Here is a second track from Emma Ruth Rundle’s forthcoming long player Marked For Death which is out at the end of September. Protection is a track that juxtaposes a haunting melody against swathes of guitar noise to create something that is as vulnerable as it is powerful. Have a listen. Continue reading More From Emma Ruth Rundle
The Devil Makes Three’ have shared the latest track off their upcoming album, a concept project, Redemption & Ruin. It is a cover of Ralph Stanley’s classic I Am The Man, Thomas and is one of twelve hand-picked songs that shares the repertoire and legacy that have inspired The Devil Makes Three since before they even founded the band. Listen below. Continue reading The Devil Makes Three – I Am The Man, Thomas
The new Handsome Family album Unseen is rapidly becoming one of our most played, and is another fabulous addition to their catalogue of twisted, gothic tinged Americana. The latest track to be shared is Tiny Tina, which tells “the tragic story of tiny-horse-meeting gone awry.” Rennie Spark describes it thus, “Every year at the state fair I went determined to see Tiny Tina the world’s … Continue reading Another From The Handsome Family
Philadelphia duo The Afterglows have released a self-titled album of lo-fi indie rock that has nods to power-pop, punk and a kind of warped, mournful Americana. Available on a pay-what-you-want deal from Bandcamp, it is a fine listen that we’re thoroughly enjoying. Grab it here or listen to a couple of tracks below first, Spitting Blood and Punks From The Past. Continue reading MM Shorts 872: The Afterglows
After a week’s break, we’re back with our regular round up of the best new tunes of the past seven days. It includes the return of a number of MM regulars too: No Age, The Growlers and Pop. 1280 as well a stunning new track from Annie Hardy (ex of Giant Drag) and plenty more besides. So then, ten cracking songs – dive in. Pop. … Continue reading Ten Songs You Should Have Heard This Week
Ten years ago in the woodsy city of Everett, Washington, five friends banded together to form The Moondoggies. A northwest Americana band whose 2008 debut full-length Don’t Be A Stranger was a much-loved fave of MM’s right back in the earliest days of Mad Mackerel. On 7th October, the record will finally be made available on vinyl for the first time via Hardly Art (pre-order here). The double … Continue reading Moondoggies Release Don’t Be A Stranger on Vinyl. Share Unheard B-Side.
Sharon Van Etten has released Not Myself in memory of the victims of the Orlando shooting. It is available for a minimum $1 donation via Bandcamp here, and she says of the song, “I was home with my parents in New Jersey when I heard of the shooting at the nightclub in Florida. Hate, violence, and intolerance has always upset me, but I haven’t been this … Continue reading Sharon Van Etten – Not Myself
Time for some new vids methinks. So sit back and enjoy ten musical films from the likes of Slowcoaches, Freakwater, Dead Heavens, The Two Tracks, Dawes, Dan Michelson & The Coastguards, Hans Chew and Ed Harcourt amongst others. Continue reading Video Time
North Dakota Impressions, singer-songwriter Tom Brosseau’s new album, is the final of a trilogy to visit life from a local perspective, taking the listener on a journey begun with Grass Punks (2014) and the excellent Perfect Abandon (2015). It travels through time that doesn’t clip along uniformly on some common highway, but treads at its own pace on a rural route. More glances, more investigations and introspections, … Continue reading New Album From Tom Brosseau
Here is a second track from Loch Lomond’s forthcoming long player Pens From Spain. Silver Felt is (yet) another fine example of their multilayered, harmony-filled orchestral folk – ensemble playing at its best, but this time with added synths and drum machines. The album is out on the 2nd September. Let this tide you over ’til then. Continue reading More From Loch Lomond
The Mad Mackerel 