Month: March 2012

Americana, Folk, Gothic, Indie, Music, Rock

MM Shorts 127: More From Crystal Bright & The Silver Hands

Crystal Bright & The Silver Hands release Muses & Bones nationally in the US today. Having already offered us the crazed Eastern European burlesque show vibe of Especially Your Mother, we now have the frantic gypsy gallop of Drowned Out and the haunting, soaring melodrama of The Misplaced Zygote. Buy from Bandcamp here. Download Download Crystal Bright & The Silver Hands – The Misplaced Zygote mp3 (from Muses & … Continue reading MM Shorts 127: More From Crystal Bright & The Silver Hands

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Music

Mad Mackerel Recommends…Tyburn Saints

We waxed lyrical about Tyburn Saints and their album For The Benefit Of Strangers in a round-up post we did almost exactly a year ago. At the time You’ve Gone Stray was described as the sexiest serial killer song ever written, and although we didn’t post it, another song from the same record, Hollywood Forever, went on to become one of our favourite tracks of the year. So, … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends…Tyburn Saints

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Alternative, Music, Punk, Rock

Introducing >>> She Ripped

She Ripped are a band from Wales who are putting out a single in April. What that doesn’t tell you is that this single is three tracks of the best nihilistic punk noise we’ve had the pleasure of hearing for a long time. The swaggering, angry vocals, by turns sneered and shouted stay just the right side of ‘screw you‘ without ever tipping over into … Continue reading Introducing >>> She Ripped

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Alternative, Electronic, Indie, Music, Rock

More From Moonface

We can’t help but think of Enid Blyton’s wartime children’s classic The Magic Faraway Tree whenever we hear the name Moonface, however, Spencer Krug’s incarnation of said name is about as far away from pixies, fairies, magic lands and wholesome well-mannered children innocently called Fanny and Dick as you can get. So having already posted the excellent, full on aural synth/guitar assault of Teary Eyes … Continue reading More From Moonface

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Americana, Country, Folk, Music, Rock

Mad Mackerel Recommends…Screen Door Porch

Residents of Jackson Hole, Wyoming, Screen Door Porch’s music evokes open space, dramatic textures, and a genuine character that steeps within your psyche from the first experience. Residing in the country’s least populated state as an Americana / Alt-Country/ Folk band has its own set of demands and challenges but this duo are more than equal to it. Seadar Rose’s vocals are a languid, whiskey-smooth … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends…Screen Door Porch

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Blues, Music, Rock, Soul

Mrs Mackerel’s TFI Friday – on Sunday again (25th March)

Lordy, really should have given up gallivanting for Lent, home and away. TFI Friday is turning into Mrs Mackerel’s shifty Sunday. It was an away fixture in the Big Smoke on Friday: sober affair, late night, loads of gabbing, followed by an early evening kick off at home on Saturday – think less Stadium of Light more Den of Iniquity, led by the High Priestess … Continue reading Mrs Mackerel’s TFI Friday – on Sunday again (25th March)

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Americana, Folk, Indie, Music, Psychedelic, Rock

Hush Arbors & Arbouretum Split LP For Record Store Day

Thrill Jockey are releasing a split LP by Hush Arbors and Arbouretum on Record Store Day, and we have a track from the Arbouretum side for you to check out and download. In their own ways, each been exploring for years now the intersection of progressive folk and psychedelic rock and so it seems a good fit for a split release. Hush Arbors are all … Continue reading Hush Arbors & Arbouretum Split LP For Record Store Day

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