Ethan Jano is a young folk singer, whose guttural vocals and peculiar delivery feel akin to the dust bowl protest songs of the 30s and 50s which blended traditional folk with rhythm and blues and even a bit of rockabilly swagger. It is a musical style inherited from a working class life that he has always known – raised in rural Pennsylvania, he was one of eight children … Continue reading Introducing >>> Ethan Jano
Our regular round up of the songs you really should have heard already this week, chief among them a brand new song from MM fave Sharon Van Etten, a couple of cracking covers and a newly discovered Jason Molina song with Will Oldham and Alasdhair Roberts. Enjoy. 1. Sharon Van Etten – I Don’t Want To Let You Down 2. The Smoke Fairies – Steal Softly … Continue reading Eight Songs You Should Have Heard This Week
The mighty Kings Of Lowertown are about to release their first single of 2015. New Orleans Woman is a bourbon soaked, blues shoutin’, Preservation Hall inspired song that checks in at a blazing 2 minutes and 36 second combination of dirt-blues and crazy jazz. The track is the follow-up to Kings Of Lowertown’s brilliant, slide-guitar drenched Swamp King collaboration with bassist Mike Watt (The Minutemen, The … Continue reading New From Kings Of Lowertown
Day four of five – reaching the top of the MM charts for 2014. Here are our favourites from 40 down to 21. 40 Natural Child – Dancin’ With Wolves . 39 Dead Fingers – Twisted . 38 Alt J – Left Hand Free . 37 Screaming Females – Ripe . 36 Sleaford Mods – Tiswas . 35 Sun Kil Moon – Dogs . 34 … Continue reading Mad Mackerel’s Favourite Songs Of 2014: 40 -21
The new Owsley Brothers album TOB sees a release on the 2nd December. They have just posted a new video for lead track, the brilliant Diamond In The Raw, a two minute sonic assault of heavy psych-blues and garage rock that is up there with anything else we’ve posted from them in the past. You can pre-order the album from their Bandcamp page here. . … Continue reading Owsley Brothers Ready Release Of TOB
Cult Bluesman Son of Dave is releasing a new single, has a couple of new videos, and is touring the U.K. The Filthy 45’s tour is all about the covers. Already known for his fiery versions of songs by Daft Punk, Dizzy Rascal, WAR, and many others, he’s decided to turn his hand to more of the classics Alongside the tour comes the first of a series … Continue reading Son Of Dave Covers Tequila and Black Betty
The e-mails have piled up like never before in our in-box, and having started to trawl through them for a few hours last night, here are a few gems we came across to make Monday more bearable – some old(er), some new, some borrowed, and some blue(s). Or something like that…check them for yourself. Let’s kick off with the brilliant Total Sunflower by Chimes is … Continue reading Start Of The Week Round Up
After a too long hiatus, we’ve resurrected our best of the month mix capturing our favourite tunes from October’s posts, plus a couple of new tracks too. So more than 25 songs to discover…dive in! The September Girls – Veneer Dark-hearted pop smothered in drenched feedback . God Damn – Horus A red-hot burning molten pot of pop hooks and grinding, bludgeoning riffs and rhythms. . … Continue reading Mad Mackerel’s Best Of The Month: October 2014
A short while ago we posted the new single from cinematic psych outfit Saint Agnes, titled A Beautiful Day For Murder. Now we have the b-side Where The Lightning Strikes – a blues stomping, dirty rock n roll number with psychedelic organs, screaming guitars and haunting harmonica. And we have the video for you, with a stream of both the a and the b-side for you. . . . Continue reading MM Shorts 623: Saint Agnes
From East L.A., The Bloodhounds play fresh, edgy R&B tinged blues with a hint of punk swagger and latin groove, but always with maximum emphasis placed on good old fashioned rock’n’roll. Debut album Let Loose is out in early November via Alive Naturalsound Records, and until then you can check out the first track from the album, the somewhat self explanatory Try A Little Reefer. … Continue reading MM Shorts 621: The Bloodhounds
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