Our third week of ten new tunes for you to test drive and decide…hit or miss? Honey Moon – Waiting (RIYL: Hazy pop, Mac DeMarco, Real Estate) . Seratones – Necromancer (RIYL: Garage soul, Detroit Cobras, Alabama Shakes) . Trudy – Behave (RIYL: Trash pop, Jonathan Richman, The Beach Boys) . Primitive Parts – Troubles (RIYL: Indie rock, Eddy Current Suppression Ring, Swell Maps) . … Continue reading Nickel In The Jukebox (Vol 3)
Ease those back-to-work Monday morning blues with some gorgeous finger-picked folk from Sam Moss. Walking The Line is from his new Pitkin County Morning EP. Three sweetly plucked songs that are presented as works in progress – he simply describes them as a lo-fi preview of things to come. Lovely, lovely stuff. Have a listen and purchase for $3 from Bandcamp here. . Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends… Sam Moss
Following yesterday’s collection of ten excellent new tracks from the past week, here are another ten for your listening pleasure including three more cracking cover versions. Kurt Vile – Life Like This Holly Miranda – Fourth Of July (Sufjan Stevens cover) White Fang – Bong Rip The Dead Weather – Cop And Go Wavves – My Head Hurts Radkey – Personal Jesus (Depeche Mode cover) … Continue reading Twenty Songs You Should Have Heard This Week (Part 2)
Something for the weekend sir? Why yes, a selection of excellent new music videos please. Certainly sir. Will these suffice? . . . . . . . . . . Continue reading Video Round Up
A bumper round up this week – new songs from The Decemberists, Steve Earle & The Dukes, Saintseneca, the mighty Killing Joke, cover songs from Iron & Wine and Okkervil River and plenty more besides. The Decemberists – Why Would I Now? Saintseneca – River Alela Diane & Ryan Francesconi – Shapeless Killing Joke – I Am The Virus The Lovely Eggs – Goofing’ Around (In Lancashire) … Continue reading Twenty Songs You Should Have Heard This Week (Part 1)
Israel Nash releases a new single, LA Lately, on 2nd October. The track is taken off their new album Israel Nash’s Silver Season, due out a week later on 9th October on Loose/Thirty Tigers. Influenced by the peaceful Texas hillside, the nine song album ventures farther down the acid-soaked trail blazed by his 2013 debut Rain Plans, arriving in lush and expansive territory. The single is just … Continue reading New Single From Israel Nash
In the span of less than a year, Boroughs have become one of Southern California’s most exciting and sought after Americana roots musical collectives. The four-piece blends elements of country rock, gritty folk and soulful Americana reminiscent of the likes of some of the very best in the genre – think early Neil Young, Ryan Adams, and Wilco. With poignant stories of heartbreak, confusion and … Continue reading Introducing >>> Boroughs
Our second collection of ten new tunes for you to spin and decide… hit or miss? The Yawpers – Deacon Brodie (RIYL: Biker blues, MC5, Blue Cheer) . Tedo Stone – By Your Side (RIYL: Fuzzy guitar rock, T Rex, Dinosaur Jr) . Alberta Cross – Ghost Of Santa Fe (RIYL: Southern rock, My Morning Jacket, Crazy Horse) . Flora Cash – This Breeze (RIYL: Folk, … Continue reading Nickel In The Jukebox (Vol 2)
It is probably fair to say that The Cave Singers, Black Mountain and Lightning Dust are all bands that would feature prominently in an all time MM Best of list, and all have given us some of our favourite live shows that we’ve ever seen. So it is a joy to discover Kodiak Deathbeds, not as one might guess a punk or hardcore industrial noise … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends… Kodiak Deathbeds
Our love of murder ballads is well documented and the new single from London quintet The Hanging Stars, The House on The Hill is a mighty fine addition to the roster. It is a murder ballad about a poor girl who drowns herself in the sea after having her heart broken and is partly a true story, the track being inspired by an entry in a book of … Continue reading The Hanging Stars – The House On The Hill
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