Mercury is the latest track from Conner Youngblood, it is hauntingly beautiful (he himself describes it as perhaps his prettiest yet), but lying beneath the surface is something a little darker… I should paint my face before I go outside I’m gonna bathe in salt till my teeth go numb…devil in disguise Stream/download it below. It comes from an EP Confidence he will be releasing April … Continue reading MM Shorts 536: Conner Youngblood
We recently posted Colleens’ video for About You, the heavy-lidded opening track from their new full-length Wild Dreams. Now we have a couple more tracks for your listening pleasure, the eerie, nightmarish lullaby of No Flowers and by way of contrast, the upbeat, pop-rock of Sun Before I Set. Both are excellent examples of their lush, psych-tinged Americana that marries classic songwriting with some experimental flourishes. You … Continue reading Colleens – Wild Dreams
Tess Seipp is Molybden, an Austin-based singer-songwriter / spook-tonk songstress who crafts a serenely gorgeous piece of work on her most recent release, a 4-song 7” release Woman Who Left Behind. Take a listen to Bloodshed and Exiled below, and order from Bandcamp here. . . Continue reading MM Shorts 534: Molybden
Esmé Patterson has featured a couple of times on MM, but her latest solo release is a fascinating concept. It is a collection of responses to songs in popular music about women, written from the perspective of the subject of each song – Jolene (Dolly Parton), Alison (Elvis Costello), Loretta (Townes Van Zandt), Caroline (The Beach Boys), Eleanor Rigby (The Beatles), Evangeline (The Band), and Irene … Continue reading Esmé Patterson – Woman To Woman
Promised Land Sound have made a lot of new friends with their debut self-titled album, and having posted the excellent Fadin’ Fast last year here, we now have the video for another stand out track Empty Vase. Watch and enjoy. Buy the album here. . . Continue reading Video: Promised Land Sound – Empty Vase
Our five music films come today from Ruby the RabbitFoot and her beguiling track Ways, from Daddy Lion and their new video for No Solution But Resolution. Then we turn it up a bit with Hounds’ cover of the classic Ministry track Stigmata, the Strokes style swagger of Made Violent’s anthem of youthful decadence Wasted Days and lastly together PANGEA’s give us a glimpse into their world with … Continue reading Videos of the Day: Ruby The Rabbitfoot || Daddy Lion || Hounds || Made Violent || Together Pangea
We’re putting up the bunting at Mackerel Towers because long-time favourite, Wooden Wand will release a new album, Farmer’s Corner on May 5th via Fire Records. This time it is an album recorded on his travels, in fits and starts, and wherever and whenever he felt like it. It means nine new songs captured in six sessions in four studios in three different states. Amongst … Continue reading Wooden Wand Announces Farmer’s Corner
Americana quartet Runaway Dorothy released their latest album, The Wait at the end of February and it is a lovely mix of rustic yet refined Alt-Country, where stories are told, hearts are broken, sorrows are drowned, and murder is contemplated. There are haunting, melancholy ballads, beautiful harmonies, and gritty, down-to-earth country tales. And these are all songs that have been tested, refined and honed in … Continue reading Runaway Dorothy – The Wait
Sweden by way of Montreal band That Hillbilly Palace play a sweet brand of Americana, mixing acoustic and electric guitars, pedal organ, oboe, violin, accordion, and layered vocals to good effect on their five track EP The Tellers. Inhabiting a space somewhere between classic artists like Crosby Stills Nash & Young and The Band and contemporary leading lights like Band of Horses and The Low Anthem, … Continue reading Introducing >>> That Hillbilly Palace
The Mad Mackerel 