We’re a bit late to the party, but Brooklyn’s Railbird is a musical collective featuring a stunningly talented cast of multi-instrumentalists led by lead vocalist Sarah K. Pedinotti, whose haunting voice has drawn apt comparisons to luminaries including Bjork and Kate Bush. Their unique blend of experimental psych-pop has found a home with fans of Grizzly Bear, the Dirty Projectors and Massive Attack all of … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends…Railbird
Here are six crackerjack new tunes for you. No messing – everyone a winner! Kicking us off in fine style are the reverb loving, fuzzed up, drone psych specialists Moon Duo with Sleepwalker from the upcoming Circles long player, and the Wavves contribution to the Adult Swim Singles Programme, Hippies Is Punks. We have some stunning, woozy, heroin-pop brilliance in the shape of the Lollipops, which comes from … Continue reading Wednesday Means Six of the Best
Ghost Wave is a rock ‘n roll band from Auckland, New Zealand. Inspired by skate vids, persian rugs and the music of Little Richard. 2012 will see the release of an eponymous EP on August 21st, via +1 Records. A debut full-length is slated for release in 2013. Well, so far so good. What that doesn’t tell you is what a damn fine band Ghost … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends…Ghost Wave
We are loving this track from Imagination Head that comes from forthcoming album Plastic Heart (out 15th October). They tell us has drawn comparisons with Dirty Projectors and Of Montreal, but for us the closest similarity is to prime time Mercury Rev. The track is Sand Castle and it is an absolute gem of gently swelling prog-folk spun through with gentle psychedelia. Visit their website here … Continue reading MM Shorts 202: Imagination Head
You know the score. Some of our favourite downloads from the past month neatly parcelled up into one tasty mix and decorated with a few new tunes too. Nearly forty in all. Jump in! Download Wye Oak – Spiral mp3 (from Adult Swim Singles Series) A change of approach and tempo from experimental folkies Download Unnatural Helpers – Hate Your Teachers mp3 (from Land Grab) Raging. Ferocious. Punk Download … Continue reading Mad Mackerel’s Best Of The Month: July 2012
The number of new releases has cranked back into top gear recently with a whole host of tasty ear ticklers coming our way. So what could be even better than an Olympic opening ceremony than a massive Mad Mackerel Friday mix – twenty four tracks handpicked especially for you. We light the flame with buzzworthy punked-up noiseniks Fidlar and in the same vein another from … Continue reading A Massive Friday Mix
Or should that be S T E A K H O U S E? Either way, this San Francisco five-piece borrows from early 70s krautrock bands like Neu! and Kraftwerk, and throws in some tasty art-rock moves on top (think Wire or Gang of Four). Add to that some classic artifacts of modern America’s first native music, Country & Western, and you have the rough outlines … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends…Steakhouse
Here is our regular round-up of the recent best of the inbox, blogs and internet for you to peruse, scrutinise and download for your undoubted listening pleasure and aural delight. First up is a second taste from the forthcoming Two Gallants long player The Bloom And The Blight. While previous offering Broken Eyes was a gorgeous, folky delight, My Love Won’t Wait indulges the band’s … Continue reading Wednesday Means Eight of the Best
OK, so we’ve already posted a few songs this year from Lungs, Dirt And Dreams by Damon Moon & The Whispering Drifters, as well as picked it as one of our albums of the year so far (check the sidebar on the left), but hells bells if they haven’t now given up another song from the album, and is one of our absolute favourites (tho’ … Continue reading We Love Damon Moon & The Whispering Drifters
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