It is a day of comebacks. Following on from our earlier post on the return of Rocket From The Tombs comes Artery who earlier this month released Civilisation, their first album since the cult 1984 record The Second Coming. Originally formed in the industrial wastelands of Sheffield in 1978, they released three studio albums and several singles / EPs. Championed by John Peel, they recorded two … Continue reading Return Of Artery
It’s nearly winter and it’s nearly raining. Here we go again. The raindrops running down cars and buses, you know, the ones that swell up your trouser leg or soak your tights and cement you to your shirt are here again, forever, it seems. As if in preparation for this Up have come together to pen a collection of songs so bright their blazers and … Continue reading Introducing…Up
Does anyone remember Mr Benn? Emerging from 52 Festive Road to embark on an adventure in his new guise. As I vaguely recall, many of the Mr Benn tales had a strong moral undertone. Everything always turned out well if Mr Benn was there, with his kind and reassuring avuncular manner. Good old Mr Benn. Old things, gold things. Just like friends. Saw some goldies … Continue reading Mrs Mackerel’s TFI Friday (14th October)
Here is unusual pop siren Lykke Li doing a suitably low key and melancholic version of the Righteous Brothers classic Unchained Melody for the Like A Version series. Download Lykke Li – Unchained Melody mp3 (Righteous Brothers Cover) Continue reading MM Shorts 12: Lykke Li Cover
Scottish sonic art pranksters Sarahjane Swan & Roger Simian – aka The Bird And The Monkey – have completed the official video for their dark gypsy-punk pop classic, Nicotine Stain Around The Moon (Clubfoot Girl). Watch it. Download it. The track comes from their Ossie Dean EP, currently free to download from their website here. a Download The Bird And The Monkey – Nicotine Stain Around The Moon (Clubfoot Girl) mp3 (from Ossie … Continue reading MM Shorts 7: Birds & Monkeys
A few videos worth checking out. From the twangy beach rock of MM faves Two Wounded Birds to the indie eccentricities of Peter Kernel, there is plenty to enjoy! a Download The Parson Red Heads – Burning Up The Sky mp3 (from Yearling) a a Download Letting Up Despite Great Faults – Teenage Tide mp3 (from Paper Crush) a a Download Girls – Vomit mp3 (from Father, Son, Holy … Continue reading Video Round Up
Another bonanza month of top tunes, all rounded up for you in one perfect download mix. Here are the September highlights together, as always, with a couple of top-notch new tracks too. Download The Migrant – The Hurricane mp3 (from Amerika) Distinguished by a slow blues refrain, handclaps and a mournful vocal, it is one of those tunes that sounds like it has been around forever. Download … Continue reading Mad Mackerel’s Best Of The Month: September 2011
Memphis based Nick Burk, aka Acid Glasses, has released a video to accompany his new single My Pale Garden. Playing on the track’s overtly psychedelic nature, the video further encapsulates everything in Burk’s outlandlishly hallucinogenic world. Finding the man himself shrouded by masks of colour as he beckons archive freak-outs from all and sundry. In fact we think it is just the ticket for frightening Granny…especially … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends…Acid Glasses
We have posted a couple of times previously about the pulsing, krautrock inspired post-punk of The Soft Moon and were big fans of their debut album released towards the end of last year. So it is good to see they are back with a new EP titled Total Decay, which, appropriately enough gets a release on Halloween via the always excellent Captured Tracks label. Take … Continue reading New EP From The Soft Moon
So much to catch up on…here’s a few tracks to tickle the earbuds. Veteran noisemongering indie rockers Comet Gain have given us another track from their excellent album Howl Of The Lonely Crowd, this time it is the marvellously titled Clang Of The Concrete Swans. Download Comet Gain – Clang Of The Concrete Swans mp3 (from Howl Of The Lonely Crowd) Acid Baby Jesus deliver … Continue reading Round-Up Time
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