Month: June 2012

Ambient, Folk, Music, Rock

Mad Mackerel Recommends…Dead Rat Orchestra

In July, London label Critical Heights will release the new album from Dead Rat Orchestra. It was originally recorded as the soundtrack to Intrepid Cinema’s critically acclaimed BBC Documentary The Guga Hunters of Ness, which follows the journey of ten men from the community of Ness on the Isle of Lewis as they embark on a traditional hunt for gannets. Utilising their customarily unconventional instrumentation to create … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends…Dead Rat Orchestra

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Alternative, Indie, Music, Punk, Rock

New Eagulls EP

The Eagulls announced themselves to MM with Council Flat Blues, showcasing their own brand of melodic hardcore and full on punk rock and it found much favour with us. Following a split single with Mazes they are back with a five track EP released on 16th July via Sexbeat Records. Coffin is the lead track and while it doesn’t beat your brains into a bloody mush with … Continue reading New Eagulls EP

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Alternative, Folk, Indie, Music, Pop, Rock

Mad Mackerel Recommends…Magic Trick

Magic Trick is a band, but it wasn’t always that way. In the beginning it was just Tim Cohen alone in his San Francisco bedroom studio, swatting songs out of the ether during the spare hours between tours with his other project, weirdo-pop juggernauts, The Fresh & Onlys. When the tapes filled up, he’d cull a few favorite tunes to press a solo record. To … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends…Magic Trick

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Americana, Folk, Music

MM Shorts 175: Phantom Limb Cover Hank Williams

Phantom Limb have just made a stream available of their Hank Williams cover of Angel Of Death. Full of Americana folk strings, piano lead and the amazing gospel tinged vocal of lead singer Yolanda Quartey. The track is exclusively available as a ‘CD only’ bonus track on the new album The Pines. Out now on Naim Edge Records. a Phantom Limb play The Lexington, London … Continue reading MM Shorts 175: Phantom Limb Cover Hank Williams

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Alternative, Blues, Music, Rock

Introducing >>> Deap Vally

Forget that they met at a needlework class, and focus instead on the rock-hard grit and all-girl soul from the San Fernando Valley, Deap Vally is made up of the howl of Lindsey Troy and the rhythm of Julie Edwards. Together, the duo break blues down to its simplest, most fundamental form: beat, melody, and meaning, while their scorching live shows are fast becoming the … Continue reading Introducing >>> Deap Vally

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Alternative, Folk, Indie, Music, Pop, Rock

MM Premiere: Edmund II’s Golden Lung

We are delighted to bring you an exclusive premiere of Golden Lung, the second track to be released from Edmund II’s forthcoming album Floating Monk. He served his apprenticeship in the underground rock scenes of the Midwest including the cello-rock band Utah!, and in North Carolina where he performed and collaborated with The Rosebuds, Bowerbirds and Megafaun amongst others.  Now after a lengthy writing sabbatical, and … Continue reading MM Premiere: Edmund II’s Golden Lung

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Americana, Country, Indie, Music, Rock

MM Shorts 174: Ryan Monroe’s Solo Album

Ryan Monroe – multi-instrumentalist for Band Of Horses – will release his new album A Painting Of A Painting On Fire on June 12th. The album spans everything from elaborate pop rockers to complex but melodic ballads. We’ve already posted the upbeat, sunny Any Way, Shape Or Deformity and now you can have a listen to the smooth pop-rock tones of Turning Over Leaves. a Download … Continue reading MM Shorts 174: Ryan Monroe’s Solo Album

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