Here are a few more videos that we’ve enjoyed recently. First up is a welcome return for Goldheart Assembly and a song called Linnaeus that comes from their second album due out in spring next year. Also keeping it pretty mellow is Kathleen Edwards with the video for her forthcoming single, Change The Sheets. a The Inspired And The Sleep offer up some sunburnt lo-fi … Continue reading Video Round Up
Uncompromising and heavy defines the authentic blues influenced pysch-rock of Howlin Rain, and they describe the making of their third album The Russian Wilds as “trying to blend Jimi Hendrix’s Electric Ladyland, Steely Dan’s Gaucho and Bruce Springsteen’s Darkness On The Edge of Town“. First taste of the album (out on Valentines Day 2012 via American Recordings) comes in the form of Phantom In The Valley. … Continue reading MM Shorts 58: Howlin’ Rain
The latest Insound free digital mix for December is up – this time it requires a click through on their Facebook Like button to grab yourself eleven of the latest tracks from Bon Iver, Bowerbirds, Sharon Van Etten, A Place To Bury Strangers and plenty more. As usual, you can grab a couple of our favourites below or click here to go get the whole … Continue reading Insound’s Free December Mix
Despite the end of the year fast approaching, thankfully the quality of new music shows no signs of slowing. Here are the best of our November offerings, together with some tasty new tracks to round off the mix.Over thirty great songs – just right for the roaring fire and the cocoa! Download Siskiyou – Twigs And Stones mp3 (from Keep Away The Dead) Brilliantly judged … Continue reading Mad Mackerel’s Best Of The Month: November 2011
We love the brotherly trio Pontiak and their individualistic take on pulverising psych-rock that rears its head once again with the magnificent, no-holds-barred assault of Lions Of Least. It comes from their forthcoming new album Echo Ono, which is out on the 21st February via Thrill Jockey. Download Pontiak – Lions Of Least mp3 (from Echo Ono) Continue reading MM Shorts 51: New From Pontiak
Secret Colours were one of our favourite discoveries of last year. The Chicago quintet channels the finest of the greats of late ’60s psychedelia, ’90s newgaze reverence, and a touch of driving, bucolic, no frills RnR straight from the greasiest of garages. The band released their eponymous debut in the summer of 2010 with high praise from countless blogs (including this one) and alternative newsweeklies … Continue reading New Secret Colours EP
Weald is the first LP by Rob St. John, released last week on gatefold 12” vinyl by Song, by Toad Records – we’ve posted about him before and it is great to see he has now got a full length album out. Even better that he should have delivered a record of such outstanding quality that puts many of the so called bigger names in the alt-folk … Continue reading Rob St. John Releases Debut Album, Weald
We’ve posted before about A Scribe Amidst The Lions and this one’s another fun psyche rock tune with some great vocal harmonies going on. It’s called Fever Rose, and you can listen below. The song is taken from an upcoming split 7” vinyl release with a band from Mexico City, Sour Soul. Out on 11th February via San Diego’s La Escalara Records. a Continue reading MM Shorts 44: A Scribe Amidst The Lions
Here is another collection of tunes we’ve gathered from our in-box and the internet – we’d like to have more time to do them justice, but nevertheless a cornucopia of pleasures awaits you we promise! First up is the consistently wonderful Damien Jurado with some authentic, strummed desert blues. Nothing Is The News is the first taste of his forthcoming album Maraqopa. Download Damien Jurado – … Continue reading Mad Mackerel’s Mega Round Up
We’ve posted a few times about Wooden Wand’s new album Briarwood, initially funded via a Kickstarter campaign and now getting a “proper” release in the US and UK via the excellent Fire Records – it is out tomorrow. Here is another track, another winner. Buy direct from Fire album here. Download Wooden Wand – Winter In Kentucky mp3 (from Briarwood) Download Wooden Wand – Big Mouth USA mp3 (from … Continue reading Wooden Wand Releases Briarwood Tomorrow
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