Named after a Walker Brothers’ album, residing in Kilburn, with origins in darkest Lancashire, Niteflights have drawn comparisons to the likes of Orange Juice, Metronomy and Mystery Jets. With their songs rooted in the “indie” and/or “pop” tag, Niteflights set out to create something that bulldozes past these walls and builds, in their place, a captivating and dynamic sound that will leave you tapping your … Continue reading Introducing…Niteflights
Let’s take a journey to Ann Arbor, Michigan, where there is some grand folk rock being made. Jack & The Bear are next up in a long line of future breakout stars coming out of this scene. Following in the footsteps of acts such as Mumford and Sons and The Avett Brothers, Jack & The Bear attribute a similarly raw sound, that’s both haunting and … Continue reading Introducing…Jack & The Bear
Here’s the latest from indie experimentalists Cymbal Eat Guitars. This is the title track from forthcoming album Definite Darkness. Download Cymbals Eat Guitars – Definite Darkness mp3 (from Definite Darkness) Download Cymbals Eat Guitars – Rifle Eyesight (Proper Name) mp3 (from Definite Darkness) Continue reading New From Cymbals Eat Guitars
We’re on holiday at the moment so the next few days will see shorter than usual posts. Sure you’ll understand. We’ve posted about The Cabin Dogs and their lovely, easy going backwoods folk, stuff so rustic it probably has a rusty nail hanging out of it somewhere. This is the second track from new album Midnight Trail and it is another that invites you to … Continue reading More from The Cabin Dogs
Oh yes, it is that time again. Here is a round up of the very best of what we posted in July, plus a couple of new ones to add to the mix. Enjoy. Download Dennis Hopper Choppers – Good To Me mp3 (from Be Ready) Morricone inspired spaghetti western feel and Tijuana style horns combine to give an authentic dusty desert twang. BTW: Whichever knob alleged … Continue reading Mad Mackerel’s Best Of The Month: July 2011
Here are a few more of the cover versions that have recently crossed MM’s path and are well worth a listen. First up, Stereogum have released an excellent tribute to the Strokes Is This It album featuring a whole host of buzzworthy bands and available completely free from their website. Just click here to grab it, or listen to Real Estate’s version of Barely Legal … Continue reading MM’s Covers Up Again
MM wasn’t the only one snapping pictures from Truck Festival this year. Here are a selection from Moo, our own mini Mad Mackerel. a Download Edwyn Collins – Losing Sleep mp3 (from Losing Sleep) Download Caitlin Rose – Shotgun Wedding mp3 (from Dead Flowers EP) Download Justin Townes Earle – Harlem River Blues mp3 (from Harlem River Blues) Download Sea of Bees – The Woods mp3 (from The Woods EP) Download … Continue reading More Truck Festival Pictures
It’s Friday – I’ve made it, just. All the sprats are very different, adorably different and utterly adorable. This week, Joe (the youngest at seven) has re-cast himself as one travelling troubadour. Guitar in hand, he travels as far as the living room, sometimes to the kitchen to perform his self-penned tunes, all strummed in G. From Try and Love Me If You Can (who … Continue reading Mrs Mackerel’s TFI Friday (29th July)
We’ve already given you two excellent tracks from psych-folkies Efren’s new album, Rise On Up And Melt. Now we have a third, and this time it is the seven minute mini-epic of Mr Greene. Efren is led by Scott Low who fell into a dark marital separation as the record was being recorded. A new outlook on the album came about. Though not the original … Continue reading Efren Release Third Track From Rise On Up And Melt
We were big fans of Amen Dunes sparse and thrillingly malevolent Murder Dull Mind EP, which came out last year and was a follow up to his debut album DIA. His second album will be released in August and is titled Through Donkey Jaw via Sacred Bones (rapidly becoming our favourite label of the moment). This is a first taste with track Lower Mind and it is, to our … Continue reading New Album From Amen Dunes
