Sleep Last Night?. The band also … Continue reading Introducing…The Slytest
Not that they should need much introducing really as together they make up a kind of Americana supergroup. Jay Farrar (Son Volt, Gob Iron, Uncle Tupelo), Will Johnson (Centro-matic, South San Gabriel), Anders Parker (Varnaline, Gob Iron) and Yim Yames (My Morning Jacket, Monsters of Folk) have delivered New Multitudes, an intimate interpretation of American icon and musical legend Woody Guthrie’s previously unrecorded lyrics. Under … Continue reading Introducing…Farrar, Johnson, Parker and Yames
The day after Christmas we posted about the soaring, infectious psych-pop of Wowser Browser and gave you a couple of very well received tasters from their imminent self-titled debut album. Next Tuesday – January 24th – is the official release date for the record and since the release is only one week away, Adair Park is releasing E Dialeda Ho from this album to further … Continue reading More From Wowser Browser
Toy have been generating some serious column inches, and much love from Marc Riley on BBC 6 Music, recently for their take on krautrock rhythms melded with buzzing indie guitars and a vocal that recalls the halycon days of British indie rock. Grab yourself the rather marvellous sub-eight minutes romp of single Left Myself Behind. Download Toy – Left Myself Behind mp3 (from Left Myself … Continue reading MM Shorts 80: Toy
We have been fans of Damon Moon & The Whispering Drifters and their bold, experimental take on Americana for a while now. So it was good to discover the band’s second LP entitled Lungs, Dirt, & Dreams (which was recorded in a cabin on a mountain near Tiger, GA.) will be released on February 21st via Adair Park Recordings. Moon says of the record, “The whole idea of … Continue reading New From Damon Moon & The Whispering Drifters
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