Category: Folk

Alternative, Country, Folk, Indie, Music, Punk, Rock, Rock & Roll

Mad Mackerel Recommends…Southern Culture On The Skids

Zombified, Southern Culture On The Skids’ tribute to the horror and exploitation movies that populated Southern theaters and drive-ins during the 60s and 70s, has just been released on Kudzu Records. Originally released in Australia as an eight song EP in 1998, the Zombified Extended Release is now a full LP with the addition of five new tunes. It’s available for order now at Scots.com. … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends…Southern Culture On The Skids

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Country, Folk, Indie, Music, Rock

Introducing…Bare Bones

Bare Bones’ self-titled sophmore EP. is a stunning nod to the group’s alt- country roots. Vocals are layered over a dripping violin, a weary steel guitar and a locked in rythm section, taking one back to a time that once was. Check out the irresistible Hope & Feather, which gallops along on the back of perfectly judged fiddle and drums and calls to mind The Builders … Continue reading Introducing…Bare Bones

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Introducing…Jessi Robertson

Brooklyn-based singer/songwriter Jessi Robertson grew up in a tiny upstate New York town of under 1,000 people, but eventually moved to the big city and carved out a place for herself. The result is her excellent first full band studio album, Small Town Girls. Musically, she lives somewhere on the divide between gutsy indie rockers such as PJ Harvey and gritty Americana artists like Lucinda … Continue reading Introducing…Jessi Robertson

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Alternative, Country, Folk, Indie, Music, Psychedelic, Rock

Wooden Wand’s Daytrotter Session

The wonderful Wooden Wand continues his prodigious output of late with a superb session for Daytrotter. These are four tracks that are absolutely worth grabbing including amongst them as they do the brilliant Born Bad and one of our favoutite ever WW songs, Los Angeles Manna. Grab a taste below or if you don’t need convincing (and you shouldn’t), just head over to Daytrotter here … Continue reading Wooden Wand’s Daytrotter Session

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Alternative, Ambient, Folk, Garage, Indie, Music, Psychedelic, Rock

Insound’s Monthly Mix Again

Yep, it’s that time of month again. The October free Insound digital mix is up for a short time. This time there is a bonanza 25 tracks to be had including We Were Promised Jetpacks, S.C.U.M, Real Estate, St.Vincent, Girls and Forest Fire. In fact this is one of the very best mixes they’ve put up in our opinion. As usual, check out a couple of … Continue reading Insound’s Monthly Mix Again

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Folk, Indie, Music, Pop, Rock

Mad Mackerel Recommends…Emily Barker & The Red Clay Halo

Almanac is the third album by Emily Barker & The Red Clay Halo band. The album is soon to be given a full nationwide release on 14th November on Emily’s own label, Everyone Sang. Hailing from Bridgetown, Western Australia, Emily Barker is a compelling songwriter with a gift for weaving folk-inflected melody and beautiful lyrics. Her talent is perfectly complemented by the elegant arrangements of … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends…Emily Barker & The Red Clay Halo

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Alternative, Blues, Country, Folk, Gothic, Indie, Music, Pop, Rock, Rockabilly

It’s Round Up Time Again…

Once again we’re deluged from all sides by some top notch tunes. So here is the best of what we’ve picked up via the web and into our in-box recently. Consider a smorgasbord of musical sounds – all you gotta do is take the ones you like. Easy! First up is a new track from the Dex Romweber Duo. The Death of Me is another … Continue reading It’s Round Up Time Again…

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Alternative, Country, Electronic, Folk, Indie, Music, Pop, Psychedelic, Punk, Rock

Video Round Up

A few videos worth checking out. From the twangy beach rock of MM faves Two Wounded Birds to the indie eccentricities of Peter Kernel, there is plenty to enjoy! a Download The Parson Red Heads – Burning Up The Sky mp3 (from Yearling) a a Download Letting Up Despite Great Faults – Teenage Tide mp3 (from Paper Crush) a a Download Girls – Vomit mp3 (from Father, Son, Holy … Continue reading Video Round Up

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Mad Mackerel Recommends…Zach Zeller

The Around Town Collective is releasing new single, Limbs In A Fight by Zach Zeller (of Harlowe & The Great North Woods, Soft Crest). Zeller is releasing singles, rather than a conventional album this time around after his last solo record, From Here To There was released in 2009. He joined and recorded with Harlowe & The Great North Woods for their first self-titled EP … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends…Zach Zeller

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