We are sad to report that Marianne Elliot (aka punk icon Poly Styrene) lost her battle with cancer last night, 25th April 2011. Download X-Ray Spex – Germfree Adolescents mp3 (from Germfree Adolescents) Continue reading RIP Poly Styrene
Fizzing garage rock from the album World War Fun through Nice People Records. a Download The Boom Bang – Tobacula mp3 (from World War Fun) Continue reading The Boom Bang’s Tobacula Video
Tomorrow The Morning Birds will release their second album, The Quickening. It is one of those records that has gradually grown and grown on us and is full of lovely harmonies and rich, warm instrumentation that reminds us of duos like She & Him, but is altogether more joyful and uplifting – these two are what we would have once called hippies, and they are all … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends…The Morning Birds
Bright Spark Destroyer offer up shimmering indie pop at its best. Apparently next single The Shortest Distance is about love and mathematics…watch and stream below: a a Visit their MySpace here. Continue reading New Video From Bright Spark Destroyer
Zachary Cale has got in touch a couple of times recently with tracks from a recent 7″ and from his forthcoming album called Noise of Welcome. Sometimes when you get sent a lot of music stuff can slip through the cracks, it’s not much of an excuse, but it is the truth and such is our excuse where Mr Cale is concerned. While at first … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends…Zachary Cale
DeepSeaGreen perform original music inspired by a broad range of rock and roots music, from the songsmiths and spirituals of the late 19th century through blues, surf, soul and psychedelia. They have been performing in and around London since forming in late 2008, and recently returned from Italy where they recorded Valsorda, a six track EP of new material. The rather excellent cover to the EP … Continue reading Introducing…DeepSeaGreen
Gardens are the latest in the long line of garage bands to come swaggering out of Detroit – and they don’t let the side down. Maze Time is the advance track from their forthcoming self-titled debut album and it is a cracker. While in some ways it feels like it could easily have been plucked from the halcyon days of 60s psychedelia with its bluesy … Continue reading Introducing…Gardens
Late again. Tsk. It only took a curry and a bit of ale. My mind wandered, as it often does. It’s now one month until the much anticipated Cave Singers gig in Hoxton, Lahn-don. (Can I send a heartfelt wish into the ether: please play I Don’t Mind. A special and significant song for me. A signpost and a turning point. Fingers crossed.) In fact, … Continue reading Mrs Mackerel’s TFI Friday (on Saturday), 23rd April
At the end of February we posted about New Zealand’s grunge-popsters Street Chant and their forthcoming album Means. The record was officially released this week and to mark the occasion we have another track from it for your listening pleasure – the intriguingly titled Less Chat, More Sewing. Watch it, then download it! a Means is out on Arch Hill Records. Download Street Chant – Less … Continue reading More From Street Chant
Pink Frost are probably what you would call a shoegaze band, offering as they do, a nice line in reverb and swirling, shimmering guitar work. The Sun comes from their self-titled EP and an album is soon to be in the offing. Visit their Bandcamp page here where you can pick up the three track EP for free. Download Pink Frost – The Sun mp3 … Continue reading Introducing…Pink Frost
