Category: Indie

Country, Folk, Indie, Music

Mad Mackerel Recommends…The Dreaming Spires

It seems entirely appropriate to post today about Oxford’s The Dreaming Spires – formed as they are by Truck Festival founders Robin and Joe Bennett. The band have already been getting critical acclaim for their debut single Everything All The Time, which is officially released on Monday. They are headlining Truck tomorrow night in what will inevitably be a legendary performance. We will be there. … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends…The Dreaming Spires

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Alternative, Folk, Indie, Music, Rock

Mrs Mackerel’s TFI Friday (22nd July)

After a brief absence last week, of which a lot was lost to a rather brilliant book I was enjoying (Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter); some of it was lost travelling from A to B to C to… Z; some of it to failing technology, and some of it to failing memory. Gained a little perspective on some matters and caught sight of a little light … Continue reading Mrs Mackerel’s TFI Friday (22nd July)

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Alternative, Blues, Indie, Music, Psychedelic, Rock

New from Little Fish

Oxford’s own boozy blues-rockin’ trio Little Fish have been in touch to update us about their plans for second album. As Ben told us, “Nothing much changes – we’re still the “next big thing”, but we’ve given up on the major label approach and are excited to be putting out our next record fully DIY, indie, locally-sourced and self-promoted. We’re recording it with Gaz Coombes … Continue reading New from Little Fish

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Alternative, Country, Electronic, Folk, Indie, Music, Pop, Psychedelic, Rock

Truck Festival – Free Download Mix

Tomorrow sees the start of the marvellous Truck Festival near Oxford. We went last year and had a brilliant time and are thoroughly looking forward to this year’s event where the line-up includes Gruff Rhys, Graham Coxon, Saint Etienne, John Grant, The Young Knives, Edwyn Collins, Benjamin Francis Leftwich, The Duke & The King, Tunng, Justin Townes Earle, Alessi’s Ark, Sea Of Bees, Pete & … Continue reading Truck Festival – Free Download Mix

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Blues, Country, Folk, Indie, Music, Rock

Introducing…Rhubarb Whiskey

Alcohol soaked, southern Gothic murder ballads are the order of the day from Rhubarb Whiskey and their new album Cautionary Tales. Stories are told with a flourish and a touch of the theatrical using mandolin, guitar, accordion, fiddle and upright bass. Mixing classic American folk songs with a gypsy punk ethic works wonderfully well and chief among the highlights is a unique tale of bears and … Continue reading Introducing…Rhubarb Whiskey

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Introducing…Carter Tanton

Carter Tanton (formerly known as Tulsa and current member of Lower Dens) has announced details of his forthcoming full-length, Freeclouds on Western Vinyl. Slated for a November 1st release, the album marks four years since his celebrated Tulsa EP, I Was Submerged, and features the enchanting vocals of MM fave, Boston dream-folk artist Marissa Nadler. In anticipation of the LP, he has released his first single, … Continue reading Introducing…Carter Tanton

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Indie, Music, Pop, Psychedelic

Fingers Of The Sun – Video

Fingers of the Sun are a 6 piece psych-pop group from Denver that loves communism, but prefers to sing about sunny days, lovely loves and introspective introspections. They just finished a music video for The Leaves were so Green, a track off their debut album, and will soon be embarking on a tour of the Midwest. Its a sunny slice of psych-pop focusing on the … Continue reading Fingers Of The Sun – Video

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We Were Promised Jetpacks – New Song

We have to confess that, although they are a favourite of Scottish Kate’s, we’ve never been too enthusiastic about Scottish indie rockers We Were Promised Jetpacks. This is probably the reason we’ve been a bit slow about getting round to playing their new track Act On Impulse, which precedes new album In The Pit Of The Stomach (out on October 3rd via FatCat). So better … Continue reading We Were Promised Jetpacks – New Song

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St. Vincent – Another Cover

Recently we posted St. Vincent’s visceral live version of Black Flag’s classic Kerosene. As part of a Tom Waits Rain Dogs tribute St. Vincent tackled Big Black Mariah at the Barbican. Watch it and then compare the two below – both are brilliant. a Download St. Vincent – Big Black Mariah mp3 (live at Rain Dogs Revisited at The Barbican) Download St. Vincent – Kerosene (live) mp3 (Big Black cover) Continue reading St. Vincent – Another Cover

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