King Eider’s debut single Drink Me Dry is a winding evocative late night bar lament to love lost, tumbling through haunting three part harmonies, acoustic motifs, bass and shuffling drums, through to a wonderful Neil Young-esque harmonica solo. It is out next week – listen to it here. Continue reading Introducing >>> King Eider
Believe it or not, Mad Mackerel has been around for more than five years now. During that time we’ve posted more than 4,000 times, and offered more than 5,000 songs for your listening pleasure. And more than three quarters of a million people have paid MM a visit during our lifetime on Google’s (godawful) blogspot and since April 2010 on WordPress. We asked some of … Continue reading Mad Mackerel The Last Five Years – Polly Pocket Picks Her Favourites
Here is our round-up of our favourite downloads from May’s posts together with a few newbies that, together, make a mix of twenty tracks that is as eclectic as it is perfect! Enjoy. High Coast – Talvatis Sweetly picked Americana. . Landmarks – Cuscutta Lovely, unhurried, slice of woozy, psych-pop in the grand traditions of Spiritualized or Mercury Rev. . Black Manila – Père Lachaise Addictive blend of classic … Continue reading Mad Mackerel’s Best Of The Month: May 2013
Here is another track from Tallahassee’s album of lush Americana Old Ways. I Try is slightly spooky, and guitars chime in this ode to learning everything the hard way. Stay tuned for the last third, where syncopated percussion and wicked guitar give way to a flangey freak-out. Continue reading MM Shorts 384: More From Tallahassee
The Felice Brothers & Willy Mason | Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London | 30 May 2013 Afterwards, as I drove the motorway miles home from the capital, the Twitter feeds awash with “best gig ever” messages, I was thinking that, in many ways, The Felice Brothers remind me of The Clash. Ian and Jimmy Felice, a rustic Strummer and Jones feeding from each other and the … Continue reading Live Review: The Felice Brothers Deliver The Greatest Show On Earth
Mark Charles Heidinger of macabre folksters Vandaveer recently participated in our 5:1 Interview series, which in turn came on the back of the recent release of their brilliant album of reinterpreted and re-imagined murder ballads, Oh, Willie, Please… The band have made a second track from it available for free download – so here is the perfectly told, tragic tale of the murder of Omie Wise. He … Continue reading Vandaveer Offer Up Omie Wise
Enjoy some cool videos from Sun Angle with their animated horror homage for track Raspberry, surf-pysch-pop from The Wytches, and new films from Neils Children and Emily Wells. . . . Continue reading Videos of the Day: Sun Angle || The Wytches || Neils Children || Emily Wells
Regular readers of this blog will know we are big admirers of the wilfully uncommercial Audio Antihero label, home to some MM faves like Benjamin Shaw and Jack Hayter. The label is putting out a charity compilation to benefit the work of charity Rape Crisis in England, Wales and Scotland. Despite the clearly serious and important end purpose, the compilation, titled Regal vs Steamboat, is very much meant … Continue reading Audio Antihero Charity Compilation for Rape Crisis
Hailing from San Francisco, There’s Talk are a folk infused trio who are just releasing debut single The Salt, from their much anticipated debut EP, Tiny Strands. The EP is rich with eclectic subtleties and dark harmonies reminiscent of folk influence Sufjan Stevens and laced with the textual confessions of Youth Lagoon, and is set for release in late summer. Let the band’s sultry echoing … Continue reading Introducing >>> There’s Talk
The new album from Georgia’s Horse, aka Texan songwriter Teresa Maidonado, is called Weather Codes and is released next week. It is perfectly described by Fire Records as “a study in heartbreak and loneliness set amidst the backdrop of the vast landscapes of American Southwest.” Descriptors such as haunting, enchanting and, indeed, heartbreaking occur often, but for Georgia’s Horse they are particularly apt. Her debut release … Continue reading MM’s 5:1 Interview No 12: Georgia’s Horse
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