We got this track via e-mail last week and have been playing it non-stop ever since. Heavy Hawaii hail from San Diego and have certainly soaked up the sun and the surf in this harmony drenched, hazy gem of a song, but they have also managed to add a deliciously dark undercurrent. It is a bit like an illicit visit to an old time carnival … Continue reading Introducing…Heavy Hawaii
Bad Cop’s debut Album Harvest The Beast (out September 14) is a bitches brew of southern fried Garage, Psych, Blues and Post-Punk that, put simply, will sear your cranium (and that can’t be a bad thing in MM’s book). They hail from the home of the country music industry, Nashville, but their sound comes from deep within their twisted souls. They’ve been building a steady … Continue reading Introducing…Bad Cop
We were idly watching the highlights of the Reading and Leeds festivals on Friday night, drifting in and out as you do, until our attention was well and truly grabbed by Summer Camp playing an acoustic version of a track called Ghost Train. It was wonderful and a bit more research revealed all the blogger-buzz they have generated for themselves. So we freely admit we’re … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends…Summer Camp
At last, the first taster from the forthcoming (and much anticipated by MM) Moondoggies album Tidelands is here. So, if your taste extends anywhere from Neil Young to Band Of Horses to Gram Parsons you’re going to want this. Immediately. Visit their MySpace here. Download The Moondoggies – It’s A Shame, It’s A Pity mp3 (from Tidelands) Continue reading First taste from new Moondoggies album
Here at MM we get a lot of albums submitted for our listening pleasure via ReviewShine – an online method for putting bands and blogs together. Unfortunately we get so many submissions that we often can’t/don’t do them justice by giving them the listening time that they deserve – entirely our fault unfortunately. So we’ve spent the past couple of days making a concerted effort … Continue reading ReviewShine Round-up
Beautiful September is here – a time of change and of new beginnings. A little bit of a shakedown in the old familiar recipes and a slight alteration to the seasoning: that’s all it takes to have a new perspective. The sprats have returned to school and MM and I rejoin the hamster wheel of life, resolving as we ever do to make more time … Continue reading Mrs Mackerel’s TFI Friday
Here is our usual round-up of the best songs we’ve posted in August together with a couple of our favourite covers and three new songs to tempt you. Another perfect mix tape we think. Black Angels – Telephone mp3 Gentler psych-pop approach from new album calling to mind classic era Zombies Dreamend – Magnesium Light mp3 Superb psych-folk from the loosely joined and hellish story … Continue reading MM’s Best of the Month: August
Tear Them Down is the debut single from David’s Lyre and has justifiably been picking up a lot of positive press and major label interest. The song is a cracker and has echoes of Wild Beasts without quite the vocal histrionics and you can view it the official video for it below. While you would certainly put him in the Folk corner, there is definitely … Continue reading Introducing…David’s Lyre
Pepper Rabbit have a great name. They play a lovely blend of folk with chamber leanings and an occasional twisted, slightly psych-pop edge. They are currently out on tour in support of Cotton Jones and following two EPs last year, have a debut album Beauregard via Kanine Records due imminently. We’re loving the taster track Older Brother for its giddy exuberance, warm chorus and mix of … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends…Pepper Rabbit
We’re very impressed with Shuffler FM, the new music blog internet radio that plays randomly selected tracks from different blogs based on your preferences of genre. Then if you like the song you can download it from the blog before moving on to the next track and the next blog. It is brilliantly simple, no registrations or log-ins, and is a great way to discover … Continue reading Check out Shuffler FM
