Last night I headed up the M40 with friend Matt (Matt Mackerel maybe…) to see Delta Spirit play the latest date of their short UK tour at the Hare & Hounds in Bimingham. Our first visit to said venue. En route I discovered, as a toddler, Matt had been best mates with MM idol Pete Kember (of Spacemen 3 fame, aka Spectrum) – how cool … Continue reading Live: Delta Spirit
American four-piece Filthybird have been putting the finishing touches to their brilliant new album, Songs for Other People. The follow-up to the lauded Southern Skies, Filthybird’s latest record reveals an astounding depth, effectively marrying the lilting vocal melodies of Renee Mendoza with Brian Haran’s layered guitar atmospherics and anchored by a powerfully inventive rhythm section, these songs are both soulful and dreamy, familiar and fresh. … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends…Filthybird
While we think that we’re not great lovers of covers here at MM, I’m beginning to suspect that this is actually a pretty long way from the reality of things. Especially, as just lately, there seems to have been a plethora of excellent cover versions hitting our iTunes playlists. So here are a few that we’ve picked up from over the net and fellow bloggers … Continue reading Cover Me…I’m Going In
Imagine yourself relaxing on a steamboat as it lazily floats down the Mississippi River all the way to The Big Easy. Suddenly, the band strikes up a tune, music fills the air and everyone is on their feet, clapping, dancing and singing along. And so we welcome you to the world of Roosevelt Dime, a five-piece, Brooklyn, N.Y.-based band that blends elements of acoustic jug-band … Continue reading Introducing…Roosevelt Dime
Welcome to our longest ever post, and a whole bucketful of great songs. Last weekend, Barry-Sean came with me to the End of the Road Festival and outside of the musical orgy that is SxSW, we agreed it is the best festival we’ve ever had the pleasure of attending. In fact he’s been writing about it ever since. Here’s what he has to say…. Having … Continue reading The End of the Road Festival – A Review
Just by coincidence it seems we’ve been sent a few videos lately that have caught our eyes (and our ears), so as well as our Caitlin Rose post of yesterday, we thought we’d share these with you too. First up is psychedelic stoners The Black Angels in lighter mood with their video for Telephone. It is from new album Phosphene Dream which was released today. Download The … Continue reading Some more videos to enjoy
Caitlin Rose has unveiled the video for her new single Shanghai Cigarettes – out on the 27th September through Names Records. She has recently enjoyed a nationwide support slot with Phospherescent and, over the weekend, we were lucky enough to catch her at the End Of The Road Festival too – she was wonderful. Shanghai Cigarettes is taken from her stunning album Own Side Now … Continue reading Caitlin Rose – Shanghai Cigarettes Video
Fresh from seeing a stunning Phosphorescent show at the End of the Road Festival at the weekend (full review to come), we find that they have also contributed to the latest free cover CD from Mojo magazine. It is another Mojo ‘re-interpretation’ of a classic album – this time the Beatles and Let It Be. Other artists include The Jim Jones Revue, The Besnard Lakes, … Continue reading Phosphorescent cover the Beatles
Carolina Days is from Megafaun’s forthcoming mini-album Heretofore. It is a lovely, sunny slice of folk rock with happy-go-lucky harmonies and a lovely chorus that sounds like it has been hiding in the shadows of Topanga Canyon for the last 40 years waiting to be discovered. So discover it and cling on to the last days of the dwindling summer…. Visit their MySpace here. Download … Continue reading New from Megafaun
Hot on the heels of his excellent second album The Wild Hunt, The Tallest Man On Earth has recorded a new five track EP titled Sometimes The Blues Is Just A Passing Bird. Officially out in early November on Dead Oceans, you can get it from iTunes now. You should need no invitation to download new offering Like The Wheel, a set-closing song that became a … Continue reading Tallest Man On Earth Returns With New EP
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