We’re loving the pained apathy of this track, You Can’t Save ‘Em All from Big Harp’s forthcoming sophomore album Chain Letters, which is due early next year via Saddle Creek. For this record, the duo of Chris Senseney and Stefanie Drootin-Senseney is joined by their friend John Voris on drums. The album moves away from the rustic, pastoral sound of their debut White Hat, and … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends…Big Harp
Sometimes a band says all there needs to be said about a new release when they describe the inspiration for it, and in common with the latest album from another uniquely visioned indie fave Darren Hayman, the Douglas Firs new record, The Furious Sound, is loosely based around the East Lothian witch trials of 1590. Seventy persons, mainly women, were tortured, tried and burned for their supposed … Continue reading New Album From The Douglas Firs
a a a Download La Sera – Break My Heart mp3 (from Sees The Light) Continue reading Videos of the Day: Dead Sons || Wons Phreely || La Sera
Little Metal baby Fist is the latest single from The Dirty Nil. Available for a pay what you want deal on their Bandcamp. By way of explanation, The Dirty Nil recording experience is dependent on beer, blood, broken bones, broken instruments, broken ears, inescapable loudness, screaming, unresolved girl problems, exposed wiring, no pants, no shoes, making their producer drink more than he wants to, a … Continue reading MM Shorts 267: The Dirty Nil
We first became switched on to Bottom Dollars when we downloaded their recent Daytrotter Session. In particular the near ten minute epic of Fall Into Arms, a southern-tinged indie rocker, which has one of the best, and most insistent, openings of any song we’ve heard all year. It is a nailed on, pedal-to-the-floor tune for the open road! A bit of further investigation revealed a … Continue reading MM Shorts 266: Bottom Dollars
a a a a Download Lost Animal – Say No To Thugs mp3 (from Ex Tropical) a Continue reading Videos of the Day: The Growl || Yukon Blonde || Lost Animal || Lavender Diamond
Full vocal recovery is now complete, much to everyone’s evident delight… Went gigging and giggling with Mr Nightshift last night to celebrate. We started off with a drink in a local Oxford hostelry that I hadn’t frequented since being thrown up against the wall outside by someone who wanted me to be “their girlfriend”. Should have just asked really. Or noted my then boyfriend waiting … Continue reading Mrs Mackerel’s TFI Friday (16th November)
Trawling back through our backlog of e-mails, we realised we’d missed this follow up to our previous post about Die Mason Die. Hold My Crown is the second track to be released from their debut EP Tongues In The Clamp,which showcases the vocal stylings of Gomez combined with intricate folk finger picking and the kind of dreamy exuberance only youth can bring. Download it below. … Continue reading New From Die Mason Die
Although this has been out for a while and we’re late to the party, as soon as we’d heard the track Dawns Man by Red River Dialect we knew we would still have to post it for any other poor unfortunates like us who have yet to discover the song. The damn thing has been on near constant repeat… The band hail from Cornwall and their … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends…Red River Dialect
