Multi-instrumentalist S. Carey may be best known for his work in tandem with a certain Bon Iver, but his new record, and his second solo release, Range Of Light may change all of that. To date he has shared two stunning songs from the record, Fire-Scene was first and now we have the glorious, delicately cascading folk of Crown The Pines, which is simply gorgeous. The album … Continue reading S. Carey – Crown The Pines
In April Horse Feathers will release a four cassette box set titled KRS Archives. It will include their lushly moving cover of Nirvana’s Drain You which was originally released in 2010. You can remind yourself how good it is below. . Continue reading Horse Feathers Cassette Box Set
We have just discovered Dan Baker’s album Pistol In My Pocket. It is a marvellous collection of skeletal, tortured alt-country and folk that tells tales of the wounded and the damaged with songs of betrayal and revenge as well as songs of love-lost and love-regained. And all delivered with Baker’s mix of wavering, unforgiving howls and whispered confessionals. Released last year, there is always one record … Continue reading Dan Baker – Pistol In My Pocket
The wonderful Sharon Van Etten’s new album Are We There is out at the end of May via Jagjaguwar. The first taste is the hazy dream-pop of Taking Chances, her gorgeous vocals drifting over a smooth, polished rhythmic backdrop. It is as close to Beach House as anything else and perhaps heralds a slightly different direction for the album. Listen for yourself. . Continue reading New Album From Sharon Van Etten
Mimicking Birds are releasing a long awaited (and long overdue) follow-up to their excellent self-titled debut of 2010. A record of rare, quivering beauty that was a quietly understated masterpiece. New album Eons (via Glacial Pace) will see the light of day in May, and the first taste comes in the form of Bloodlines, another lovely mix of cosmic-psych folk and trademark trembling vocals from Nate … Continue reading Mimicking Birds – Bloodlines
Following our Best of February mix post earlier, we have now rounded up a few tunes for the start of March for you too. We can offer you ten cracking new tracks to listen to including post-folkies Peggy Sue, the heavy, slow burnin’ garage punk of Twin Berlin, some rootsy soul from Greyhounds, the first single of gritty Americana from Turchi’s forthcoming long-player, and a fabulous … Continue reading Round Up Time
Another month, another free mix of the best of our downloads from February. As always the mix includes some new tunes too from the retro 60s swagger of The Rebel Light, quirky bedroom pop from Copenhagen’s Eerie Glue, the excellent Lou Reed inspired, slacker rock of Posse, and King of Prussia’s literate, indie pop jangle. Download them all below. . The Woodgrains – Devils Disheveled … Continue reading Mad Mackerel’s Best Of The Month: February 2014
Jocie Adams, previously of MM faves The Low Anthem, has started her own band Arc Iris. Drawing on influences as diverse as Led Zeppelin to Grizzly Bear, from Joni Mitchell to Dirty Projectors, and from Miles Davis to Chopin, their debut long player will see a release via Anti- on the 1st of April. ‘Til then dip into this video for the aptly named Singing … Continue reading Video: Arc Iris – Singing So Sweetly
Lively videos to share this morning from Bear Hands, Tyler Black and Mythological Horses, and something altogether slower and spookier from Diane Cluck. . . . . . [Click through for free download] Continue reading Videos of the Day: Bear Hands || Tyler Black || Diane Cluck || Mythological Horses
Spoiling you with five excellent videos this morning. I don’t know where you are, but we’ve got yet another day of dank, dreary, drizzly rain and I need something to brighten up my Friday. So, contrast and compare scrappy indie jangle from Such Hounds, gentle intricate harmonies from The Sea The Sea, tough, catchy garage from The Coathangers, fevered, intense pop from Rare Monks, and … Continue reading Videos of the Day: The Coathangers || Reverend Horton Heat || The Sea The Sea || Such Hounds || Rare Monk
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