Yesterday saw the release of The Apothecary EP by Leland Sundries. At first you might think it is just another in a long line of “find and replace” folk, but led by Nick Loss-Eaton, Leland Sundries’ take on Americana sits comfortably alongside contemporaries like Elvis Perkins, Jay Farrar, and A.A. Bondy, yet is informed by decades of history, too. Like many great folk songs and … Continue reading Introducing…Leland Sundries
At the End of the Road Festival I caught the end of the set by The Mountains & The Trees (aka Jon Janes). It was only three or four songs but it was enough to make me want to hear a lot more, and I made a mental note to check him out when I got back. Of course I forgot until a recent random … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends…The Mountains & The Trees
Without doubt, Florida’s Howling Owls are one of our favourite new music discoveries of 2010 – we’ve featured three songs to date (as and when they’ve come through from the band) and so you can imagine our delight over the weekend when we received another new track. There’s a slight change in mood to Mood Ring – it’s a little quicker, more staccato, less downbeat, but … Continue reading New from Howling Owls
Pancake Breakfast gave us the ridiculously catchy (and current Mackerel family fave) The Ballad Of Maynard Noe recently. It comes from their new self-titled album, and the band have now embarked on a plan to release a video for each of the eleven tracks on the album. So, first up is the marvellous Pedro Infante. Watch it below in all its monochrome beauty. Buy the album … Continue reading Pancake Breakfast unveil new videos
Fever Dreaming is the latest offering from No Age’s Everything In Between, and is hands-down our favourite track of theirs to date. It is a full on, take-no-prisoners punk rock anthem with a massive guitar riff, howling vocals that somehow remind me of the end of Anarchy In The UK, and brutal, pummelling percussive support. Absolutely marvellous. Buy the album direct from Sub Pop here. … Continue reading More from No Age
The Black features David Longoria on guitar and vocals (formerly of …And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead), Matt Simon on drums (formerly of Voxtrot), Jason Chronis on bass (formerly of Voxtrot), and Alan Schaefer on guitar (son of famous guitar maker Ed Schaefer). The material on new album Sun in the Day, Moon at Night is pure rock and roll at … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends…The Black
For Hans Chew, best known as the honky-tonk pianist and auxiliary vocalist behind brooklyn’s psychedelic Americana outfit D. Charles Speer & The Helix, Tennessee & Other Stories… is the culmination of many paths leading out of the wilderness. His tale is a coming-of-age-story starting with a narrowly averted self-destruction and concluding in a painful resurrection and this is the theme which is expertly woven musically and … Continue reading Introducing…Hans Chew
Joshua English is, I guess, what you would call a modern day troubadour, with roots in both Portland, Oregon and Boston,Massachusetts. Culling inspiration from Raymond Carver, perpetual motion, and oceans of black coffee, his new record, Lay Bare Your Bones, presents an absorbing blend of sparse cynicism with Brit-folk leanings. And all done with influences that span Sam Cooke to Public Enemy to Chuck Ragan and … Continue reading Introducing…Joshua English
Last month we gave you Photojournalist the first single from Small Black’s new album New Chain, a masterful slice of aural bliss perfect for a mid-afternoon or late night space out. Today we’ve got Search Party the second single from the album, a revved up banger of a tune built upon frantic synth sonics unraveling into bursts of melody over a dance ready beat. Sound … Continue reading New from Small Black
A tricky delivery, my first born. Thirteen years ago today, he came into the world blue, silent and staring. He did of course make up for it with a case of colic so bad that my midwife friend told me it was the worst she’d ever seen. But hey, ho, he was my first, so I knew no different. Quirky, smart, and incredibly kind, Cam … Continue reading Mrs Mackerel’s TFI Friday
