Here are four corking singles for you to listen to and, should you be so inclined, subsequently purchase. First up are Scumbag Philosopher and their second single, God Is Dead So I Listen To Radiohead. It is typically English in it’s odd spoken word style, wry black humour and deadpan observations of the ludicrousness of life. Out on May 23rd, visit their website here for … Continue reading Try Before You Buy…
Well I’m sure there will be enough column inches devoted to the (mainly) collective swelling of the nation’s breast in tribute to today’s royal nuptials. Funny old thing all this patriotic malarkey – not really my bag – but cheers anyway. Personally, I’m far more excited that in two days time it will be May – and that means The Cave Singers! – and now, … Continue reading Mrs Mackerel’s TFI Friday (29th April)
It is fair to say that Hurray For The Riff Raff are a very close second to The Cave Singers in Mrs Mackerel’s must see bands for 2011. This came after we fell in love with the band’s self-titled UK debut of haunting and melancholy Americana that was released in late March on Loose Music. So join Mrs M in London or check out the … Continue reading Hurray For The Riff Raff – UK Tour
Formed in 2009, The Pear Traps are a 5 piece band from Chicago who mix lo-fi garage rock and alt-country, and do it well. Come Home is from their new six track self-titled EP. The band describe it as “a rolling tune flush with alt-country drive, a rhythmic back-beat and echoing vocals” and having played it a few times, it seems a pretty fair description. … Continue reading Introducing…The Pear Traps
We meant to post about The Pierces a while ago, and were reminded when we received this new video for their track Glorious – a gothic glam pop-stomper according to Q. a It comes from new album You & I and you can stream a taste of their dark forces below from their Love You More EP. a Visit their MySpace here. Continue reading Glorious Video from The Pierces
It is fair to say that Celebration, Florida by the superb Felice Brothers is one of our most anticipated releases of 2011. The good news is it is out on Fat Possum Records on the 10th May. Apparently the new album is chock full of new stories and casts scenes of dreamy characters and stories interwoven like a block of primetime TV. Among the tales: a young … Continue reading Felice Brothers: Celebration, Florida Album
Other Lives hail from Stillwater, Oklahoma, a small town in the vast open spaces of the mid-West, and for the past sixteen months they have been composing and recording their second album, Tamer Animals. This will get a UK release on the 29th August via Play It Again Sam Records. Underpinning Tamer Animals’ rich palette of sounds is a native dust bowl austerity: a desolate yet epic … Continue reading Introducing…Other Lives
Tomorrow The Morning Birds will release their second album, The Quickening. It is one of those records that has gradually grown and grown on us and is full of lovely harmonies and rich, warm instrumentation that reminds us of duos like She & Him, but is altogether more joyful and uplifting – these two are what we would have once called hippies, and they are all … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends…The Morning Birds
Zachary Cale has got in touch a couple of times recently with tracks from a recent 7″ and from his forthcoming album called Noise of Welcome. Sometimes when you get sent a lot of music stuff can slip through the cracks, it’s not much of an excuse, but it is the truth and such is our excuse where Mr Cale is concerned. While at first … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends…Zachary Cale
Folky and ambient with a bit of dream pop and rock and roll. That’s The Great American Canyon Band, and their track A Song For The Rest has been getting repeat plays here. You can find it on their Wild Heart EP. Purchase the EP from their Bandcamp page here. Visit their website here. Download The Great American Canyon Band – A Song For The … Continue reading Introducing…The Great American Canyon Band
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