Today we reach the halfway mark of our favourite 100 songs of 2012. Here are numbers 60 – 41 for your listening pleasure. You can check out numbers 100 – 81 here and yesterday’s post of 80 – 61 here. And on we go… 60 JAMES LEVY & THE BLOOD RED ROSE – YOU SNEAK INTO MY ROOM A real mellow chill out tune. Reminds … Continue reading 2012 MAD MACKEREL’S 100 FAVOURITE SONGS PART 3: 60 – 41
Here are tracks 80 – 61 in our countdown of Mad Mackerel’s 100 favourite tunes of the year. Don’t forget to check out numbers 100 – 81 in yesterday’s post here and check back tomorrow for numbers 61 – 40. Here we go… 80 SUN KIL MOON – SUNSHINE IN CHICAGO Beautifully bittersweet reflections of wandering troubadour preparing for another gig in Chicago and how the … Continue reading 2012 MAD MACKEREL’S 100 FAVOURITE SONGS PART 2: 80-61
So the waiting is over, and here are the first twenty entries in our Top 100 of 2012, part of MM’s much expanded Best of the Year review. Over the next five days we will reveal our favourite songs and those of our contributors: Mrs Mackerel, Christy Popper, Barry-Sean, Dr Roddy, Polly Pocket, Middle Sprat, Starbie, and Toy Steve. These are not the most “popular” … Continue reading 2012 MAD MACKEREL’S 100 FAVOURITE SONGS PART 1: 100 – 81
The miserable, but brilliant, Benjamin Shaw and the instrumental Fighting Kites teamed up for this lo-Festive anthem last year and Audio Anti-hero are re-issuing it as a pay-what-you-want charity single to raise money for housing and homelessness non-profit Shelter. Watch the video for This Christmas (I Just Want To Be Left Alone) and download now on Bandcamp. It’s a pay what you want deal, but bear in … Continue reading Charity Single From Benjamin Shaw & Fighting Kites
Video offerings today from Dan Croll covering Low’s classic Just Like Christmas as well as offerings from Silicon Ballet, City And The Sea and Churches. a a a a a a Continue reading Videos of the Day: Dan Croll || Silicon Ballet || City And The Sea || Churches
This morning we have the foot-stomping guitar-violin duo October Gold, jagged, dark punk from Dead Wolf Club, some old-timey waltz from the 85 year old Dick Hyman and his daughter Judy, and the soulful pop-psych of former Rodeo Massacre front-woman Izzy Lindqwister. a a Click through for free download. a a Continue reading Videos of the Day: October Gold || Dead Wolf Club || Dick Hyman & Judy Hyman || Izzy Lindqwister
Burnt out skies and a peyote drenched moonlight glow above an ancient indian burial ground in the Southern California desert created the landscape for the music of Los Angeles five piece, Blackfeet Braves. Drawing comparisons to fellow SoCal acts like The Growlers and Allah-las, Blackfeet Braves self-titled debut is a twelve song offering of 60s era psychedelia bathed in twangy reverb and infectious melody, resulting … Continue reading Introducing >>>Blackfeet Braves
Hey Sholay are a five-piece group of musicians, filmmakers and artists from Sheffield and Leeds, who play a breed of psychedelic independent pop with a hint of the Northern Lights captured in a jam jar. We posted a video of theirs back in the summer and they have announced that the final single to be released from their debut album ((O)) is Wishbone (Wish Wish … Continue reading MM Shorts 280: New Single From Hey Sholay
Tucked away in the east of our small island, often forgotten and neglected, the Fens has long bewitched people with its mysteries. It is a place of shrouded fog and hidden meanings, damp mists and watery hiding places. It is where Magwich first confronted Pip in Great Expectations, inspired the “Fenny snake” serpent of Macbeth, and, more recently, had its bleak moroseness captured perfectly in … Continue reading Straw Bear Release Black Bank Today
Today we have videos from Broken Anchor (covering Flagpole Sitta), Ball Of Flame Shoot Fire, fuzzy posters Yardvark and The Zolas. a a Download the new Ball Of Fire Shoot Fire album for free at Bandcamp here. a a Continue reading Videos of the Day: Broken Anchor || Ball Of Flame Shoot Fire || Yardvark || The Zolas
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