With all the festivities and end-of-year lists of our favourites, it has meant we have not been able to post a number of new tunes that also came out during the latter part of December. So with apologies for the relative lateness of many of these, we still wanted to catch up and give them a bit of love and airtime. Led by the husky, … Continue reading A Late December Catch Up
To finish off our favourites of the year, here are numbers thirty to sixteen of the albums we have most enjoyed in 2012. Don’t forget to check back for our 100 Favourite Tunes and the MM contributor’s best of lists too. 30 Joe Pug – The Great Despiser a 29 David Cronenberg’s Wife – Don’t Wait To Be Hunted To Hide a 28 Band Of … Continue reading Mad Mackerel’s Favourite Albums of 2012 Part 1: 30-16
Posting our Best of Year lists has meant we’ve missed posting a few Christmas specials, so while it is not (quite) too late, here are some festive treats to brighten up your Christmas dinner… Rebekah Delgado has covered Mad World (Gary Jules had an Xmas no. 1 as we recall a few years ago covering this). Listen below or grab for free from here. a … Continue reading Free Festive Treats
As well as our Top 100 tunes of the year posts over the past five days, each of the MM contributors have put together their own lists. Next for your listening pleasure is Mrs Mackerel… 25. Tom Williams & the Boat – My Bones 24. Richard Hawley – The Wood Collier’s Grave a 23. Boombox Hearts – 100 (The Latest Flame) Download The Boombox Hearts … Continue reading Mrs Mackerel’s Top Songs Of 2012
As well as our Top 100 tunes of the year posts over the past five days, each of the MM contributors have put together their own lists. Fifth to go is Starbie… 20. Shearwater – You As You Were 19. Richard Hawley – Seek It 18. Sigur Ros – Varud a 17. Howler – Back Of Your Neck 16. Milo Greene – 1957 a 15. … Continue reading Starbie’s Top Songs Of 2012
As well as our Top 100 tunes of the year posts over the past five days, each of the MM contributors have put together their own lists. Fourth in line is Toy Steve’s debut contribution… This is my last minute, injury time entry into the 2012 Top 10 list… 10. Graham Coxon – Ooh, Yeh Yeh I’ll kick things off with a top tune from … Continue reading Toy Steve’s Top Songs Of 2012
As well as our Top 100 tunes of the year posts over the past five days, each of the MM contributors have put together their own lists. Third (the hairy chest) is Barry Sean… 20 Hey Sholay – Wishbone This lot aren’t particularly popular amongst the mackerels and those who swim alongside them. But I really like this track and hope Hey Sholay put out … Continue reading Barry Sean’s Top Songs Of 2012
As well as our Top 100 tunes of the year posts over the past five days, each of the MM contributors have put together their own lists. Kicking us off is Polly Pocket… This has been the hardest year ever to pick the best of – it has been a cracking year for top tunes but here goes….. 30. Sinead O’Connor – The Wolf Is … Continue reading Polly Pocket’s Top Songs Of 2012
Michael Edward Thomas Stanley 23 July 1975 – 21 September 2012 Come back; haunt me Pull the string that binds me to your Love You, never decreasing Spun thread-like Around the splinters inside me Pushing out Pulling back And buried where only we can see the breath and sigh. I watched you leave, but you have never gone from me. a For Carrie, Jude, Lola … Continue reading Mrs Mackerel’s TFI Friday (21st December)
And so the moment to reveal Mad Mackerel’s final favourites of 2012. Here are numbers 20 down to top spot. Dig in and enjoy. 20 OF MONSTERS AND MEN – LITTLE TALKS Duelling male / female voices from Iceland’s finest and bitter sweet lyrics (only with igloos and saunas instead of pubs and football). They also shout “Hey!” a lot which can’t be a bad thing. … Continue reading 2012 MAD MACKEREL’S 100 FAVOURITE SONGS PART 5: 20 – 1
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