Last American Buffalo mine a similar rich vein of dusty Americana as MM faves The Felice Brothers and the Roadside Graves, and they do it spectacularly well. Ever since we discovered their self-titled four track EP, it has been on regular repeat and just gets better with every play. From the instantly catchy, driving folk propulsion of Thieves to the strummed indie rock of Ghosts and, … Continue reading Freebie 2: Last American Buffalo EP
We posted about the marvellous Owsley Brothers a couple of times back in the spring having been completely seduced by their mix of pulsing blues riffs and gothic country. So the good news is that they are back with a new EP titled Pure Lust, which contains five tracks including the fabulous Under the Shade Of A Live Oak, which we have posted before. The … Continue reading Freebie 1: The Owsley Brothers New EP
Here is the third track to come from Brown Bird’s new album Salt For Salt (out next week), and this time it is the brilliantly sparse and hypnotic End of Days. Another gem. Order via their Bandcamp page here. Download Brown Bird – End Of Days mp3 (from Salt For Salt) (via MOKB) UUNAYR9PSY2T Continue reading MM Shorts 8: Brown Bird Again
Zombified, Southern Culture On The Skids’ tribute to the horror and exploitation movies that populated Southern theaters and drive-ins during the 60s and 70s, has just been released on Kudzu Records. Originally released in Australia as an eight song EP in 1998, the Zombified Extended Release is now a full LP with the addition of five new tunes. It’s available for order now at Scots.com. … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends…Southern Culture On The Skids
Bare Bones’ self-titled sophmore EP. is a stunning nod to the group’s alt- country roots. Vocals are layered over a dripping violin, a weary steel guitar and a locked in rythm section, taking one back to a time that once was. Check out the irresistible Hope & Feather, which gallops along on the back of perfectly judged fiddle and drums and calls to mind The Builders … Continue reading Introducing…Bare Bones
Brooklyn-based singer/songwriter Jessi Robertson grew up in a tiny upstate New York town of under 1,000 people, but eventually moved to the big city and carved out a place for herself. The result is her excellent first full band studio album, Small Town Girls. Musically, she lives somewhere on the divide between gutsy indie rockers such as PJ Harvey and gritty Americana artists like Lucinda … Continue reading Introducing…Jessi Robertson
The wonderful Wooden Wand continues his prodigious output of late with a superb session for Daytrotter. These are four tracks that are absolutely worth grabbing including amongst them as they do the brilliant Born Bad and one of our favoutite ever WW songs, Los Angeles Manna. Grab a taste below or if you don’t need convincing (and you shouldn’t), just head over to Daytrotter here … Continue reading Wooden Wand’s Daytrotter Session
Yep, it’s that time of month again. The October free Insound digital mix is up for a short time. This time there is a bonanza 25 tracks to be had including We Were Promised Jetpacks, S.C.U.M, Real Estate, St.Vincent, Girls and Forest Fire. In fact this is one of the very best mixes they’ve put up in our opinion. As usual, check out a couple of … Continue reading Insound’s Monthly Mix Again
There’s only two and a bit months until the culmination of a hard year’s listening: the MM Top Tens. And what a year. How do we choose? What a bonanza 2011 has been. A certain song has dominated the school run this week. Let’s take nothing away from last week’s sing-a-long, Henry’s Funeral Shoe (Dog Scratched Ear is surely a top ten contender), but The … Continue reading Mrs Mackerel’s TFI Friday (8th October)
Scottish sonic art pranksters Sarahjane Swan & Roger Simian – aka The Bird And The Monkey – have completed the official video for their dark gypsy-punk pop classic, Nicotine Stain Around The Moon (Clubfoot Girl). Watch it. Download it. The track comes from their Ossie Dean EP, currently free to download from their website here. a Download The Bird And The Monkey – Nicotine Stain Around The Moon (Clubfoot Girl) mp3 (from Ossie … Continue reading MM Shorts 7: Birds & Monkeys
