Category: Country

Alternative, Country, Folk, Music, Psychedelic, Rock

New (and brilliant) release from Elf Power

This song is simply stunning! Elf Power formed in 1994 and over the last 16 years have released ten albums, two EPs, a handful of singles, while also touring America, Europe, and Japan. The Athens, Georgia pioneers have readied their tenth studio album for release – a self-titled, dozen-song song collection cementing their place as the flagship band of the celebrated psych-rock scene, which they helped … Continue reading New (and brilliant) release from Elf Power

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Mad Mackerel Recommends…Mississippi Man

Mississippi Man are a Californian five piece who go by the names Mumbles, Grumbles, Stumbles, Fumbles and you guessed it Crumbles. That aside they play a superb blend of Americana and country-folk that had us hooked from the first moment we heard it. Wonderful harmonies, rhythms and instrumentation with an edge make this one of our finds of 2010 so far. They released the wonderfully … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends…Mississippi Man

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Alternative, Country, Electronic, Folk, Indie, Music, Pop, Rap, Rock

Buffetlibre & Amnesty’s Peace Project – 180 tracks for not very much

We may be late in coming across Buffetlibre and Amnesty International Catalunya’s Peace Project, but that’s no reason not to give it a bit more publicity. Basically, for a donation of anything upwards of five Euro’s (that’s about £4 or $6) you get to download 180 tracks from artists all around the world. It covers all the continents and features artists from more than fifty … Continue reading Buffetlibre & Amnesty’s Peace Project – 180 tracks for not very much

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Mrs Mackerel’s TFI Friday

Today I ventured down to our local lido in the sunshine with the mackerel sprats for a birthday celebration, and boy, was it busy. I used to swim there in the silence of early summer mornings with a friend who emigrated to Colorado a few years back. Farewells are always hard, particularly when you’re the one who’s staying put.  So this TFI Friday, I’m feeling … Continue reading Mrs Mackerel’s TFI Friday

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New album from Wovenhand

We’ve long had a soft spot for David Eugene Edwards and his Wovenhand moniker, rising as it did from the ashes of the highly influential, doom laden Gothic country of 16 Horsepower. New album, their fifth long player, The Threshingfloor, was officially released this week. As with all previous Wovenhand releases, the cover art is stunning. As might be expected, it is an appropriately theatrical album with … Continue reading New album from Wovenhand

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More from the Futurebirds

You’ll be pleased we’ve fixed our downloading issues when you get to hear this cracker from The Futurebirds. As with the previously posted Johnny Utah, it is from the forthcoming album Hampton’s Lullaby, but this time we get glorious, up-tempo alt-country gem Battle For Rome. It doffs its cap to good ol’ boy Southern Rock, and has a vocal that calls to mind vintage Neil Young … Continue reading More from the Futurebirds

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Alternative, Country, Folk, Indie, Music, Psychedelic, Rock

Downloading issues fixed I think

Our downloading issues are fixed! Josh and a few other readers of MM had pointed out some issues with actually downloading the mp3s from the blog. After much investigation and some help from Uncle Mike, we think the problem is solved. Apparently the automatic advertising that WordPress adds to posts can mess up the link access and stop them being found properly. The answer? You … Continue reading Downloading issues fixed I think

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Alternative, Blues, Country, Folk, Music, Psychedelic, Rock

Insound’s Free June Mixtape

Insound.com have made their free June mixtape available here. As always, it will only be up for around a week (so be quick), and as always it is packed full of excellent tracks, which can all be yours in return for an e-mail address. Highlights among them this month being MM faves Blitzen Trapper, Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti, Suckers, Teenage Fanclub, and these two gems we’ve picked … Continue reading Insound’s Free June Mixtape

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MM’s Best Of The Month: May

Here is our usual end of the month round up of the very best tracks posted on Mad Mackerel, with a couple of new ones too. A perfect mixtape for May. Wilderness of Manitoba – Hermit mp3 Intimate and gorgeous, with haunting guitar lines and beautiful harmonies. Buffalo Moon – Beach Boy mp3 Summery pop, beach references, breezy beats and sweet lounge vocals. Sun Kil … Continue reading MM’s Best Of The Month: May

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Alternative, Country, Folk, Indie, Music, Psychedelic

Saturday Round-Up

Here is a lazy blogger’s round-up of some of the new tracks that we’ve come across and enjoyed over the past few days and weeks, some of which might tickle your ears in a good way. The Moondoggies delivered a cracking album in 2008’s Don’t Be A Stranger and have a follow-up due in September titled Tidelands. In the meantime they are releasing a five track … Continue reading Saturday Round-Up

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