So, five go camping. Well, not quite yet; we do need a tent first – or at least one that fits us all. The last time I went camping was with MM’s predecessor. Two nights in the Black Mountains of Wales in torrential rain. We awoke in water. That cured any affection I had towards life under canvas, and to him. Still, life moves on. … Continue reading Mrs Mackerel’s TFI Saturday (2nd July)
Withered Hand has been one of our favourite discoveries of recent times. His album Good News was a standout from 2009 and ever since then he has been near the top of the list of all the artists we would like to see live. So it is good news indeed that he will be playing a gig in Oxford in a weeks time on Saturday … Continue reading Withered Hand Live In Oxford
Here is our regular Best of the month mix – more than twenty tracks of all shapes and sizes to get your ears into, plus a few new ones that we think you’ll love! So we’re off and running with… Download The Virgin Passages – Horizon mp3 (from Horizon) Euphoric, unhurried, hazy and hypnotic. Download St. Vincent – Kerosene (live) mp3 (Big Black cover) Visceral and stunning live cover … Continue reading Mad Mackerel’s Best Of The Month: June 2011
We received a short e-mail from Steven at Big Hassle suggesting we check out a new artist by the name of Elle King. We’re glad we did. Although background info is pretty scarce we did discover she was born in Ohio and raised in Brooklyn by her mother. She retains her roots in a style that blends those two worlds of both grit and mid-western … Continue reading Introducing…Elle King
Howling Bells will release their new album on September 12th on Cooking Vinyl. The Loudest Engine will be preceded by a clutch of live shows, including a London date at the Electric Ballroom on September 15th. A raw, psychedelic third studio album, and the sequel to 2009’s Radio Wars, the recording of The Loudest Engine saw the band get sonic inspiration from Nevada’s expansive surroundings … Continue reading New Album From Howling Bells
At the end of last month we posted about the debut album from psych tinged folk band Efren, titled Rise On Up And Melt. The album is released today and the band have made available a second track from the album – grab yourself some melancholy Moonshine below. Get a copy of the album here. Download Efren – Moonshine mp3 (from Rise On Up And Melt) … Continue reading More from Efren – Album Released Today
Small Sur is the primary musical alias of South Dakota-born, now-Baltimore-based songwriter Bob Keal and current collaborators Austin Stahl and Andy Abelow. The project was born during the spring of 2005 in a friend’s Southern California bedroom, where Keal recorded the self-titled Small Sur EP shortly before relocating to Baltimore. 2008 marked the release of the band’s full-length debut, We Live in Houses Made of … Continue reading Small Sur – New Album Released Today
Peg Simone is in the studio working on her new album to be out in the winter of 2012. She has been playing music for over twenty-five years and has been a part of five different bands, but is now focusing on her solo career. American guitarist and writer Lenny Kaye praised Peg Simone’s fifth album saying that she “…sing-speaks ghostly and shadowy narratives from … Continue reading New Album from Peg Simone
We first came across Lanterns On The Lake at the End of the Road Festival last year. It was one of those moments where, not knowing anything about the band, we were drawn into a compelling and special set of dream pop and ethereal, experimental folk that held the whole audience captivated until an unfortunate power cut brought the set to a premature end. So … Continue reading Lantern In The Lakes – Debut Album
We recently posted the video for Lawn, the intricate and emotive first single from the new Collections Of Colonies Of Bees album, Giving. They have now made the song itself available to share so grab it below. The album is out via Hometapes on August 2. Pre-orders placed via Hometapes mailorder will receive the album three weeks early! Just click here. Download Collections Of Colonies … Continue reading Collections Of Colonies Of Bees Share First Single
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