We were big admirers of the first Duke & The King album, 2009’s Nothing Gold Can Stay, a lovely mix of melancholy, country tinged folk songs from Simone Felice and partners. Following the critical acclaim that greeted the debut album, the band are back with the September 20th release of their new single Shaky on Loose Music / Silva Oak. Shaky previews the band’s second album … Continue reading New single from The Duke & The King
We became aware of Haunted Windchimes via an eMusic recommendation and having some credits to use, duly downloaded the album Honey Moonshine as much for the great name and great artwork as anything else. And, boy are we glad we did. It is a wonderful album of authentic, bewitching folk that draws you in and holds you tight. Beautiful harmonies and the traditional topics of … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends…Haunted Windchimes
A few days ago we posted about noir-ish lounge-country rockers White Dress and their excellent new self-titled EP. At the time we didn’t have release details, but the label have been in touch to say it is now available as a completely free download. So, we’ve given you two tracks already, another new one is below, and you can get the final two just by clicking … Continue reading White Dress EP – Free Download
A while ago we posted a video from The Jim Jones Revue from their forthcoming album Burning Your House Down which is out on 6th September. Now we can give you Big Len, a frenzied slice of sleazy, tribal pyschobilly in the vein of the punk blues of legends The Jon Spencer’s Blues Explosion – just faster, dirtier and sexier. There are a list of … Continue reading New from The Jim Jones Revue
Soft Moon is the work of one Luis Vasquez from San Francisco. He produces lush, creepy, sometimes delicate soundscapes with sparse vocals, if indeed there are vocals at all. Our favourite release so far is the throbbing, synth-led Parallels that sounds like it was born from the dark heart of the 80s musical underworld and escaped into a future somewhat akin to the vision of … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends…Soft Moon
Although Drumming For Pistols is the fifth album from Puerto Muerto and was released over here way back in February, it is the first album of theirs that we’ve had the pleasure of discovering. The Chicago band are a husband and wife duo drawing in influences from the Clash to the Nick Cave to Jacques Brel and spewing them out into a swashbuckling mix of … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends…Puerto Muerto
We have featured the wonderful Emily Reo a few times on MM and it is always a pleasure to get something new from her in our in-box. And so it was today when we received this track called Turn Into Feathers. It is a collaboration with Truman Peyote and will feature on his forthcoming split release with Attached Hands on Post Records. Starting like something … Continue reading New from Truman Peyote featuring Emily Reo
We are a little embarrassed to say that we’ve sat on this for a little while and so it is a little later than we would have liked getting posted on MM. American Graveyard have been described as ‘debauched Americana’ and certainly they do sing songs about boozing, fighting, women and all other kinds of trouble. However, they do it with a skill and panache … Continue reading MM Recommends…American Graveyard
If Marcus Mumford is the Doctor, then Mark Lanegan is the Master, both being truly wonderful and original incantations of the singer/songwriter model. You get my drift? Welcome to my world. This week gives me the perfect excuse to commend another Lanegan song to TFI Friday, with the release of his latest joint collaboration with Isobel Campbell, Hawk. To my little ears, his voice is … Continue reading Mrs Mackerel’s TFI Friday
Well we couldn’t let these two ‘biggies’ pass could we? Fever Ray’s cover of Peter Gabriel’s Mercy Street is superb, it is as though the song was just waiting for a makeover using the spooky, icy electronica that is Karin Dreijer Andersson’s trademark. Check out the freaky cover too… And this week The National unveiled this new, suitably downtempo piano led track on Minnesota Public Radio … Continue reading New from Fever Ray and the National
