And another cover for you…

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…

New Releases from The Migrant & The Moaners

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

Mad Mackerel Recommends…Filthybird

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

Cover Me…I’m Going In

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

Introducing…Roosevelt Dime

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

Mrs Mackerel’s TFI Friday

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

The End of the Road Festival – A Review

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

Some more videos to enjoy

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

New from Sharon Van Etten

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