“What would you do if your Dad was on Death Row?“, so starts Let Everyone On Death Row Go Home 4 Christmas, the closing track on Lonesome Moses self titled and self-released EP. It is however, an appropriate place to start this post as the EP covers, nay celebrates, unassuming heroes and heroines trying to navigate a world of booze, venereal disease, and Octoloans… Needless to say … Continue reading Introducing >>> Lonesome Moses
Released last month, The Rupture by Manzanita Bones is hoarsely expressed existential ruminations to the twang of banjos and the stomps of feet. Get it from Bandcamp here. Download Manzanita Bones – Shootin For A Kill mp3 (from The Rupture) Continue reading MM Shorts 251: Manzanita Bones
To celebrate the end of term, daughter sprat and I loafed into the local market town today. Her treat was a trip to the fishy foot parlour, and Mama went too… Nothing has given me such a fit of the giggles in quite some time. Sadly, the fish didn’t share the joke. I thought I saw a few waving white handkerchiefs while others threw themselves … Continue reading Mrs Mackerel’s TFI Friday (26th October)
This is too good to miss. The wonderful Dr. Dog are offering up a sampler EP via Noisetrade who had this to say about it…”Be The Void (Dr. Dog’s second release on Anti-Records) showcases the critically adored band’s renewed commitment to cultivating a stripped-down live sound. “This record comes from our pushing toward a rawer, more powerful, somewhat jittery competence,” explains guitarist-vocalist Scott McMicken. “We … Continue reading Free Dr Dog Sampler From Noisetrade
Your Navy And Your Nurse is the new single from Atlanta indie-folk band Book Club. It is the second single from the band’s forthcoming sophomore EP release, Shapes On The Water. Sign up for the band’s mailing list at bookclubtheband.com to receive a link to a free download of the EP on release day (13th November)! See our previous Book Club post here. a Continue reading MM Shorts 250: New Single From Book Club
The Glad EP is the second release by Strung Like a Horse, a gypsy, punk, garage-grass band based out of Chattanooga, TN. It is a head-banging, boot-stomping, possum-kicking hell of a sound. Download Strung Like A Horse – Byrd Dog mp3 (from Glad) Continue reading MM Shorts 249: Strung Like A Horse
After almost a year in the studio the result is Sympathetic Vibrations, a new 13 song release from Horsehead, crossing and blurring all musical styles and genres that band has previously set foot in. At its core it is still a rock & roll record, but it quickly expands into something much more. From the sinewy Crazy Horse-style grind of Darkened Streets, to the pop-jangle of … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends…Horsehead
We missed these recently. You shouldn’t! First up are three tracks from Castle Face’s new re-imagining of the Velvet Underground & Nico album to celebrate 45 years since that seminal release. It features previous MM alumni The Fresh & Onlys, Burnt Ones, and Thee Oh Sees amongst others – and is limited to just 1,000 copies, on banana yellow vinyl with original art by another MM fave David … Continue reading A (Belated) Round Up
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