Surely May must be my favourite month – or maybe September? – it’s too close to call. Anyway, traditionally a time of spring cleaning, I thought I might make the most of my enforced incarceration this week owing to one poorly daughter. Alas, I didn’t get much further than a bag of old letters and photos – letters from old friends and older boyfriends. How … Continue reading Mrs Mackerel’s TFI Friday
We’ve put Jason Ward’s acerbic Bless You up on MM a couple of times already. Now he is releasing it as a free digital single and download and we have the b-side for you too. It’s called Dark In Here and also comes from his excellent Graceful Bow EP. Ward says, “This is an instance where the blogosphere gets to act as the gatekeeper, releasing the … Continue reading Jason Ward releases Bless You
A little while ago we posted about Gaoler’s Daughter and gave you their excellent track Nine Pieces Of Silk. We then got hold of their equally excellent The Only Way To Travel EP, which boasted the (you guessed it) excellent song Jumbo Jet. Now they are preparing to release a new EP titled Alchemy which is out on the 6th June. We’ve had an advance … Continue reading New from Gaoler’s Daughter
Mojo magazine gives away a free CD with each issue. Often they are reworking of classic albums by modern bands and often the results are chronic. The March issue was a reinterpreted version of Syd Barrett’s The Madcap Laughs and the results were substantially better than usual. This is a cover of Here I Go by MM faves The Hush Arbors, thought you might like … Continue reading Hush Arbors Cover Syd Barrett
A couple of days ago we gave you the excellent new single by Colours from Sleep All Day Records – a song we liked so much it sneaked into our best of the month post yesterday. At the time of posting we promised you similar from the same label from another band – The Fair Ohs. So here we are keeping our promise. Eden Rock … Continue reading Introducing…The Fair Ohs
As usual, here is our round-up of some of the best songs we’ve posted during April plus a couple of new ones. Thirty great songs all ready to go on one cracking playlist and impress your family and friends. Without further ado… Shabby Rogue – My Life As A Secret Agent mp3 (High octane, paranoia induced rock ‘n’ roll riffage) Kurt Vile – Invisibility Nonexistent … Continue reading MM’s Best of the Month: April
