A Lord Huron of a week, but that notwithstanding it’s now time to fly rather than run. So before we’re airborne and intoxicated once more, there’s just time to squeeze out one short TFI before I sit on the suitcase, kiss the menagerie goodbye and head for warmer climes (forest fires you’re not counted). Doubtless I’ll spent the week in the shade, book in … Continue reading Mrs Mackerel’s TFI Friday (24th August)
Both Blessed Feathers and Peter Wolf Crier have featured a few times on Mad Mackerel and the two recently teamed up to record a cover of the Red Hot Chili Peppers track Porcelain. According to Blessed Feathers’ Donivan Berube, “The Porcelain cover came about quite naturally, as Peter utterly worships John Frusciante, more for his solo albums than his work with the Red Hot Chili Peppers. … Continue reading Blessed Feathers & Peter Wolf Crier Cover RHCP
We’ve already picked Daughn Gibson’s debut, All Hell, as one of our albums of the year so far (keep scrolling down the side bar on the left for our full list) and it has resulted in him signing with Sub Pop. Here is the first taste of his labours with new song Reach Into The Fire. a Continue reading MM Shorts 212: New From Daughn Gibson
We have long been admirers of Grass House on MM, ever since they announced themselves early in 2010, with the wonderful Plough More Sky EP (containing brilliant lead track A Cockroach, still a regular on MM playlists to this day) and then followed it up with a consistent series of top-notch singles and EPs. To our mind, they have not received anything like the acclaim or … Continue reading New Single From Grass House
Mrs M pointed me in the direction of this, the brilliant Splitter which will be on Calexico’s forthcoming double LP Algiers. a a Continue reading Calexico’s New Track: Splitter
We first posted about The Lost Brothers in December last year with the release of album So Long John Fante. Recorded in just 5 days, their new album The Passing of the Night (Lojinx Records, out on 1st October) is still the sound of The Lost Brothers doing exactly what they do best – making timeless music that demands you stop in your tracks and listen. … Continue reading New Album From The Lost Brothers
LA-based trio Hello Echo has announced a West Coast tour in support of their new Coffee Cups EP, a quick mix of alternative, punk, surf, blues and folk (out Tuesday 11th September). Have a listen to the first single from the EP, Country. a Tour Dates 8/18 – Visalia CA – Cellar Door 8/23 – Pismo Beach CA – Cliffs Resort 8/24 – San Diego … Continue reading MM Shorts 210: Hello Echo
To Kill A King have made their Word Of Mouth EP available for free download via their Bandcamp page. They played to great reviews at the Wilderness Festival and we were sorry to have missed them – as a result we went back to the EP and gave their blend of folk and orchestral pop another listen and we’re glad we did. Watch the video … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends…To Kill A King
The wonderful free music site NoiseTrade have offered up three more cracking freebies in the recent days. For the price of an e-mail you can grab yourself a sampler from the wonderful Calexico, a free EP of Mexican folk fused with American roots from David Wax Museum and an EP of unique folk from singer-songwriter Denison Witmer. All are more than worthy additions to your iTunes … Continue reading Three Freebies From Noisetrade
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