Taken from the forthcoming new album Strangers, set for release through Team Love Records in the UK on March 24th, songwriter, and longstanding MM fave, Simone Felice returns with the record’s opening single, Molly-O! It comes draped in the additional vocal talents of Wesley Schultz & Jeremiah Fraites of The Lumineers, and the song is described by Felice as “a song where we get to go … Continue reading New Simone Felice Single & Album
Today, Dr. Dog will release a collection of four delightfully weird and heartfelt original Christmas songs. The EP is entitled Oh My Christmas Tree and was initially intended as a gift to the band’s family and friends. Fortunately for the rest of us, the group has decided to make the songs public. 100% of artist proceeds from this digital only benefit EP will be donated … Continue reading It’s The Christmas Posts – No. 9: Dr. Dog
It is that time of year again. The votes have been polled from our MM contributors, the results collated and without further ado, here are Mad Mackerel’s favourite hundred tracks of 2013. Today, we’re counting down the first twenty five, from 100-76. 100 Woody Pines – Hobo And His Bride Classic, ramblin’ country blues, where songs are filled with characters fighting to climb up or … Continue reading Mad Mackerel’s Top Tracks of 2013: 100 – 76
The Breedings are offering a free festive download of Big Blue Christmas – a partisan paean to the Kentucky Wildcats! Continue reading It’s The Christmas Posts – No. 8: The Breedings
Here is the second part of our mammoth round-up of the best of our downloads from the past three months. The Hunting Party – Bobby Indie-folk reminiscent of smoky backwoods bars, songs of longing, nostalgia, and the uncertainty of both past and future. . The Parson Red Heads – To The Sky Trademark loose, country inflected folk-rock. . The Reference Desk – Try Not/Try To Three-piece … Continue reading Mad Mackerel’s Best Of The Months: September, October & November (Part 2)
We’ve been a bit tardy with our round ups of the Best of the Month downloads on MM, and so we have a bumper three month collection for you before the countdown begins on Monday for our favourite 100 tracks and 50 albums of the year. So without further ado…here is Part 1 of the pick of the downloads from September to November…and as usual, … Continue reading Mad Mackerel’s Best Of The Months: September, October & November (Part 1)
Download This Frontier Needs Heroes melancholy, saxophone led It’s A Lonely Kind Of Christmas. Continue reading It’s The Christmas Posts – No. 7: This Frontier Needs Heroes
Cherry Tree Carol is one of the oldest known traditional songs related to Christmas (dating back to the 15th Century). Arborea have a rather special version of it that showcases a rather eerie side to their lovely psychedelia infused folk, at the end of the new album Fortress of the Sun. Continue reading It’s The Christmas Posts – No 6: Arborea
Sudden Death Of Stars and Beat Mark are releasing a split Christmas 7″ single on Monday that oozes festive goodwill under a vibe of classic 60s psych. The former contribute the laconic What Is Winter Good For, and the latter Christmas Blossom – both have much to commend them. Stream both below, and order the single here. Continue reading It’s The Christmas Posts – No. 5: Sudden Death Of Stars & Beat Mark
Guadalajara’s finest psych-warriors Lorelle Meets the Obsolete will kick off 2014 with a new album, their third, Chambers in February. Released via Captcha Records in the US, and the wonderful Sonic Cathedral here in the UK, it will be available on limited-edition pressings of red, green and white vinyl, as well as on CD and digital download. Check out the blistering, and brilliant, Music For Dozens … Continue reading MM Shorts 487: Lorelle Meets The Obsolete
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