Magic Trick is a band, but it wasn’t always that way. In the beginning it was just Tim Cohen alone in his San Francisco bedroom studio, swatting songs out of the ether during the spare hours between tours with his other project, weirdo-pop juggernauts, The Fresh & Onlys. When the tapes filled up, he’d cull a few favorite tunes to press a solo record. To … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends…Magic Trick
Phantom Limb have just made a stream available of their Hank Williams cover of Angel Of Death. Full of Americana folk strings, piano lead and the amazing gospel tinged vocal of lead singer Yolanda Quartey. The track is exclusively available as a ‘CD only’ bonus track on the new album The Pines. Out now on Naim Edge Records. a Phantom Limb play The Lexington, London … Continue reading MM Shorts 175: Phantom Limb Cover Hank Williams
We are delighted to bring you an exclusive premiere of Golden Lung, the second track to be released from Edmund II’s forthcoming album Floating Monk. He served his apprenticeship in the underground rock scenes of the Midwest including the cello-rock band Utah!, and in North Carolina where he performed and collaborated with The Rosebuds, Bowerbirds and Megafaun amongst others. Now after a lengthy writing sabbatical, and … Continue reading MM Premiere: Edmund II’s Golden Lung
A while ago we posted a video by Heyward Howkins a singer songwriter described as equal parts British tweed (Nick Drake, John Cale, The Smiths) and dusty American flannel (Bon Iver, M. Ward, Damien Jurado) from his album, The Hale & Hearty. He has now made a track available for free download and Spanish Moss is well worth checking out, having enough of an element of surprise about … Continue reading More From Heyward Howkins
Berlin-based, Australian songwriter Ned Collette has signed to Fire Records and his new album 2, recorded with his band Wirewalker, is due for release in August. 2 is his fourth album but his first to get a release outside of Australia. It is a mix of experimental pop songwriting, musique concrete and dark folky soundscapes. Grab yourself Long You Lie from the record. Continue reading MM Shorts 173: Ned Collette
The first track that we posted (Brother Follow) from Kyle Adem’s new album, Armour has proved hugely popular with the Mackerel clan, and regularly soundtracks the school run (the highest accolade possible in this household). It is a pleasure therefore to offer you a new song, the title track, from the album for your listening pleasure. Another first class example of bruised, heartfelt storytelling with a … Continue reading MM Shorts 172: More From Kyle Adem
The Great American Desert is the new nom-de-plume of Max Holmquist who was previously known by the stage name South of Lincoln. Confused? Don’t be. All you really need to know is that he will release a superb album of intense, pared back, sparse folk called Carson City on June 26th via Yer Bird Records (digital and vinyl only). It is every bit as gorgeously melancholic and … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends…The Great American Desert
We’ve posted recently about the upcoming Sonny & The Sunsets album, but at the same time, Secret Seven Records are releasing Sonny Smith’s solo album One Act Plays that was originally recorded in 2006 and is being released here on vinyl for the first time in an edition of 400 hand numbered copies. The record started out as real one act plays written for the theatre, … Continue reading Sonny Smith’s One Act Plays
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