What better way to enjoy Christmas Eve than with a bit of freaked-out psych. Step forward LI-ON GREVIER with Elders of Sun Cult and Big Cedar Red with Cxristmas. Download it and befuddle the in-laws… Continue reading It’s The Christmas Posts – No 18: LI-ON GREVIER
Night Jars are releasing a new three track EP, Daka that they describe as “running on the psychedelic edge of post-punk“. It’s a pretty good description for a pretty good EP. Stream all three tracks below, and buy from Bandcamp here. . . Continue reading MM Shorts 492: Night Jars
Menace Beach have just shared new single of excellent fuzzy, psyched-out pop called Fortune Teller. It’s taken from their forthcoming EP Lowtalker, out on 13th January on Memphis Industries and sounds like a serial killer on the loose at an old time American carnival… Order it here. And don’t forget their previous lead track from the EP, Where I Come From. Continue reading Menace Beach – Fortune Teller
Check out Gringo Star’s psychedelic take on the holiday classic I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus. Continue reading It’s The Christmas Posts – No. 17: Gringo Star
Sleepy Sun and Elephant Stone both appear on the Psych-Out Christmas compilation (also featuring Iggy Pop, Dead Meadow, Psychic Ills, The Fuzztones etc.). Sleepy Sun contribute a fuzzed-out cover of What Child Is This? and Elephant Stone give us their take on Christmas Time (Is Here Again), complete with sitar. Have a listen…Order the album here. . Continue reading It’s The Christmas Posts – No.16: Sleepy Sun & Elephant Stone
And to complete our Best of Year postings, we have our favourite ten albums from 2013. Every single one is superb… 10 Black Angels – Indigo Meadow . 9 Wooden Wand – Blood Oaths Of The New Blues . 8 Vandaveer – Oh, Willie, Please . 7 Jus Post Bellum – Oh, July . 6 Wooden Shjips – Back To Land . 5 T. Hardy … Continue reading Mad Mackerel’s Favourite Albums Of 2013 (Part 3: 10-1)
Here is the second instalment of our favourite albums of 2013, counting down from 30 to 11. 30 Nick Cave – Push The Sky Away . 29 Caitlin Rose – The Stand-In . 28 Coke Weed – Back To Soft . 27 Georgia’s Horse – Weather Codes . 26 Alela Diane – About Farewell . 25 Foxygen – We Are the 21st Century Ambassadors of Peace … Continue reading Mad Mackerel’s Favourite Albums Of 2013 (Part 2: 30 -11)
Painted Palms will release their 60s psych-pop influenced album Forever on the 13th January in the UK. Check out the propulsive indie-pop suss of Here It Comes, the blissfully buoyant Forever and the dark and driving hooks of lead single Spinning Signs. Pre-order the album here. . . Continue reading MM Shorts 490: Painted Palms
Perhaps unusually, this year seemed a better one for albums rather than individual tracks with some fabulous releases over the past twelve months. There were many contenders for our end of year list, but here, after much deliberation, is Part One of our favourites of 2013. 50 Daughn Gibson – Me Moan . 49 The Men – New Moon . 48 Pissed Jeans – Honeys … Continue reading Mad Mackerel’s Favourite Albums Of 2013 (Part 1 50-31)
As well as our Top 100 tunes of the year that we’ve posted over the past few days, each of the MM contributors have put together their own lists. The fifth and final instalment is our own. 20. Colleen Green – Heavy Shit Totally infectious, stoned punk. . 19. Harmed Brothers – Love Song For The Assumed Mixing folk and bluegrass with a wistful twist … Continue reading Mad Mackerel’s Top Songs Of 2013
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