So It Goes is the first single from Akron/Family’s new album S/T II: The Cosmic Birth and Journey of Shinju TNT. It is a soulful psych-bounce over a groove both surly and sexy. The riff is sticky, and the whole boat seems to sway with abandon while Upsetters-style backup singers keep you swaying in agreement…and just then the wind picks up and tosses you into … Continue reading Akron/Family: New Track
As any recent, or regular, reader of MM will know Wooden Wand is a stonewall favourite round these parts, featuring prominently in the end-of-year best of lists for both tracks and albums. So we wanted to let you know, and to urge you, to get behind his Kickstarter project to fund a new album to be recorded under the name Wooden Wand & The Briarwood … Continue reading Support Wooden Wand’s Kickstarter Project
Ty Segall turned up on lots of the end of year ‘best of’ lists and it has meant we have gone back to his 2010 album Melted for another listen or two – and we’re glad we did. Not sure how we missed that gem in the first place… Anyway, he has also recorded a Daytrotter Session that features five brand new tracks. Check out … Continue reading Ty Segall on Daytrotter
Despite all the ‘best of’ lists, the top tens/twenties/fifties/one hundreds etc. and all the Christmas songs too, there has still been a cracking amount of new releases in December as well. So lest you missed out, here is our monthly round-up of the best tunes we’ve posted in December and, as always, a couple of new ones too. That’s the New Year’s Eve mixtape sorted … Continue reading MM’s Best of the Month: December
Thought it was appropriate to post this, being New Year’s Eve. The wonderful Wooden Shjips and their version of Auld Lang Syne. Should give granny something to think about at midnight… Download The Wooden Shjips – Auld Lang Syne mp3 (from Holiday EP) Continue reading Some New Year’s Eve Psychedelia
What music could be better suited to a Boxing Day than a woozy, hazy, ‘Where am I? What day is it?” kind of psychedelic rock? In fact, we have posted about both these bands before, but both have new tracks from their albums available and thankfully Solar Temple Suicides and Asteroid #4 both mine the space rock theme, and both do it well. So, after too much … Continue reading New from Solar Temple Suicides & Asteroid #4
Here at MM we share, chat, argue, bury and praise music on a pretty regular basis…like daily. So throughout the year, the Mackerel crew (Mrs Mackerel, Barry-Sean, Christy-Popper, Dr Roddy, Polly Pocket, Starbar, MM and others) keep their own ever-changing top tens ready for publication at the climax of the festive season. So here are MM’s ten favourite tunes from 2010 – no claims on … Continue reading Mad Mackerel’s 2010 Top Ten Series: No 7, Mad Mackerel
Here at MM we share, chat, argue, bury and praise music on a pretty regular basis…like daily. So throughout the year, the Mackerel crew (Mrs Mackerel, Barry-Sean, Christy-Popper, Dr Roddy, Polly Pocket, Starbar, MM and others) keep their own ever-changing top tens ready for publication at the climax of the festive season. Fifth in line is the indomitable lion of Hixet Wood…Mr Christy-Popper. 10. Local Natives … Continue reading Mad Mackerel’s 2010 Top Ten Series: No 5, Christy-Popper
A true original, and a true great. Download Captain Beefheart – Sure ‘Nuff ‘n Yes I Do mp3 (from Safe As Milk) Continue reading Captain Beefheart RiP
So after much deliberation, head scratching, discussion, and more head scratching, we have MM’s favourite albums of 2010. And we choose our words very carefully here, because we would not presume them to be the best, only those that have given us the most pleasure and enjoyment, records that we have returned to again and again, and for whatever reason have captured a moment or … Continue reading Mad Mackerel’s Albums of the Year
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