With all the festivities and end-of-year lists of our favourites, it has meant we have not been able to post a number of new tunes that also came out during the latter part of December. So with apologies for the relative lateness of many of these, we still wanted to catch up and give them a bit of love and airtime. Led by the husky, … Continue reading A Late December Catch Up
The final post about our favourites of the year, here are numbers fifteen down to top spot of the albums we have most enjoyed in 2012. Don’t forget to check back for our 100 Favourite Tunes and the MM contributor’s best of lists too. 15 Shearwater – Animal Joy a 14 Patterson Hood – Heat Lightning Rumbles In The Distance a 13 Sharon Van Etten … Continue reading Mad Mackerel’s Favourite Albums Of 2012 Part 2: 15 – 1
To finish off our favourites of the year, here are numbers thirty to sixteen of the albums we have most enjoyed in 2012. Don’t forget to check back for our 100 Favourite Tunes and the MM contributor’s best of lists too. 30 Joe Pug – The Great Despiser a 29 David Cronenberg’s Wife – Don’t Wait To Be Hunted To Hide a 28 Band Of … Continue reading Mad Mackerel’s Favourite Albums of 2012 Part 1: 30-16
Raised in Brooklyn, NY, Ben de la Cour is an interesting character who has worn many different hats while living in London, Cuba, and Paris before finding his place in New Orleans. A former boxer and frontman in a London-based doom-metal band, Ben eventually gave them up for the simplicity of the bare bones acoustic music he creates. Ben digitally released his first studio album, Ghost … Continue reading Introducing >>> Ben de la Cour
Christmas Eve, the best day of the whole festive period. Here is the best Christmas song of recent times. a Continue reading Christmas Is Coming…
As well as our Top 100 tunes of the year posts over the past five days, each of the MM contributors have put together their own lists. It is the turn of Dr Roddy… This years music has been a many varied kaleidoscope of sounds, moods and timing. I have moved house, set up home with my girlfriend and found myself a new job. Because … Continue reading Dr Roddy’s Top Songs Of 2012
As well as our Top 100 tunes of the year posts over the past five days, each of the MM contributors have put together their own lists. Fifth to go is Starbie… 20. Shearwater – You As You Were 19. Richard Hawley – Seek It 18. Sigur Ros – Varud a 17. Howler – Back Of Your Neck 16. Milo Greene – 1957 a 15. … Continue reading Starbie’s Top Songs Of 2012
As well as our Top 100 tunes of the year posts over the past five days, each of the MM contributors have put together their own lists. Fourth in line is Toy Steve’s debut contribution… This is my last minute, injury time entry into the 2012 Top 10 list… 10. Graham Coxon – Ooh, Yeh Yeh I’ll kick things off with a top tune from … Continue reading Toy Steve’s Top Songs Of 2012
As well as our Top 100 tunes of the year posts over the past five days, each of the MM contributors have put together their own lists. Kicking us off is Polly Pocket… This has been the hardest year ever to pick the best of – it has been a cracking year for top tunes but here goes….. 30. Sinead O’Connor – The Wolf Is … Continue reading Polly Pocket’s Top Songs Of 2012
And so the moment to reveal Mad Mackerel’s final favourites of 2012. Here are numbers 20 down to top spot. Dig in and enjoy. 20 OF MONSTERS AND MEN – LITTLE TALKS Duelling male / female voices from Iceland’s finest and bitter sweet lyrics (only with igloos and saunas instead of pubs and football). They also shout “Hey!” a lot which can’t be a bad thing. … Continue reading 2012 MAD MACKEREL’S 100 FAVOURITE SONGS PART 5: 20 – 1
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