Since their formation in the latter half of 2009, Fire Mountain have combined folk and Southern rock to create something rich and complex while still maintaining a simplicity that is familiar to everyone as they weave tales of triumph and disaster, of love and loss and of the everyday experiences that affect us all. Nowhere is this more evident than in the rolling strum and sway of … Continue reading Introducing >>> Fire Mountain
Our best of August mix is ready and even though it is typically a slightly quieter month for new releases, we can still offer you more than 20 cracking new tunes together with a few ‘hot off the press’ new ones. The result? A brilliant mix to keep you going as we enter autumn (aka the fall for our American friends). Either way, just enjoy. … Continue reading Mad Mackerel’s Best Of The Month: August 2012
Eight Belles is Jessi Phillips and a cast of multi-talented supporting players who create original yet classic-sounding country music. The material is delicately layered and instantly recognizable, with Jessi’s large, richly complex voice and striking imagistic lyrics at the forefront. Eight Belles calls to mind classic country and folk artists such as Patsy Cline, Loretta Lynn, Dolly Parton, and Laura Nyro, as well as modern female … Continue reading MM Shorts 216: Eight Belles
My copies of Uncut and Mojo were on the mat waiting for me after getting back from the Canary Islands yesterday and both have sweet cover disks. Uncut have a cracking selection of tunes from some of the latest new releases including Sebadoh, Calexico, Thee Oh Sees, James Yorkston, Patterson Hood, and Dinosuar Jr amongst others. Mojo have gone back to the jangle indie-pop heyday … Continue reading Mojo & Uncut Free Cover Disks
The first thing you notice about Bobtown is the harmonies. Then the songwriting. And finally, the body count. Tales of ghosts, outlaws and working-class struggles permeate the world of this unique, badlands folk band who are just at home with sparse, puritan ballads as they are full-on washboard stomp ‘n’ holler. Trouble I Wrought is the band’s second release, and we have a couple of pretty … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends…Bobtown
Vagabondage and The Sweet Trade are two San Francisco Bay Area bands who met in 2009 and have played several shows together over the years. Always enjoying each others music and company, they finally decided to consummate their musical affair with an expression of their love of murder balladry, and recorded their own take on the song Henry Lee. Henry Lee may be the quintessential … Continue reading Vagabondage & The Sweet Trade’s Perfect Murder Ballad
a Download Lindsay Lou & The Flatbellys – Lemon Squeezy mp3 (from Release Your Shrouds EP) Download the whole EP for free here. Continue reading Video of the Day: Lindsay Lou & The Flatbellys
We thoroughly enjoyed the Dolfish debut 7″ EP Your Love Is Bummin’ Me Out (see our post here) with its collection of short, sad, bitter and darkly humorous folk songs that evoked everything from Daniel Johnston to Times New Viking. Dolfish is actually 23-year-old Cleveland born songwriter, Max Sollisch. His first proper LP, I’d Rather Disappear Than Stay the Same features a backing band of Iowa musicians … Continue reading More From Dolfish
A Lord Huron of a week, but that notwithstanding it’s now time to fly rather than run. So before we’re airborne and intoxicated once more, there’s just time to squeeze out one short TFI before I sit on the suitcase, kiss the menagerie goodbye and head for warmer climes (forest fires you’re not counted). Doubtless I’ll spent the week in the shade, book in … Continue reading Mrs Mackerel’s TFI Friday (24th August)
Mrs M pointed me in the direction of this, the brilliant Splitter which will be on Calexico’s forthcoming double LP Algiers. a a Continue reading Calexico’s New Track: Splitter
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