We were big, big fans of Vanish Valley’s self-titled debut album (a lovely mix of rootsy folk and hazy country psychedelia) that we got hold of back in the summer of last year, so we were delighted to learn that the band have expanded in number and will release new album Get Good in September on the Hard Bark label. Once again, perfectly blending elements of … Continue reading New Album From Vanish Valley
Today Barry-Sean and I head off, pop up tents in tow, to the marvellous End of the Road festival in lovely Dorset. Once again sold out, last year’s inaugural trip turned into the best festival visit we’ve ever had, and we’re looking forward to more of the same over the next few days. Even the weather forecast is good! Once again we have a huge … Continue reading Free End of the Road Festival Mix
Our usual round up of the very best of our August posts and some new tracks too. Dip in – every one a winner as they say. Download The Cabin Dogs – High Falls mp3 (from Midnight Trail) Invites you to kick off your boots, pour a stiff one and sit on the porch to watch the sun go down – a song for when you’re busy … Continue reading Mad Mackerel’s Best Of The Month: August 2011
We’re really enjoying this two minute gem of pysch-folk and indie rock from Nallo. Now a native of Minneapolis, but previously hailing from the ‘nearly-as-pragmatic-as-Yorkshire’ county of Lancashire, he tells us he misses it dearly. What that has to do with the song Submarines is anyone’s guess, but the catchy, propulsive rhythm and repetitive sing-along chorus is getting repeated plays here at MM. Head over … Continue reading Introducing…Nallo
Despite hailing from Worcestershire, a rural heartland of ours, Something Men bring something altogether more grimy and salacious to the party. Effortlessly channeling early Velvets rumble and the simple, but effective chord sequences of the Kingsmen into a classic garage sound that reveals a knack for authentic and high quality songwriting, the band’s debut single straddles the 60s and the modern-day with equal measures of swagger, verve … Continue reading Introducing…Something Men
September 5th will see the release of a new double A-side from The Victorian English Gentlemens Club latest album Bag Of Meat. The album, released earlier this summer via This Is Fake DIY Records is a brilliant amalgam of visceral art-pop, machine gun guitars, fuzzed up rock and macabre lyrics. The new single is As Jungle Drums Rang Across The Amazon (We Held Our Heads And Screamed) backed … Continue reading New Single From Victorian English Gentlemens Club
As anyone with more than a passing acquaintance with this blog will know, we are huge fans of James Jackson Toth, aka Wooden Wand. That is why we were immediate contributors to his recent Kickstarter project to fund latest album Briarwood, recorded with the Briarwood Virgins. While the album is not getting its official release until 7th November (via the wonderful Fire Records), but we … Continue reading New Album From Wooden Wand
We’ve been sat on this for a little while trying to work out how best to describe it, and while we’ve not found a definitive answer to that conundrum, it was no good reason to not post about Hot Head Show. The trio are experimental certainly, but that’s like simply saying the sun is quite warm. They are hugely unsettling one moment and sweetly melodic … Continue reading Hot Head Show Release Debut Album
Woodsman can be firmly filed under the psychedelic genre in your iTunes library. Skilfully avoiding the trap of self-indulgence and overcooked noodling, they mix swirling, spacey guitars, reverb washes, tribal drum patterns, vocal delays and ominous repetition into a mesmerising, pulsating whole on the excellent In Circles, the advance track from new EP Mystic Places. Doobie optional! The EP is out on October 25th via Fire … Continue reading New EP From Woodsman
Mojo magazine has a free cover disc this month revisiting and re-imagining some classic Pink Floyd in the shape of Return To Dark Side Of The Moon and Wish You Were Here Again. They asked a range of contemporary artists to celebrate the forthcoming Pink Floyd album reissues by re-recording the tracks for the CD and also an exclusive version of the record that comes in a limited … Continue reading Beak> Cover Pink Floyd For Mojo
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