Following on from our very recent Covers post here, featuring everything from Warpaint to Phosphorescent, we have another cover for you now. It is by MM faves The Deep Dark Woods and comes from a new 18 track Townes Van Zandt tribute compilation due out on the 25th October. It’s titled More Townes Van Zandt By The Great Unknown. Enjoy. Visit the Deep Dark Woods MySpace here. … Continue reading And another cover for you…
Today sees the release of two excellent new albums from Denmark’s The Migrant and from North Carolina’s The Moaners. We have already posted about the former, giving you The Organ Grinder, a quite exquisite slice of catchy psych-folk which has never been far from our playlists ever since. The Migrant’s album Travels In Lowland is an excellent record and to mark the official release we … Continue reading New Releases from The Migrant & The Moaners
Last night I headed up the M40 with friend Matt (Matt Mackerel maybe…) to see Delta Spirit play the latest date of their short UK tour at the Hare & Hounds in Bimingham. Our first visit to said venue. En route I discovered, as a toddler, Matt had been best mates with MM idol Pete Kember (of Spacemen 3 fame, aka Spectrum) – how cool … Continue reading Live: Delta Spirit
American four-piece Filthybird have been putting the finishing touches to their brilliant new album, Songs for Other People. The follow-up to the lauded Southern Skies, Filthybird’s latest record reveals an astounding depth, effectively marrying the lilting vocal melodies of Renee Mendoza with Brian Haran’s layered guitar atmospherics and anchored by a powerfully inventive rhythm section, these songs are both soulful and dreamy, familiar and fresh. … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends…Filthybird
While we think that we’re not great lovers of covers here at MM, I’m beginning to suspect that this is actually a pretty long way from the reality of things. Especially, as just lately, there seems to have been a plethora of excellent cover versions hitting our iTunes playlists. So here are a few that we’ve picked up from over the net and fellow bloggers … Continue reading Cover Me…I’m Going In
Imagine yourself relaxing on a steamboat as it lazily floats down the Mississippi River all the way to The Big Easy. Suddenly, the band strikes up a tune, music fills the air and everyone is on their feet, clapping, dancing and singing along. And so we welcome you to the world of Roosevelt Dime, a five-piece, Brooklyn, N.Y.-based band that blends elements of acoustic jug-band … Continue reading Introducing…Roosevelt Dime
Good lord, has another week really gone by already? Trapped in the land that time forgot – that of the fundraising copywriter – I’m wondering where, when, how, but most of all why … … and as a result, I’m feeling at a bit of a loss for words. I know I’m supposed to write something short and pithy, but today I feel small and … Continue reading Mrs Mackerel’s TFI Friday
Welcome to our longest ever post, and a whole bucketful of great songs. Last weekend, Barry-Sean came with me to the End of the Road Festival and outside of the musical orgy that is SxSW, we agreed it is the best festival we’ve ever had the pleasure of attending. In fact he’s been writing about it ever since. Here’s what he has to say…. Having … Continue reading The End of the Road Festival – A Review
Just by coincidence it seems we’ve been sent a few videos lately that have caught our eyes (and our ears), so as well as our Caitlin Rose post of yesterday, we thought we’d share these with you too. First up is psychedelic stoners The Black Angels in lighter mood with their video for Telephone. It is from new album Phosphene Dream which was released today. Download The … Continue reading Some more videos to enjoy
If there is anyone out there still to be seduced and captivated by the textured sounds and stunning vocals of Sharon Van Etten then despair not, help is at hand. Here is the slow burning, and overwhelmingly alluring Don’t Do It from her new album Epic via Ba Da Bing Records. Visit her MySpace here. Our US friends can pre-order from Amazon here. You can also download … Continue reading New from Sharon Van Etten
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