Introducing >>> Gretchen Lohse

Gretchen Lohse is a native Philadelphia singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. She comes from a family with deep music roots and was classically trained on violin, which is evident on her recordings. As the front woman of Philadelphia psychedelic folk rock band Yellow Humphrey, she dreamt up rich, strange musical tapestries; Part memoir and part tall tale, heavily influenced by folklore and silent films. Primal Rumble, her … Continue reading Introducing >>> Gretchen Lohse

Videos of the Day: Radical Face || Drowners || Mona & Maria || Reverend Horton Heat || Twin Rivers

We’re catching up with a backlog of excellent videos to accompany excellent songs. Today watch Radical Face, Drowners, Mona & Maria’s pretty and epic pastoral ode to 60s/70s psych, Reverend Horton Heat’s octane-fueled pyschobilly with a little help from burlesque star Michelle L’Amour, and finally Twin Rivers story of a praying mantis living in the perils of a modern world. The praying mantis in the film is called … Continue reading Videos of the Day: Radical Face || Drowners || Mona & Maria || Reverend Horton Heat || Twin Rivers

Devin James Fry – Headwater Songs

Headwater Songs is the solo album from Devin James Fry – a regular contributor to many MM playlists through his work with Salesman and Lord Buffalo. Headwater Songs is a psychedelic country and clawhammer guitar reflection on the fires and flooding that tore through the Arkansas River Headwaters region of Colorado during the summer of 2013. Neighbours who banded together to cut fire breaks in … Continue reading Devin James Fry – Headwater Songs

Mad Mackerel’s Best Of The Month: December 2013

As you might expect, December is a quiet month for new releases, especially non-festive ones, but we’ve still managed to come up with a mix of 16 top-notch downloads for you from our monthly postings. As always, we have a couple of new tracks too, and you can also check out our new monthly mix page here, that has every single monthly mix we’ve posted available … Continue reading Mad Mackerel’s Best Of The Month: December 2013

MM Shorts 497: The Woodgrains

Georgia three-piece The Woodgrains delightfully mix an easygoing Americana sound (think CSNY or the Band) with dream-drifting psychedelia. The results are a lysergic brand of folk-rock anchored by three part harmonies and an instinctive feel for classic songwriting. They will release their self-titled album later this month, but until then move and groove to Nobody Too, the first taste from the record. Continue reading MM Shorts 497: The Woodgrains

Mad Mackerel Recommends…Englishman

Despite the name, Englishman are a Kentucky based indie-folk three-piece who have recently released an excellent seven track EP titled Unsafe & Sound. It is the follow-up to their self-titled debut of 2010, and is distinguished from the masses by lyrics that are smart, observational and sincere – all backed by lush, warm melodies that effortlessly deliver a heartfelt poignancy that so many strive for, … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends…Englishman

UK Blog Sound of 2014 Results

We were pleased to be asked to participate once again in the UK Blog Sound of 2014 – a poll of 59 UK music blogs to highlight some of the best emerging artists, and to provide some alternative thought and debate to the BBC’s Sound of list. We were even more pleased to discover once the votes were counted that one of the three choices we … Continue reading UK Blog Sound of 2014 Results

Videos of the Day: Jared & The Mill || The Dough Rollers || Soulmates Never Die || Quickbeam

Our first videos of 2014 come from Jared & The Mill’s foot-stomping Americana, blues rockers The Dough Rollers, fuzzy folkers Soulmates Never Die (download the EP on a pay-what-you-want deal here) and some gorgeous Scottish dream folk from Quickbeam. . . . . Continue reading Videos of the Day: Jared & The Mill || The Dough Rollers || Soulmates Never Die || Quickbeam