Author: madmackerel

Music blogger, irate fish
Folk, Indie, Music, Pop

100 Songs In 100 Hours: 25: Jacob Metcalf

North Texas musician Jacob Metcalf will be releasing his first full-length solo effort, Fjord, later this month. And while fans of his two longtime groups, Fox and the Bird and Dallas Family Band, might expect a similar rootsy update on rural American music, the sparsely orchestrated cinematic folk that sweeps through the eleven tracks on the record provide an often-breathtaking collection of compositions that range from … Continue reading 100 Songs In 100 Hours: 25: Jacob Metcalf

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Alternative, Blues, Garage, Music, Rock

100 Songs In 100 Hours: 24 – NightOwl

NightOwl is heavily influenced by rock bands, such as The Doors, The Black Keys, and The Rolling Stones. Suffused with a bluesy undertone, Stripped To The Core captures these classic influences as well  the playful, adventurous spirit of California to create a rollicking modern day rock’n’roll song.   100 Posts in 100 Hours is a series rounding up the best of our inbox from the tail … Continue reading 100 Songs In 100 Hours: 24 – NightOwl

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Alternative, Indie, Music, Rock

100 Songs In 100 Hours: 23 – False Nines

This is the debut single from Manchester’s False Nines. Can’t Afford To Wonder is an infectiously energetic slice of indie-pop boosted by a swoopingly harmonic middle-eight and a rambunctious driving rhythm.   100 Posts in 100 Hours is a series rounding up the best of our inbox from the tail end of 2015. Continue reading 100 Songs In 100 Hours: 23 – False Nines

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Indie, Music, Pop

100 Songs In 100 Hours: 21 – Outside World

Brooklyn indie-pop duo Outside World’s second single from their debut self-titled album mixes ’70s NYC art-rock guitars with soaring, Peter Gabriel-esque hooks, creating an anthemic blast of pop-rock. Listen to This Ocean below.   100 Posts in 100 Hours is a series rounding up the best of our inbox from the tail end of 2015. Continue reading 100 Songs In 100 Hours: 21 – Outside World

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Alternative, Indie, Music, Pop, Post Punk, Rock

100 Songs In 100 Hours: 20 – Tangerines

Tangerines are a London-based quartet who deal in chugging guitar lines straight from 77 era Talking Heads, accompanied by frontman Gareth Hoskins’ signature drawl of direct and often intrusive lyricisms. Skin Dives is a brilliantly uncomplicated and catchy example of what they are capable of…   100 Posts in 100 Hours is a series rounding up the best of our inbox from the tail end of … Continue reading 100 Songs In 100 Hours: 20 – Tangerines

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Acoustic, Americana, Country, Folk, Music

100 Songs In 100 Hours: 19 – Arlo Hannigan

Alaskan alt-country-folk singer, songwriter and guitarist Arlo Hannigan has a new EP House And Home in the pipeline and the warm, organic Little Black Box is a more than sweet taste from it.   100 Posts in 100 Hours is a series rounding up the best of our inbox from the tail end of 2015. Continue reading 100 Songs In 100 Hours: 19 – Arlo Hannigan

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Americana, Country, Music

100 Posts In 100 Hours: 18 – Lew Card

A veteran musician, Lew Card is no stranger to life on the road and in the studio. After playing mandolin in various Austin bands over the last decade Card, who has been writing since age 12, has been steadily creating his own music. On his third release, Follow Me Down, out on the 8th January he branches out into new sonic territory. Stream album opener, the … Continue reading 100 Posts In 100 Hours: 18 – Lew Card

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Folk, Indie, Music, Pop

100 Songs In 100 Hours: 17 – Snowpoet

Following the success of their debut EP, alternative folk collective Snowpoet have returned with their new single Mermaid, which is taken from their new album due out later this month. The song is textured by vocalist Lauren Kinsella’s soft mixture of speech, song, whispers and breath. As well as being inspired by the natural world, the composition reflects a wide range of influences from across the artistic … Continue reading 100 Songs In 100 Hours: 17 – Snowpoet

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Indie, Music, Pop, Rock

100 Songs In 100 Hours: 16 – The Hermit Crabs

Venerable Scottish indie-popsters The Hermit Crabs released their latest album back in November titled, In My Flat. Lead track Bravado and Rhetoric is a tale of punk rock gigs put on by girls—two minutes of magnificent guitars, chugging drums, and ace harmonies and one of the catchiest Hermit Crabs songs written to date.   100 Posts in 100 Hours is a series rounding up the best … Continue reading 100 Songs In 100 Hours: 16 – The Hermit Crabs

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