Our videos of the day are Pond’s ethereal, mind expanding O Dharma, the classic roots rock of Semi Twang’s Dark Out, Dancing Years’ poignant and melancholic Here’s To My Old Friends, and the stunning, haunted Tumbleweeds from Jesse Woods. . . . . Continue reading Videos of the Day: Pond || Semi Twang || Dancing Years || Jesse Woods
Here (better late than never) are our favourite download picks from our August posts, together with a few new tunes. Altogether a genre-busting mix of nearly 20 great songs. Dive in! Spook Houses – Living The Dream Tempo-shifting, slacker pop. . The Great American Canyon Band – Lost At Sea Gorgeous, rural folk-pop. . Vikesh Kapoor – I Dreamt Blues A narrative about endless work … Continue reading Mad Mackerel’s Best Of The Month: August 2013
Canada’s Les Jupes hover somewhere between classic American folk and British post-punk, making for an unusual and arresting combination – one which overflows with a richness of melody and drama. Their forthcoming EP is titled Negative Space (out 30th September) and this track, Hold Me Down, is a perfect example of their craft: emotive, deceptively simple and instantly memorable. Fertile imaginations are at work here. … Continue reading Introducing >>> Les Jupes
Back at the turn of the year we included the intimate folk and ambient electronica of Malpas in one of our Round-Up posts. At the time they were promising a whole album of material later in the year and some of that is now imminent. As a taster they’ve offered up the first single from their new Promise EP, this is the otherworldly and subtly … Continue reading New Malpas Single
Videos to enjoy from singer-songwriter Cameron McGill and the fatalistic, resigned romanticism of his track Sucker Love, and a cinematic journey with a twist from London based-trio Polterghost. We have a many tentacled monster mash from all girl garage popsters Sharkmuffin, and some appropriately haunting visual imagery from Owl Paws for their beautifully melancholic track Cold Lead Bath. . . . Continue reading Videos of the Day: Cameron McGill || Polterghost || Sharkmuffin || Owl Paws
We’ve been sat on this one a little too long, but Portland based singer-songwriter Matthew Heller is well worth discovering. Latest album Invitation is a collection of songs that are as gritty and as raw as you could wish for – shot through with anger, hope, and despair, they rage, burn and reflect both his own experiences, and the wider world, in a way that … Continue reading Introducing >>> Matthew Heller
Videos to enjoy today from decker with an appropriately gritty film for the parched, desert folk psychedelia of Shadow Days and from Saint Motel who have an excellent animation to accompany their track Daydream/Wetdream/Nightmare. Electric Shepherd’s psych-blues are showcased to good effect in The Escapist, which tells the story of a woman that cannot be loved, food that cannot be eaten, and a sports car that cannot be kept. Under … Continue reading Videos Of The Day: Decker || Saint Motel || Electric Shepherd || Said The Whale || Future History
US singer-songwriter Cass McCombs has announced a new double album called Big Wheel And Others. It is his most encompassing and stylistically diverse release to date. Some of the genres that are to be found in varying degrees in the songs on this album are: road songs, rock songs, folk songs, blues songs, country songs, rhythm and blues songs, skronk non-songs, cinema songs, cult songs, poem … Continue reading New Double Album From Cass McCombs
Celebrate the middle of the week with videos from The Night Beds for brilliant track Ramona, some epic, tripped out psych rock from The Night Beats and Golden Animals, gritty, grimy blues from The Pack A.D. and infectious, quirky indie rock from The Features. . . . . Continue reading Videos of the Day: Night Beds || Night Beats || The Features || The Pack A.D. || Golden Animals
Blessed Feathers delivered one of our favourite sets of SXSW this year, an understated collection of beautiful, rural folk that was breathtaking in its simplicity and authenticity. This is the first track from their forthcoming album and the somewhat oddly titled Ahbinreedis is another example of just how good this duo is – the song is simply lovely. Download it below, and join us in looking … Continue reading New From Blessed Feathers
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