Andrew Bird will embark on a North American tour this Summer with his band Hands of Glory. The tour (dates at the foot of this post) will celebrate the release of Bird’s collection of The Handsome Family covers, Things are Really Great Here, Sort Of… which came out at the beginning of this month. Bird, who has long been a fan and first covered their track … Continue reading Andrew Bird Releases Album Of Handsome Family Covers
Chapel Hill is the first track to be taken from Chasing Owls’ new EP Fado. They teamed up with good friend and marble sculptor Alasdair Thomson for this enchanting and evocative video. . Continue reading Video: Chasing Owls – Chapel Hill
The video for All The Way Slow finds the Athens folk collaboration Old Smokey rollicking through the three-and-a-half minute tune, growing more monstrous as the song progresses. . . . Continue reading Video: Old Smokey – All The Way Slow
Jackson stems from Stone Jack Jones’ excellent album of slow rollin’ Americana with southern gothic undertones, Ancestor, which we have posted about a few times this year. Settle back and watch the video. . . Continue reading Video: Stone Jack Jones – Jackson
The Toothe’s most recent effort is The Talons EP, a six-song foray into a hook-laden and intensely engaging sound they call Apocalyptic Americana. The EP draws from a deep well of American musical tradition while simultaneously reveling in a jubilant pop energy and outlandishly off-kilter lyrical musings. Listen/download the gorgeous harmonies of the outstanding title track and the upbeat, captivating Mustard. In fact go the … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends… The Toothe
Here is another track from 5J Barrow’s album From The Dim, Sweet Light. Big Rooms, Bright Lights is a rolling folk ballad that is brushed through with a gentle melancholy that is hard to resist. “Sit around the table and joke, Pass the wine, the whiskey, beer and smoke, and just forget the fact that we’re dirt broke” Also check out our post of Talking My … Continue reading More From 5J Barrow
1. The Felice Brothers – Lion 2. Woods – Tambourine Light 3. Bad History Month – The Imaginary Tone Of My Own Voice Talking Shit 4. JJ – All White Everything 5. Gulp – Seasoned Sun . . . . . . Continue reading Five Songs You Should Have Heard This Week
For Record Store Day Trembling Bells and Bonnie “Prince” Billy released a 7″ single together. Titled New Trip on the Old Wine, it was limited to just 500 copies. As you’d expect the vinyl has long since gone, but you can now stream the A and B sides below, and purchase a digital download of the single, should you so wish, from the Trembling Bells … Continue reading MM Shorts 571: Trembling Bells & Bonnie “Prince” Billy
Previously we’ve just offered Best of the Month postings with downloads, but that excludes so many quality songs we’ve decided to just post our favourite tracks – irrespective of whether they are free to download or not. If you like them add them to your Spotify playlists or do the old fashioned thing and download them from iTunes, Bandcamp, or wherever. Anyway, with a bit … Continue reading Mad Mackerel’s Best Of The Months: March – May (Part 1)
It has taken more than three years but at last The Phantom Band are back with a new album Strange Friend. Their bold experimentation with krautrock, folk, electronics, all melded and seamed within a mine of good old fashioned indie-rock has long been missed round this parts and it is good to report that the first taste from the new record, The Wind That Cried … Continue reading Welcome Return Of The Phantom Band
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