Following our countdown of favourite songs of the year, here is part one of MM’s selection of the forty albums we most enjoyed throughout 2014. 40 The Orwells – Disgraceland . 39 Iceage – Plowing Into The Field Of Love 38 The Cult Of Dom Keller – The Second Bardo . 37 Mark Lanegan Band – Phantom Radio . 36 Hamilton Leithauser – Black Hours … Continue reading Mad Mackerel’s Favourite Albums Of 2014 (Part 1)
So here we are, the favourite twenty tunes of 2014 as voted for by the MM contributors. Enjoy! 20 Sharon Van Etten – Tarifa . 19 Dan Amor – Sister Anne . 18 Sleaford Mods – Tied Up In Nottz . 17 Alvvays – Archie, Marry Me . 16 Pink Mountaintops – North Hollywood Microwaves . 15 Elijah Ocean – Ride It Out . 14 … Continue reading Mad Mackerel’s Favourite Songs Of 2014 – The Top Twenty
Day four of five – reaching the top of the MM charts for 2014. Here are our favourites from 40 down to 21. 40 Natural Child – Dancin’ With Wolves . 39 Dead Fingers – Twisted . 38 Alt J – Left Hand Free . 37 Screaming Females – Ripe . 36 Sleaford Mods – Tiswas . 35 Sun Kil Moon – Dogs . 34 … Continue reading Mad Mackerel’s Favourite Songs Of 2014: 40 -21
Billie Marten has unveiled a hauntingly beautiful cover of Sara Bareilles and Ingrid Michaelson’s Winter Song – another track from Daisy Digital’s Christmas charity compilation It’s Coming On Christmas (available here). . Continue reading Festive Post No 13: Billie Marten
A perfect companion to our earlier Marika Hackman festive post, we now give you Hannah Peel, who recently released her special seasonal single, Find Peace, along with an inspired music box cover of Greg Lake’s festive hit, I Believe In Father Christmas on the reverse. The double single is released as part of the 2014 edition of Snowflakes Christmas Singles Club, a small Netherlands-based festive label set … Continue reading Festive Post No 7: Hannah Peel
Here is another track from banjo wielding duo The Lowest Pair’s sophomore LP, The Sacred Heart Sessions. Howl is a slow, beguiling ramble through the late night conversations of wolves and is simply gorgeous. . Continue reading The Lowest Pair – Howl
Soulful, folk troubadour Nathaniel Rateliff will release a new six-track EP in January titled Closer. Have a listen to the title track that is a perfectly judged exercise in sparsely beautiful, yet genuinely emotive, songwriting that uses the seasons as a metaphor for the ups and downs of a relationship. . Continue reading New EP From Nathaniel Rateliff
The latest instalment of our pick of the excellent tracks you should really have made time to hear this week… 1. Parkay Quarts – Content Nausea 2. Fugazi – Waiting Room (First Demo) 3. Ex-Cult – Cigarette Machine 4. Screaming Females – Ripe 5. King of Cats – Ulcers 6. Velveteens – Loneliness 7. Andy Shauf – I’m Not Falling Asleep . . . . . … Continue reading Seven Songs You Should Have Heard This Week
The e-mails have piled up like never before in our in-box, and having started to trawl through them for a few hours last night, here are a few gems we came across to make Monday more bearable – some old(er), some new, some borrowed, and some blue(s). Or something like that…check them for yourself. Let’s kick off with the brilliant Total Sunflower by Chimes is … Continue reading Start Of The Week Round Up
1. The Dead Weather – Buzzkill(er) 2. Jason Lytle – Bell’s View 3. She & Him – Time After Time (Frank Sinatra cover) 4. Elephant Micah – By The Canal 5. Big Ups – Not Today 6. Songs: Ohia – Blue Chicago Moon (Demo version) 7. Mourn – Silver Gold . . . . . . . . Continue reading Seven Songs You Should Have Heard This Week
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