Nallo have just released their album Mechano And The Trees, a beautiful mix of garage, psych and wierdo-folk reverb! It switches from the full on freakout of album opener Different and the fizzing previous single Submarines to slower paced jams like Beasts And Cartoons (Rope And Sand). In fact it is this confident and easily managed shift of styles throughout that makes the record such a … Continue reading New Album From Nallo
A fairly mundane week on the honorary accolades front. Nothing to report. Outstanding pasta salad awarded by Joe Sprat. Superlative nag silently attributed by Teenage Sprat. Tssk. I ask you. The hound came third in the agility group (out of a class of five) in a school dog show and failed to perform for best trick, for which I was photographed taking a sideways swipe … Continue reading Mrs Mackerel’s TFI Friday (13th July)
Good stuff coming out of our ears from every direction at the moment. Here’s a little round-up of eight of the best of them. Download them all below. First up we have punky psych-rockers Cult of Youth with a taste of forthcoming album Love Will Prevail (out September on Sacred Bones), this is Man And Man’s Ruin. Keeping the noise levels in the red are … Continue reading Thursday Means Eight of the Best
Hello Wheels are a four-piece hailing from Austin, Texas and describe themselves as a ‘stomp-folk’ band. Their latest release is the EP Baby John The Fox, which does boast some rather fetching cover art. Grab yourself a taste with a free download of Matches And Wood, a fine example of their craft, melding traditional instruments and a foot-tapping chorus into one dynamic harmony driven whole. Get … Continue reading MM Shorts 188: Hello Wheels
Hot on the heels of Middle Brother and Diamond Rugs, comes Denver, the latest Americana ‘supergroup’ collaboration – this time between members of the wonderful Blitzen Trapper and Alela Diane’s Wild Divine. The Way It Is is the first song to be released from their forthcoming self-titled debut album, and a better slow-burn of dusty, country rock you’ll be hard pressed to find this side of Laurel … Continue reading MM Shorts 187: Denver
Although we now have a regular Video of the Day post on Mad Mackerel, we still can’t keep up with all that we’re being sent and here are a few more of the videos we would like to have featured well before now. Face-melting UK four piece Trails are making quite a name and quite a noise for themselves. Latest video is for new track Is … Continue reading Time For Another Video Round Up…
Weaving worn guitars, Autoharp, banjo, fiddle, mandolin and two hauntingly powerful voices and embracing a love for the Carter Family and a DIY punk ethos, The Driftwood Singers encapsulate an old timey era with decidedly forward looking and somehow timeless songs. They have announced a string of US summer tour dates. Download If I Take That Notion from their most recent 7″. Tour dates can be … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends…The Driftwood Singers
Here are another six tunes to try and cheer you up a little bit on another dank and dreary Friday in England… First up is Hardly Art’s Unnatural Helpers and their raging first single, Hate Your Teachers, from upcoming album Land Grab. River City Tanlines keep the energy levels fizzing with their own garage-punk howl and shred of Stop My Heart taken from the forthcoming release … Continue reading Friday Means Six of the Best
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