Woodsman can be firmly filed under the psychedelic genre in your iTunes library. Skilfully avoiding the trap of self-indulgence and overcooked noodling, they mix swirling, spacey guitars, reverb washes, tribal drum patterns, vocal delays and ominous repetition into a mesmerising, pulsating whole on the excellent In Circles, the advance track from new EP Mystic Places. Doobie optional! The EP is out on October 25th via Fire … Continue reading New EP From Woodsman
The tunes are coming thick and fast again at the moment and keeping up is proving almost impossible. Here are a few of the tracks from the web and our inbox that have caught our ears over the past few days. First up Okkervil River who are riding high on the critical acclaim for the release of their latest full-length album I Am Very Far. … Continue reading Mad Mackerel’s Regular Round Up
Here are a few tunes that have been floating around Mackerel Towers lately. We have tracks from Best Coast, Sleep Over, Comet Gain, Diva, Argyle Johansen, Bare Wires and Release The Sunbird covering folk, chilled electronica, dreamy pop, garage rock and some high octane guitar riffage. Pick through the bones and take what you fancy. Download Best Coast – How They Want Me To Be … Continue reading Mini Round-Up
Another Round Up of the good, the very good and the exceptional tunes that have recently wormed their way in between our ears via our In-box or the internet and blogosphere. Let them do the same for you. We have a few new tracks from artists we’ve previously posted about, some new bands and a couple of big names too. First up, The Warped 45s … Continue reading Round Up Time Again
Here is our regular Best of the month mix – more than twenty tracks of all shapes and sizes to get your ears into, plus a few new ones that we think you’ll love! So we’re off and running with… Download The Virgin Passages – Horizon mp3 (from Horizon) Euphoric, unhurried, hazy and hypnotic. Download St. Vincent – Kerosene (live) mp3 (Big Black cover) Visceral and stunning live cover … Continue reading Mad Mackerel’s Best Of The Month: June 2011
Bridgetown Records is one of those wonderful labels quietly putting out release after release covering a whole range of styles and genres from psych to ambient to experimental, and pretty much all points in between. They’ve been in touch to remind us there are 15 new releases on Bridgetown, including the label’s first DVD, and a video album by Former Selves. The rest of the … Continue reading Free Summer Mixtape from Bridgetown Records
We first came across Lanterns On The Lake at the End of the Road Festival last year. It was one of those moments where, not knowing anything about the band, we were drawn into a compelling and special set of dream pop and ethereal, experimental folk that held the whole audience captivated until an unfortunate power cut brought the set to a premature end. So … Continue reading Lantern In The Lakes – Debut Album
Another Friday, another stream of consciousness, or pile of shite – same thing really. Body currently in a great state of disrepair, not helped by falling down a big flight of stairs. All I can marvel at retrospectively is the number of thoughts that crossed my mind before I hit the bottom. And the amount of bruises on my body. Currently wondering what sounds the … Continue reading Mrs Mackerel’s TFI Friday (17th June)
Diva is the uniquely styled ex-member of the much missed Pocahaunted. The Glitter End is her first solo effort and, if taster track Glow Worm is representative of the whole record then it will be a fantastic piece of work. We have 80s noir rubbing shoulders with vibrant tropicalia and mutated pop forms in this mysterious otherworld. In fact it is hard to find the words … Continue reading New from Diva (Ex Pocahaunted)
For anyone who didn’t pick this up from the ever reliable Stereogum, this is an absolute gem of a track – truly as good as the band’s name is bad. Bobby (what?) are an indie band from Massachusetts and will release their self-titled debut on 21st June. Taster track, Ginger (Water Birth) features Mountain Man’s Molly Sarle and is a gorgeous exercise in musicianship. The … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends…Bobby
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