We Mackerels will always have a soft spot for singer songwriter Jason Ward thanks to his wonderfully bitter track Bless You that perfectly soundtracked a particularly appropriate point in our lives. So it is good to see he is back with a new single You’re Gonna Be OK – a short, but poppy jaunt of melancholic comfort. It’s not available to download yet, but have … Continue reading New Single From Jason Ward
So much to catch up on…here’s a few tracks to tickle the earbuds. Veteran noisemongering indie rockers Comet Gain have given us another track from their excellent album Howl Of The Lonely Crowd, this time it is the marvellously titled Clang Of The Concrete Swans. Download Comet Gain – Clang Of The Concrete Swans mp3 (from Howl Of The Lonely Crowd) Acid Baby Jesus deliver … Continue reading Round-Up Time
Back in February we posted about Jones Street Station and their track Understanding, which we described as being “like if the Beach Boys played folk music – a wonderful sense of melody and intricate rhythms played with a joyous abandon and sense of fun.” Well, here is the brand new video for said track. Enjoy. a Download Jones Street Station – The Understanding mp3 Continue reading New Video From Jones Street Station
We’re looking forward immensely to the new Brown Bird album Salt for Salt, due out on the 18th October. We’ve posted the excellent Fingers To The Bone previously, and here is a second track to savour, the darkly dramatic Thunder And Lightning. Download Brown Bird – Thunder And Lightning mp3 (from Salt for Salt) Download Brown Bird – Fingers To The Bone mp3 (from Salt For Salt) Continue reading More From Brown Bird
Here is another excellent track from Here We Go Magic’s frontman Luke Temple’s country tinged solo album Don’t Act Like You Don’t Care. Out on Western Vinyl. Download Luke Temple – How Could I Lie mp3 (from Don’t Act Like You Don’t Care) Download Luke Temple – Ophelia mp3 (from Don’t Act Like You Don’t Care) Continue reading More From Luke Temple
Megafaun, who were one of the (many) highlights from the End of the Road Festival last week have made a third track available from their forthcoming self-titled album. This time it is the epic eight minutes of Get Right. The album is released on September 20th via Hometapes. Download Megafaun – Get Right mp3 (from Megafaun) Download Megafaun – State/Meant mp3 (from Megafaun) Download Megafaun – These Words mp3 (from … Continue reading Megafaun Drop Third Track From Forthcoming Album
A couple of months ago we gave you the good natured, gentle, hippy inspired folk of BigBee of the Whitetree – his debut EP Fairytale Dust (what else?) has been a lovely, calming antidote to the hectic nature of everyday life – a reminder of when things were simpler, more naive even, and when what mattered most of all was getting together, chilling out and … Continue reading Another Track From BigBee Of The Whitetree
Fanfarlo’s debut album, the folk tinged, literate indie pop of Reservoir was one of the success stories of 2009, seemingly coming out of nowhere to generate a lot of buzz and deserved critical acclaim. At times it seemed The Walls Are Coming Down was on repeat play on BBC 6 Music. Two years later, and to the news that the band have now finished recording their … Continue reading The Return Of Fanfarlo
Ha Ha Tonka’s latest album Death Of A Decade is a gem and one we find ourselves playing more and more often. Original giveaway track, Usual Suspects has been hugely popular with all the Mackerel clan and associates ever since we first posted it, and to celebrate a new run of tour dates, the band have made a second single available for free download. So, … Continue reading New From Ha Ha Tonka
Another month, another free digital mix from Insound. This time there are tracks from Zola Jesus, Ganglians, the wonderful Case Studies, WU LYF, Nurses and many more. As usual we’ve picked a couple of our favourites below or you can grab the whole thing for free just by clicking here – but only for the next week or so. Download The Regents – Cinder Machine … Continue reading September’s Free Digital Mix From Insound
