Jordan Bolton is a solo artist hailing from Manchester and will soon be releasing a debut EP titled Jazz Hands. Take a listen to Carnival Blues which has a slightly jazzy undertone but is more a menacing, bass heavy ride through a freakshow underworld – as you know that’s much more our kind of thing. We think it bodes well for the EP, and marks … Continue reading Introducing…Jordan Bolton
Canadian four-piece Harlan Pepper grew up listening to music on dusty record players and hissing radios. Those sounds have been channelled into these songs that in turn make up their album Young and Old. It’s an album that encapsulates their obvious love for raw roots, rock country, blues, and folk music, but seen through their own 21st century kaleidoscope. Take a listen to Great Lakes, the … Continue reading Introducing…Harlan Pepper
After the release of his Graceful Bow EP, and in particular the track Bless You, Jason Ward is a firm favourite of Mrs Mackerel, and so we were pleased to get details of his new single Okay which is released via iTunes on Tuesday. The single is purposefully more of an upbeat and insightful song, and while the singer/songwriter or even folk labels are still … Continue reading New single from Jason Ward
We’ve posted recently about the excellent debut album Dungeon Dots by Air Waves, which is now officially out on Underwater Peoples. To mark the occasion here is another track of gorgeous bittersweet folk from the album. Visit MySpace here. Download Air Waves – Radio mp3 (from Dungeon Dots) Download Air Waves – Knockout mp3 (from Dungeon Dots) Download Air Waves – Waters (Featuring Sharon Van … Continue reading Air Waves Album Out Now
This may be a day late (snow, sickness, another quiz), but Christmas has come early for us here at MM because we have a new song from the Cave Singers – glad tidings of great joy indeed. In fact, so excited were we that fishy wars broke out, with MM posting it (albeit briefly) yesterday afternoon after promising the missus that it was hers. He … Continue reading Mrs Mackerel’s TFI Friday (3 Dec)
Here is the best of our November posts, a perfect mix tape to kick off the festive seasons and a nice reminder before we all get immersed in all those end-of-year top tens/twenties/fifties etc. And as always a couple of new ones too. Twenty five great tracks. Enjoy. Download Outer Minds – Until You’re Dead mp3 Pristine nugget of 60s inspired garage rock, twangy rough-cut … Continue reading MM’s Best of the Month: November
Carl Hauck, is a 23-year old solo musician (and high school teacher) from northern Illinois whose music has been compared to the likes of Iron & Wine, Andrew Bird, and Sufjan Stevens. He released his fourth album, entitled Windjammer, on November 9th. Unusually the comparisons are more than valid on this occasion. The album is an intimate one, full of thoughtful, literate lyrics and patient … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends…Carl Hauck
Fistful of Mercy is comprised of Ben Harper, Joseph Arthur and Dhani Harrison (George’s son) – a supergroup of sorts I guess. The band’s debut album, As I Call You Down, was released last month via Hot Records. We’ve got a taster for you below, Father’s Son. To be honest we weren’t expecting a great deal and we were pleasantly surprised and it was a … Continue reading Introducing…Fistful of Mercy
A short while ago we posted about folky Brooklyn troubadour Leland Sundries and his debut EP The Apothecary. Here is a video for one of the tracks, Elegy, that was filmed at the Staten Island tugboat graveyard, in a canoe among the rusted, half-sunken boats. Visit his MySpace here. Download Leland Sundries – Elegy mp3 (from The Apothecary EP) Continue reading New video from Leland Sundries
Here again is a short round-up of some of the better new releases we’ve come across recently. Once again, they all deserve more in the way of a narrative, but time can be a hard taskmaster on occasion. First up is the rather strangely named EP’s Trailer Park and their strangely compelling folk song tribute to Mario Vargas Llosa – this year’s Nobel Laureate in … Continue reading New Releases Round Up
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