Category: Folk

Alternative, Folk, Indie, Music, Pop, Rock

Mad Mackerel Premiere: Callow’s Philosophy

We are delighted to offer a premiere for Callow’s Philosophy from their forthcoming eight track release Blue Spells (which, by the way, includes our favourite song title of the year so far with closing track, Sex Moans for a Dead Man). Philosophy is a less experimental, a less frenetic, offering than their previous (excellent) single Strange. In fact it is, by some distance, some of the most gorgeously haunting … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Premiere: Callow’s Philosophy

Unknown's avatarmadmackerelLeave a comment
Alternative, Folk, Indie, Music, Rock

Grass House Debut Album

Next Monday will see the release of A Sun Full And Drowning, the debut long-player from long-standing MM faves Grass House. Featuring ten tracks, the album includes new versions of the bands critically acclaimed and sold out singles Spinning As We Turn (one of our favourite tracks of the year), And Now For The Wild and the recent I Was A Streetlight, as well as … Continue reading Grass House Debut Album

Unknown's avatarmadmackerelLeave a comment
Folk, Indie, Music, Psychedelic

More From Steady Sun

Back in the Spring we posted about Steady Sun’s lovely blend of gentle psychedelia and pastoral folk. Now they have given us a new track, Garden Path Song, which builds considerably on the promise of their debut album Good Evening. Kicking off with a slow and slightly ominous groove it soon breaks out into something far more infectious taking with it a little reverb, some synths … Continue reading More From Steady Sun

Unknown's avatarmadmackerelLeave a comment
Acoustic, Folk, Indie, Music

Mad Mackerel Recommends…Agnes Obel

We have been utterly entranced by Agnes Obel’s session on Radio 6 today. A Danish singer-songwriter possessed of the most affecting and haunting voice, we missed her 2010 debut release Philharmonics completely, and we have only just discovered the follow-up Aventine that was released at the end of September. It is a record conceived for the angels. Strings and piano are much to the fore, … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends…Agnes Obel

Unknown's avatarmadmackerelLeave a comment
Alternative, Americana, Folk, Garage, Indie, Music, Pop, Punk, Rock

Videos of the Day: Upset || Teitur || As Elephants Are || New Regulars

Brighten the start of the working week by watching these excellent videos from Upset, from singer – songwriter Teitur, from As Elephants Are with the nagging melody and barbed wire rhythm of new single Crystal, and some excellent fuzzy garage rock from Aussie band New Regulars. . . . . Continue reading Videos of the Day: Upset || Teitur || As Elephants Are || New Regulars

Unknown's avatarmadmackerelLeave a comment
Alternative, Americana, Country, Folk, Garage, Gothic, Indie, Music, Pop, Psychedelic, Punk, Rock, Rockabilly, Soul

Rounding Them Up Again

Time to round up a few more of the releases that have tickled our ears from the inbox and round the web. Ali Koehler has hitherto been best known as the drummer of the pop group Best Coast and the noisy girl punk trio Vivian Girls. After her departure from Best Coast, Koehler decided to step up from behind the kit to front a band … Continue reading Rounding Them Up Again

Unknown's avatarmadmackerelLeave a comment
Folk, Indie, Music, Pop

MM Shorts 461: Englishman

Englishman’s forthcoming effort Unsafe & Sound is the follow-up to their 2010 self-titled full-length studio album (which we posted about here), and will available on limited edition vinyl and digital formats on the 19th November. Download the indie folk pop of More Than Insects, the first taste from the seven track EP – it is a two minute gem. Download Englishman – More Than Insects mp3 … Continue reading MM Shorts 461: Englishman

Unknown's avatarmadmackerelLeave a comment
Acoustic, Americana, Folk, Music

Mad Mackerel Recommends… The River Has Many Voices

The River Has Many Voices is the adopted moniker of singer-songwriter Matthew Payne who has a number of digital releases available for pay-what-you-want deals on his Bandcamp page. We came across him via a few serendipitous clicks around the web, and our introduction came in the form of the video for the stunning If You Gotta Go (Go With Me). It was one of those … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends… The River Has Many Voices

Unknown's avatarmadmackerel1 Comment
Acoustic, Alternative, Americana, Country, Folk, Indie, Music, Pop, Rock

Videos of the Day: Scott Low || Cross Record || East India Youth || Dead Wolf Club

Videos today come from Efren frontman Scott Low and a first taste from new solo record The Stories I Shouldn’t Tell in the form of Cactusgrass – a swirling and disorientating video perfectly suits the darkness and moodiness of the song. We also have the hypnotic and enchanting Cross Record’s appropriately haunting and off-kilter video for her brilliant track Maybe I’m Crazy. East India Youth’s striking … Continue reading Videos of the Day: Scott Low || Cross Record || East India Youth || Dead Wolf Club

Unknown's avatarmadmackerelLeave a comment