Just like MM faves The Howling Owls, The Owsley Brothers hail from Florida. They sent us a couple of tunes from their forthcoming album Separated At Birth, which is out in April. And what a pair of tunes they were. Under The Shade Of A Live Oak Tree grabbed us by the short and curlies and squeezed from the very first listen. A slow, pulsing blues … Continue reading Introducing…The Owsley Brothers
Snacky Tunes Vol.1, is an excellent free compilation featuring past performances from their weekly radio show on Heritage Radio. It is now available for completely free download here. It features tracks from artists as diverse as Freelance Whales, Midnight Magic, Surfer Blood, Eli Paperboy Reed, Frankie Rose and the Outs, Blood Orange, and Au Revoir Simone, amongst others. A full tracklisting is below, along with … Continue reading Free Album Download From Snacky Tunes
This is so good it is a repost of a repost. The ultimate in lazy blogging, but totally justified when it is (MM faves) Strand of Oaks covering the sublime Wolves by (MM faves) Phosphorescent. So thanks to the great Slowcoustic for alerting us, and to The Key for the original posting. This just needs to be heard by as many people as possible so no apologies … Continue reading Wolves by Strand of Oaks (Cheers Slowcoustic)
If you’ve not checked in lately, it is worth heading over to Daytrotter as they’ve posted some top notch free sessions recently. We’ve picked out tracks from three we’ve really enjoyed including class folk act The Deep Dark Woods, new-to-us psychedelic groovers Snake Rattle Rattle Snake, and MM faves The Low Anthem, who do a superb version of one of the standout tracks from their wonderful new … Continue reading New Daytrotter Sessions
As you know we’ve been supporting the brilliant Wooden Wand’s Kickstarter project. It only has a couple of days left to go before it closes, and some more pledges would be very welcome – in return for some very cool stuff. You can check out the latest update by clicking here. Download Wooden Wand – The DNR Waltz mp3 (demo) Continue reading Wooden Wand Kickstarter Update
It’s Friday again and it’s been a busy week. Little Joe, youngest sprat, caught Lyme’s disease from a tick while mini-beast-safari-ing in the wilds of the North. Joe is recovering but the tick met with an unpleasant end at the hands of MM. I’ve also been mixing it with the other half (or perhaps that should be five per cent) on a counselling course. Methinks … Continue reading Mrs Mackerel’s TFI Friday (4th March)
Here are a few tasty new releases and a couple of tracks acquired via the blogosphere to brighten up your Friday. A veritable smorgasbord for you to sift through and pick out the ones you like. First up is a second track from Canadians The Rural Alberta Advantage taken from their (very good) new album Departing and showcasing again their ear for a perfectly pitched … Continue reading New Release Round Up
Caliana are a band named after their love for two states…California and Indiana. They happily cite influences as diverse as alt-country, reggae and soul and after listening to their EP Blood, Sweat & Beers it is possible to pick out elements of each. Far from being a sloppy mish-mash though, the four songs are tightly constructed roots-led rockers that demonstrate a nice line in lyrical … Continue reading Introducing…Caliana
Joe Johnson has the most common of names but demonstrates the most uncommon talent. He combines an unforgettable voice with an uncanny capacity for writing beautiful and moving songs. His south Mississippi drawl masking a keen intelligence and an encyclopedic knowledge of music, Johnson grew up watching his grandfather spinning records and creating innovative engineering techniques in the recording studio at WRJW in Picayune, Mississippi. … Continue reading Introducing…Joe Johnson
Here we are again. A mix of the best tracks we posted in February and a few new ones too. Twenty seven cracking songs to immerse yourself in! Download O’Death – Bugs mp3 (from Outside) Echoes of their ramshackle and punkish best, but this time it is cocooned in something more subtle and thoughtful too. Download The Whalers – That Rabbit mp3 (from How The Ship Goes … Continue reading Mad Mackerel’s Best Of The Month: February
The Mad Mackerel 