Today we have videos from Broken Anchor (covering Flagpole Sitta), Ball Of Flame Shoot Fire, fuzzy posters Yardvark and The Zolas. a a Download the new Ball Of Fire Shoot Fire album for free at Bandcamp here. a a Continue reading Videos of the Day: Broken Anchor || Ball Of Flame Shoot Fire || Yardvark || The Zolas
It’s Top Ten time at Mackerel Headquarters, with all the usual suspects listening, compiling and scribing. It’s been a tickety boo year for new music: long dog walks or runs in empty frozen fields with Mr M Dog are just the medicine for listening, dancing and singing along. But it’s just so damn hard to choose, and as Blackadder once said: “We are in the … Continue reading Mrs Mackerel’s TFI Friday (7th December)
Back in October we posted about Jemez Mountain Hawkz, a band made up of members of The Shins and Scared Of Chaka. It was to mark the release of their excellent debut EP of indie flavoured Americana titled Hey-Mez. With methodical, twangy guitars and velvety harmonizing, new single from the EP Long Ride Home is a really gorgeous joint that revamps the traditional sitting-alone-at-the-bar-blues vibe. It … Continue reading More From Jemez Mountain Hawk
With their 2011 debut Lights Out, the duo of Kacey Underwood and Alice Costelloe, aka Big Deal drew critical acclaim for their stripped down, though deeply resonant music. At once pristine and beautiful yet emotionally fraught, their combined voices spun tales of loss and longing over guitars and nothing else but a cauldron of seething passions. We posted a Big Deal back in January, but … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends…Big Deal
Danish trio WhoMadeWho and Mark Lanegan have covered each other’s songs for release on a limited edition red 7″ vinyl with all of the proceeds going to Amnesty International. The 1,111 hand numbered copies of the vinyl are available for purchase now at wmwlanegan.com, and after December 31st both tracks will also be available digitally. WhoMadeWho has offered a reworking of Mark Lanegan’s Deep Black Vanishing … Continue reading Mark Lanegan & WhoMadeWho Release Amnesty 7″
MM faves The Cave Singers have announced details of a new album Naomi, that will see a release in March next year on Jagjaguwar. Apparently, it’s an album full of love and suffering, surrender and redemption: the messy stuff of life. For now we have a video teaser for Have To Pretend, a sparsely hypnotic thump of bluesy campfire storytelling. Continue reading Cave Singers Announce Naomi Album
We’re once again struggling with the in-box and a bunch of tunes that need sharing, but not the time to do them justice with the write-ups. Take our word for it though, these are all worth further investigation. LA skater punks, Criminal Hygiene offer up their latest single, Rearrange Me, a bitter ode to unhealthy relationships, full of rough and raspy vocals met with a … Continue reading Round Up / Catch Up
New videos from Eels, Yellow Ostrich and The Wands. a a a Continue reading Videos of the Day: Eels || Yellow Ostrich || The Wands
Clash The Truth is the title of the Beach Fossil’s forthcoming long player, due on Captured Tracks in February. The much anticipated first taste comes with Careless – all sinewy jangle bouncing along on the back of hurtling, punk-ish drums. Download below. Pre-order the from Insound here. Continue reading New From Beach Fossils
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