The beginning of the month always means a new free digital mix from Insound. Available for about a week it is always a great and eclectic collection of the new, the unknown and the buzzworthy. This month is no different featuring Washed Out, The Fruit Bats, Tim Cohen, Fountains Of Wayne and lots more. Check out a couple of our favourites from Jim Ward and … Continue reading It’s Insound Digital Mix Time Again
The Sainthood Reps are a four-piece from Long Island inspired by the local hardcore, punk and indie scene of their surroundings. They will release their debut album Monoculture next month on Tooth & Nail Records. Grab yourself the title track – a gem of distortion, bludgeoning percussion, and a nagging, jagged riff that sets it well apart from the usual fare and, played loud enough, might … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends…Sainthood Reps
We’ve featured noisemongers Pet Scenes a couple of times on MM and yesterday they released a new three track EP called Funk which can be grabbed for free from their Bandcamp page here. So, if like us, grungy, snarling garage rock is right up your alley as they say, you’ll probably like this. A lot. Download Pet Scenes – Habit mp3 (from Funk EP) Continue reading New EP from Pet Scenes
Got this from the ever reliable My Old Kentucky Blog, sat on it for a few days, played it, got steamrollered by the guitars and drums, played it again. Yep it was as good as we thought. So, if you don’t have it yet and like the idea of The Stooges jamming with Jeff The Brotherhood, fronted by the bastard offspring of Ian Curtis and Shane … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends…She’s Hit
Buffalo Killers are an American rock band comprising brothers Zachary and Andrew Gabbard with Joseph Sebaali. Quickly signed to Alive Records after sending a burnt CD with just their telephone number and name on it, their self-titled debut album was released in October of 2006 followed by Let It Ride, produced by The Black Keys’ Dan Auerbach. Most recently, the Buffalo Killers collaborated with Kelley Deal … Continue reading New Album from the Buffalo Killers
Here are some recent music videos we’ve enjoyed. You might too. Marissa Nadler will soon be on tour with Timber Timbre which is a double bill well worth catching. This is the video for Baby, I Will Leave You In The Morning. Download Marissa Nadler – Baby I Will Leave You In The Morning mp3 (from Marissa Nadler) MM faves Two Wounded Birds have this to accompany … Continue reading Video Round Up
It’s that time again – the new Insound digital May mix is up and ready for free downloading. This month offers 21 tracks from the likes of Times New Viking, The Fresh & Onlys, The Feelies and Seapony. You know the drill – only up for a week and you can get a taste below, or just grab the whole thing here. Download Religious Knives … Continue reading Insound’s Free May Mix
Another month, another mix. A collection of twenty or so of the best tunes we posted in April plus a couple of tasty new ones. Download, hit play, relax. Download Ha Ha Tonka – Usual Suspects mp3 (from Death Of A Decade) Soulful, catchy, country rock. Download Sweet Lights – The Shortest Man On Earth mp3 (from Digital Single) Beautifully judged excursion into the world of classic sunshine and … Continue reading Mad Mackerel’s Best Of The Month: April 2011
Sleazy punk-blues duo My Goodness hail from Seattle and manage to drum up a fantastic cacophony of noise. They have just released their self-titled debut album on the excellent Sarathan Records. We have a taste for you in the shape of C’mon Doll and all the ingredients you want are present and correct: reverb, greasy blues riffs, distortion, impassioned lyrics and attitude – all wrapped … Continue reading Introducing…My Goodness
Cardiff based band The Keys release their first full length album Bitten By Wolves on 2nd May through See Monkey Do Monkey Recordings. Since receiving a copy in the post we have been playing it a lot – an awful lot. It is a record that cleverly mixes 60s inspired psych rock and crunchy guitars with some more modern style jangle pop and some tasty … Continue reading Introducing…The Keys
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