We are very late to this one – it has sat unnoticed in our iTunes library since the middle of July. Shame on us. Then by chance we discovered that back in 2006, James Toth (aka MM fave Wooden Wand) released a vinyl only edition of Cody’s Quarter Century/The Great Migration on his label Mad Monk. Just like that he leapt to the top of … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends…Turner Cody
Take some folk, some jazz, some classical, a bit of gospel and align it with some poignant nostalgia, some whimsy, a dash of tragedy and fizzing energy and the results might come somewhere close to describing Marian Call. Her new album, Something Fierce comes out on 13th November and she describes the latest taster from it, Dear Mr Darcy as an explosive rhyming extravaganza and slam poetry … Continue reading Marian Call Readies Something Fierce For Release
Well she doesn’t dribble anymore, but perhaps that will start again with the advancement of teenage years after one shandy too many – who knows?! Daughter sprat swam to big school this week with a song in her heart (one from King Charles, actually) and a spring in her step, in her hugely positive and wholly optimistic way. I miss her already. Little Sprat and … Continue reading Mrs Mackerel’s TFI Friday (7th September)
Hot on the heels of the recent Fleetwood Mac tribute album, Marissa Nadler has posted up a free cover of her own, a version of FM’s Save Me A Place. It may well be the best of all the recent offerings. This in turn comes quickly after her version of Townes Van Zandt’s The Rake, another beauty. Download both for free. a a Continue reading Marissa Nadler Covers Fleetwood Mac & Townes Van Zandt
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Our best of August mix is ready and even though it is typically a slightly quieter month for new releases, we can still offer you more than 20 cracking new tunes together with a few ‘hot off the press’ new ones. The result? A brilliant mix to keep you going as we enter autumn (aka the fall for our American friends). Either way, just enjoy. … Continue reading Mad Mackerel’s Best Of The Month: August 2012
There is much to admire in the lead track from The Pictish Trail’s recently released 7″, The Summer Is Empty Of Idiots EP. Trust us, it is a hazy, hypnotic, lo-fi folk gem. It is being released as part of Fence Records’ Buff Tracks Series – a new subscription of 3 x 7″ EP’s over the next 6 months. Have a listen. a Continue reading New Single From The Pictish Trail
I’m melting. Well I was until earlier today. After one week in the hottest Canarian August in 23 years, my quintessentially English temperature gauge and complexion were pining for a bit of cloud control and a drop in temperature. It was, as I thought, a week spent in whatever shade I could find, book in one hand, Mr Sangria in the other. Large hat and … Continue reading Mrs Mackerel’s TFI Friday (31st August)
Andy Ellison (a member of The Plastic Traps who we’ve featured before), dropped us a line to tell us he has a new folky, acoustic solo guitar/vocals project called Elk Rhythms (which clearly is a most excellent name!). He has a couple of EPs up for free download on his Bandcamp page, both of which are well worth investigating. For proof, just listen/download the upbeat … Continue reading Introducing >>> Elk Rhythms
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