The Lonesome Savages are a Madison band featuring members of Dead Luke as well as ex-members of Zola Jesus. They have a debut four track 7″ EP out on the ever excellent Kind Turkey Records titled All Outta Love. Singer Max Elliott howls over a punkabilly masterpiece that teeters on Cramps-esque infatuation but thankfully goes way beyond simple pastiche or plagiarism. No sir, this is just honest 50s … Continue reading Introducing >>> The Lonesome Savages
Coming via Clash Magazine, the monthly free digital samplers from Cargo Records are always an eclectic mix and a delight to download and explore. And so it is with the latest one. Featuring twelve tracks and showcasing the talents of amongst others The Men, The Wedding Present, Robert Pollard, That Fucking Tank and Caretaker. We’ve included two of our favourites below in the shape of the back … Continue reading Free Cargo Collective Digital Sampler
The warm, heartfelt folk stylings of The Great Lake Swimmers is a lovely thing to behold and the band have made available an album of stunning live songs recorded at a Royal Canadian Legion pub – dubbed The Legion Sessions. They chose this relaxed, informal setting to capture many of the new songs from latest album Lost Channels and it stands as an intimate and … Continue reading Great Lake Swimmers: Free Album Download
Musically, the year is starting to really kick into gear now and February saw lots of top quality tunes hit the web. Here is our pick of the best of last month’s posts along with four brand, spanking new tracks for you to download, sample and treasure. All in all over thirty great songs in one great mix. Download Hoots & Hellmouth – Why Would You … Continue reading Mad Mackerel’s Best Of The Month: February 2012
We recently posted the pummelling stoner rock of White Hills new track Pads Of Light from forthcoming release Frying On This Rock. The song is racking up the play count in our iTunes and here is the video to accompany the song – a delirious cruise through their native city of New York. Pre-order here. a Download White Hills – Pads Of Light mp3 (from Frying On This … Continue reading MM Shorts 107: White Hills Video
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