We’re really enjoying Saints, the single from Little Legend’s forthcoming self-titled EP. It is as good a slice of full-on, no holds barred, heart-on-its-sleeve indie rock as we’ve heard in a long time. A band to to keep eyes and ears on… Download Little Legend – Saints mp3 (from Little Legend) Continue reading MM Shorts 137: Little Legend
We first came across A Silent Film supporting Barry-Sean’s faves Echo & The Bunnymen at the Carling Academy in Oxford. Then again at Truck Festival when oldest Mackerel sprat purchased a A Silent Film T-Shirt (or more accurately had one purchased for him). They are yet another product of Oxford’s ever fertile music scene, and have a new album titled Sand & Snow due out … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends >>> A Silent Film
Communist Daughter’s excellent 2010 release Soundtrack To The End seemed to get overlooked for some reason and didn’t receive the pandits and acclaim it perhaps should have at the time. The album has been re-released on limited edition white vinyl and is available from Insound here. Grab yourself the relentlessly catchy and upbeat folky strum of Not The Kid. Download Communist Daughter – Not The … Continue reading MM Shorts 136: Communist Daughter
We have posted before about the haunting, fragile beauty of White Pines hushed folky tones. Joseph Scott is the heart of the band and having swapped the wilderness of Michigan and the non-stop hustle of New York city, he is now making Akron, Ohio and its associated hardships and desolation his home. New EP Plume of Ash will be released on Yer Bird Records … Continue reading New EP From White Pines
We have posted a number of times about Damon Moon & The Whispering Drifters and their outstanding latest album of sometimes fragile, sometimes eerie, sometimes warped and sometimes wistful Americana. This is the fourth single from Lungs, Dirts & Dreams and is titled Restless Roads End. It is a more muscular track, a song that slowly stretches, flexes and simmers over five minutes while the band keep … Continue reading More From Damon Moon & The Whispering Drifters
Having seen his brothers (and former bandmates) in Birmingham not much more than three weeks ago, last night it was the turn of eldest Felice brother, Simone, playing at the start of his lengthy UK tour at Oxford’s Jericho Tavern. Simone Felice is a songwriter of rare talents, someone who has experienced considerable highs and lows in his relatively short career and whose two close … Continue reading Live Review: Simone Felice
It is Easter. I’m using it as an excuse to give you an entirely contrived and slightly spurious soundtrack for that Egg hunt. On the other hand, some cracking tunes to add to your iTunes library. Download The Faith Brothers – The Easter Parade mp3 (from Eventide) Download Easterhouse – Whistling In The Dark mp3 (from Whistling In The Dark 7″) Download Brimstone Howl – Easter At The … Continue reading MM’s Slightly Contrived Easter Mix
MV & EE play a off-kilter, weird brand of Americana that, more often than not, is eerie and reflective. This new taste from their new album is perhaps more plaintive, almost elegiac and builds up to some guitar histrionics than recall Neil Young in a most pleasing way. Too Far To See comes from forthcoming album Space Homestead, due out in May on Woodsist. Download … Continue reading MM Shorts 135: MV & EE
Here is our semi-regular round-up of what’s new (and good) from our in-box, our favourite blogs, and the realms of the internet. We have some dusty, backwoods Americana from The Great American Canyon Band and Father John Misty and some rollicking country rock’n’roll from Deer Tick’s new Tim EP. We have high octane garage from the Fresh & Onlys with a non-album cut that appears … Continue reading Saturday Means Eight of the Best
Hello reader. Once more into the abyss I write, only this Friday it’s been long hand – not quite quill and parchment but getting there. Big Mac has choked, nearly croaked and lies in a critical condition waiting for restorative palliative care from Uncle Mike. Not that he’s my uncle you understand, but we are related and he’s particularly avuncular when it comes to ‘puters. … Continue reading Mrs Mackerel’s TFI Friday (6th April)
