Mad Mackerel Recommends… Monk Parker

The lush, melancholy world of Monk Parker is located in the dark, hidden places of America. Empty midday honky-tonks, fogbound north-woods diners, and the shadowy, aging cinemas, libraries & museums wherein Saul Leiter, David Lynch, Bruno Schulz, Anselm Kiefer, Dennis Johnson and Wong Kar Wei yet reside… these are his natural home. Parker’s sophomore effort Crown of Sparrows is due to be released August 4th … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends… Monk Parker

Mount Song – Rocket Ride

We’ve already posted a couple of cracking tunes from Swedish indie band Mount Song that absorb some lovely touches of psychedelia, folk and even on this latest track Rocket Ride a soupçon of classic 90s grunge. Fans of bands from the Flaming Lips to Grandaddy will definitely find something to like here. It comes from their self-titled debut which dropped last Friday via Suncave Recordings.   Continue reading Mount Song – Rocket Ride

Big Thief – Mary

We’ve become big fans of Big Thief and the latest track to be shared from upcoming album Capacity (out June 9th on Saddle Creek), is Mary. It is one of the most beautiful songs drawn from their forthcoming record. Simply gorgeous. mom and dad and violins somber country silence the needle stopped the kicking the clothes pins on the floor and my heart is playing hide and … Continue reading Big Thief – Mary

Mutual Benefit Cover Vashti Bunyan’s Just Another Diamond Day

Mutual Benefit, the folk project led by songwriter Jordan Lee, will release a full album cover of Vashti Bunyan’s storied 1970 debut album Just Another Diamond Day on 23rd June exclusively via Turntable Kitchen’s SOUNDS DELICIOUS vinyl subscription series. You can listen to two tracks, Jog Along Bess and Glow Worms, both of which have a wonderfully understated and reverential feel that give them a real … Continue reading Mutual Benefit Cover Vashti Bunyan’s Just Another Diamond Day

Introducing >>> Sun Seeker

We’re loving the sunny strum and cosmic Americana of Won’t Keep Me Up At Night, a track from Sun Seeker’s debut EP Biddeford which will see a release on Third Man Records. The EP explores nostalgia, melancholy, and emotional turmoil via laid-back psychedelia pollinated with tight harmonies, classic folk songcraft, and country rock spirit. It is an ageless approach that is simultaneously archetypal, but unlike many others in … Continue reading Introducing >>> Sun Seeker

Eight Songs You Should Have Heard This Week

Guantanamo Baywatch – Video Slaid Cleaves – Drunken Barbers Hand The Districts – If Before I Wake Marika Hackman – Cigarette The Orielles – I Only Bought It For The Bottle TOPS – Further Muertos – Spin Tom Williams – Get High                   Continue reading Eight Songs You Should Have Heard This Week