Not a band this time, but a new label – Palmist is an independently run sister to FatCat Records. Based in Brighton they are specialising in a DIY ethic and limited run, vinyl only releases. They’ve sent us details of their first two releases – two split 12″s featuring the hazy, insistent pop minimalism of the U.S. Girls (which we can’t stop playing) and the twisted … Continue reading Introducing…Palmist Records
Back in March we gave you a taste of The Dirty Lungs and their swaggering take on dirty garage infused blues rock. They have returned with a new single – the uncompromisingly titled Don’t Fucking Remind Me. Push the volume up to max and have a listen! a Don’t forget these either… Download The Dirty Lungs – New York City mp3 (from Deregulate Your Heart EP) Download … Continue reading New Single From The Dirty Lungs
UK expat and current resident of Durham, North Carolina, Dan Melchior has released more than 15 full-length albums on a diverse set of independent labels including In the Red, Siltbreeze and Sympathy For The Record Industry. For his latest release Catbirds And Cardinals he has found a home at Northern-Spy Records. You may try to peg him as a bluesman or garage rocker, or even … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends…Dan Melchior
Here are some recent music videos we’ve enjoyed. You might too. Marissa Nadler will soon be on tour with Timber Timbre which is a double bill well worth catching. This is the video for Baby, I Will Leave You In The Morning. Download Marissa Nadler – Baby I Will Leave You In The Morning mp3 (from Marissa Nadler) MM faves Two Wounded Birds have this to accompany … Continue reading Video Round Up
Our in-box is overflowing again and we don’t have the capacity to do these songs proper justice. So with our apologies, here is an all-too-cursory round-up of some new tracks we’re enjoying – and all well worth some investment from your ears. We have some delightfully jangly indie-pop in the classic vein from The Very Most and from Bronze Medal, some retro-inspired ‘British invasion’ style … Continue reading Another Round Up
We posted a few days ago about Witches and their forthcoming album Forever. The release date for the album has been pushed back from May to the 21st June, but to tide you over here is a new track of fizzing punk-pop goodness. Download Witches – Black Dog mp3 (from Forever) Download Witches – Creature Of Nature mp3 (from Forever) Continue reading More From Witches
The Black Lips sixth album will be Arabia Mountain and in a departure from the norm they have enlisted the shiny pop tart Mark Ronson to produce over half the album’s sixteen songs. On the face of it, it seems an unlikely combination – however, first track Modern Art suggests the band have lost absolutely none of their garage fuelled boozy swagger while adding some … Continue reading Black Lips: Arabia Mountain Album
Athens, Georgia’s Witches will release their debut LP, Forever on May 17 on Bakery Outlet Records. The band takes touches of the Breeders’ feminine boldness, Des Ark’s brusque emotional stance, and the wide-open, true rock n’ roll worldliness of Midwestern punk idols the Replacements. They combine it all into a heady and sometimes thrilling whole – take a listen to album opener Creature Of Nature … Continue reading Introducing…Witches
Another month, another mix. A collection of twenty or so of the best tunes we posted in April plus a couple of tasty new ones. Download, hit play, relax. Download Ha Ha Tonka – Usual Suspects mp3 (from Death Of A Decade) Soulful, catchy, country rock. Download Sweet Lights – The Shortest Man On Earth mp3 (from Digital Single) Beautifully judged excursion into the world of classic sunshine and … Continue reading Mad Mackerel’s Best Of The Month: April 2011
Formed in 2009, The Pear Traps are a 5 piece band from Chicago who mix lo-fi garage rock and alt-country, and do it well. Come Home is from their new six track self-titled EP. The band describe it as “a rolling tune flush with alt-country drive, a rhythmic back-beat and echoing vocals” and having played it a few times, it seems a pretty fair description. … Continue reading Introducing…The Pear Traps
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