Strayfolk are a Swedish band who play as genuine a style of Americana as you are ever likely to hear. What Wouldn’t I Do has been released by net label Bad Panda Records under a Creative Commons license as a freebie and we’re absolutely loving it. The song is a mellow mix of gently fingerpicked acoustics and yearning lyrics simply and beautifully delivered. A perfect example … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends…Strayfolk
Lille is the adopted stage name of 18 year old singer/songwriter Grace Bellury. She is set to release her debut EP Tall Shoulders on June 22. It is out on Whale Heart Records. Mature way beyond her years, the record is full of haunting vocals, clever lyrics, and melancholy ukelele. So the story goes, she grew up singing Beatles songs on her father’s lap, and listening to … Continue reading Introducing…Lille
The Mynabirds debut album What We Lose In The Fire We Gain In The Flood has been picking up a lot of press and decent reviews. One listen to these two advance tracks and it is obvious why. It is an elegant mix of country and soul that singer and songwriter Laura Burhenn delivers with calm restraint and a natural feel for her material – … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends…The Mynabirds
The Wilderness Of Manitoba are, as you might expect, from Canada. Their 2009 EP Hymns To Love And Spirits showcased a folk band of the most intimate and gorgeous kind and they now have a full length due out on the 22nd June called When You Left The Fire. The new album has a fuller sound, but has sacrificed none of what made the EP … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends…The Wilderness Of Manitoba
Time on me is wasted time. Ah yes: the Kings of Leon. And if we posted that then we would be in trouble, now that the Followill tribe are big in Japan. And other places, of course. The older I get, the more disappointing I find people – in general. (Obviously there are always a few notable exceptions – yes, you know who you are). … Continue reading Mrs Mackerel’s TFI Friday
As usual, here is our round-up of some of the best songs we’ve posted during April plus a couple of new ones. Thirty great songs all ready to go on one cracking playlist and impress your family and friends. Without further ado… Shabby Rogue – My Life As A Secret Agent mp3 (High octane, paranoia induced rock ‘n’ roll riffage) Kurt Vile – Invisibility Nonexistent … Continue reading MM’s Best of the Month: April
We’ve already posted the quite excellent Private Land, the first track from the new Johnny Bertram & The Golden Bicycles album Days That Passed, which gets its official release tomorrow. To mark the occasion they have made a second track available titled At The Wake. This track offers a nice contrast to the full on rock and roll of Private Land and shows exactly why … Continue reading Johnny Bertram album released tomorrow
Ah, how we love a good murder ballad! This weekend we visited our local independent record shop (the excellent Rapture in Witney) for the annual Record Store Day extravaganza. As well as picking up the latest Chapel Club 7″ and a copy of the limited edition 4AD taster for the latest Big Pink track we couldn’t help but purchase unheard a copy of a CD … Continue reading Settle down with a tasty murder ballad
It’s one rule for you and another for everyone else. Do as I say, but not as I do. And so on. On Thursday, the original MM site was taken down without warning, without a backward glance, without apology, by some faceless individual/s at a soulless organisation. All that hard work switched off, tuned out, unplugged. Unlike some we could mention, however, we are passionate … Continue reading Mrs Mackerel’s TFI Friday
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