Meryll is the project of Andrew Hernandez (who is also the touring sound engineer for Balmorhea). Haunts, Volume 1: The Palace will be released digitally on January 31st. It is a dark record, mixing ambient washes with sparse folk and calls to mind artists such as Grouper, Tiny Vipers and Mt. Eerie. Download Meryll – The Worm Gave Me A Walkman Radio mp3 (from Haunts, Volume 1: … Continue reading MM Shorts 65: Meryll
Shortly before Christmas The Lower 48 released their new album Where All Maps End, a beautifully judged album of warm, organic folk that joyfully takes its main influences from the 1960s. Having already given you The End, the band have made a second track, the good-natured acoustic strum of Into The Woods available for download. Buy from cdbaby here. Download The Lower 48 – Into The … Continue reading The Lower 48 Release Where All Maps End
Earlier this month we posted the brilliant Christmas track by new indie supergroup of sorts (and the second put together by Deer Tick’s John McCauley) Diamond Rugs, which now has this video to accompany it. Enjoy as your own Christmas dinner digests…. a a Continue reading Christmas Post 17: Diamond Rugs Again
This is a beautiful and beguiling duet of lovely, understated folk from rapidly rising troubadour Luke De-Sciscio & sensitive songstress Audrey Aroha. a Continue reading MM Shorts 64: Luke De-Sciscio & Audrey Aroha
Our final Top Ten selection comes courtesy of the lovely, and ever radiant, Mrs Mackerel. Over to you girl! It’s been a great musical year. But such a plethora of riches always presents a problem – what’s a girl to choose? Fortunately some fine contributions in the preceding week means most bases are covered. Live gigs, although few and far between this year, have been … Continue reading MM’s 2011 Top Ten Series: No 9 Mrs Mackerel
For our first ever Festive Feature on Mad Mackerel, we asked twelve of our favourite bands and artists of 2011 to answer twelve questions and as we reach Christmas Eve, here is the last of them. Happy Christmas! If you were to ask us what ingredients would make up the perfect MM song, we might say something along the lines of a dusty Western ghost … Continue reading (FESTIVE FEATURE) THE 12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS No 12: DENNIS HOPPER CHOPPERS
So, the penultimate entry before Mrs Mackerel finishes off this year’s set of Top Ten postings tomorrow is my very own. Without further ado… 10. Milk Music – Beyond Living Although it was released early in the year, I only discovered it recently. A full on, no holds barred, nihilistic 70s punk attitude and the very best of the heavyweight riffs of the grunge era is … Continue reading MM’s 2011 Top Ten Series: No 8 Mad Mackerel
For our first ever Festive Feature on Mad Mackerel, we asked twelve of our favourite bands and artists of 2011 to answer twelve questions and we will publish them over the next twelve days taking us up to Christmas Eve. Every so often a song comes out of nowhere and hits you right between the ears. It is those moments that make having a blog … Continue reading (FESTIVE FEATURE) THE 12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS No 11: THE ROYAL SEA
New York is the spellbinding new single by Simone Felice. However, it is not just the song itself, which comes from his forthcoming solo album and is undeniably a gem, but the back story that goes with it. On his own website there is the most incredible, and beautifully written, account (originally commissioned by The Guardian newspaper) of how he has twice been on the brink … Continue reading New From Simone Felice
Scottish Kate is a great friend of this blog and has often offered her (sometimes pithy) opinions on the world of music – and very good taste she has too. She also runs the always excellent (sometimes pithy), and often provocative blog A Burdz Eye View for all things Scottish (of course), political and musical. Here are her aural selections for 2011. The Burd’s Best … Continue reading MM’s 2011 Top Ten Series: No 7 Scottish Kate
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