Lonesome Wyatt Video
Here is the new, and appropriately creepy video for Feast of Fear by our favourite southern Gothic folk doomsayers Lonesome Wyatt & The Holy Spooks. a Continue reading Lonesome Wyatt Video
Category: Blues
MM Shorts 57: Band Of Skulls
Band of Skulls rock. This is an indisputable fact. They will be delivering the follow up to 2009’s much appreciated Baby Darling Doll Face Honey debut in early 2012. Titled Sweet Sour it will be released on Chris T Popper’s birthday – 20th February thus solving the present conundrum in one fell swoop. Have a listen to the title track… a Visit their Facebook here or website … Continue reading MM Shorts 57: Band Of Skulls
Christmas Post 1: Josh T Pearson’s O Holy Night
We admit it! Christmas is coming and we’re happy! The snowflakes are turned on and we’ll be posting a whole load of Christmas specials and other festive bits over the next month. First up is Josh T Pearson who has deservedly won many plaudits and accolades for his deeply personal and affecting album Last Of The Country Gentlemen, most recent of which was Rough Trade’s selection … Continue reading Christmas Post 1: Josh T Pearson’s O Holy Night
MM Shorts 51: New From Pontiak
We love the brotherly trio Pontiak and their individualistic take on pulverising psych-rock that rears its head once again with the magnificent, no-holds-barred assault of Lions Of Least. It comes from their forthcoming new album Echo Ono, which is out on the 21st February via Thrill Jockey. Download Pontiak – Lions Of Least mp3 (from Echo Ono) Continue reading MM Shorts 51: New From Pontiak
MM Shorts 49: More From James Leg
Punk-blues-rock trashman James Leg of The Black Diamond Heavies will be closing out 2011 with a series of live dates – to mark the tour he has made another track from his excellent solo album Solitary Pleasure available for free download. Get the tour dates from his Facebook page here. Download James Leg – Do How You Wanna mp3 (from Solitary Pleasure) Download James Leg – Drowning … Continue reading MM Shorts 49: More From James Leg
Mad Mackerel Recommends…Jamie N Commons
We’ve been meaning to post this for a while, Jamie N Commons is a singer-songwriter from Bristol who released his EP The Baron last month. Contrary to what you might expect a singer-songwriter from Bristol to deliver, lead single The Preacher is an authentic hellfire and damnation slab of dusty, desolate blues that calls to mind Johnny Cash jamming with Nick Cave. Make no mistake this … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends…Jamie N Commons
New Album From Lonesome Wyatt & The Holy Spooks
We included Lonesome Wyatt & The Holy Spooks on our recent Halloween playlist and subsequently discovered a new album had been released just last week. Titled Heartsick, and recorded in a damp Wisconsin basement, it is another foray into their idiosyncratic world of doom laden, southern gothic folk and country. Lonesome Wyatt is one half of another dark country duo (Those Poor Bastards) so perhaps … Continue reading New Album From Lonesome Wyatt & The Holy Spooks
Mad Mackerel Recommends…Vagabondage
Vagabondage is a Bay Area, California based folk-punk band that was born over nachos and wine on a tiny stage in an empty theater in San Francisco’s Mission District. They have been getting people up on their feet, yelling, drinking and singing along to their songs since 2008. Their new album was conceived at San Francisco’s Secret Studios over a bottle of cheap bourbon – … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends…Vagabondage
MM Shorts 38: Levee Town
Time for some old fashioned blues. The spirit of Slim Harpo inhabits the insistent and rollicking boogie of Levee Town’s Show Them Whatcha Got, with appropriate, “Shake it for me baby” lyrics and a dynamic guitar and drums breakdown. From their album Pages of Paperwork, released last month and available to buy from CD baby here. Download Levee Town – Show Them Whatcha Got mp3 (from Pages … Continue reading MM Shorts 38: Levee Town
Introducing…2/3 Goat
2/3 Goat (pronounced: Two-Thirds Goat) is not your average New York City based farm band. On November 20th they will release their sophomore album Stream of Conscience, which was recorded entirely on vintage equipment, along with a music video for the title track, taking a stance against mountaintop removal coal mining. Fronted by lead singer Annalyse McCoy, the band’s fusion of Folk, Blues, Rock, and Country … Continue reading Introducing…2/3 Goat
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