Based in Brooklyn, The Bones of J.R. Jones (aka Jonathon Linaberry) has made a musical descent from the hardcore punk scene to roots and blues after being gifted a collection of albums entitled American Roots Music by his father. He dove in head first, never looked back and developed a deep seeded love for classic folk and blues, by early torch bearers like Blind Lemon Jefferson … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends… The Bones Of J.R. Jones
How good it is to have Jolie Holland back with a new record, and especially when the first taste is as good as this…Watch the video for Dark Days, a stunning song of blistering rock and roll, and taken from forthcoming long player Wine Dark Sea, out on the 20th May via Anti-. . . Continue reading Video: Jolie Holland – Dark Days
Lola Colt are back with a new single Vacant Hearts, out on June 2nd. It is another powerfully intoxicating slab of psych-inspired rock’n’roll that is guaranteed to bruise your speakers. Play this baby loud! . Continue reading New Single From Lola Colt
Love this. Real rock’n’roll…Violent Shiver is the A side of a new 7″ from Benjamin Booker whilst the B side is the intriguingly titled Spoon Out My Eyeballs. Watch the video here. . . Continue reading Video: Benjamin Booker – Violent Shiver
We’re very much looking forward to hearing the new Whigs album Modern Creation that is released today. Hit Me is the first single from it and is a suitably fun packed offering from the Georgia power-rockers. . . Continue reading Video: The Whigs – Hit Me
Brown Sabbath is the alter ego of Austin-based psych-funk collective Brownout who delve deep into reinterpreting the catalogue of metal godfathers, Black Sabbath. They remain true to the darkness, bombast and fuzz of Sabbath’s sound, while re-imagining the music with greasy Afro-Latin horns, hypnotic percussion and psyched-out, rare-groove improvisation. Their debut single Hand Of Doom, featuring The Black Angels’ Alex Maas on vocals, is set … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends… Brown Sabbath
Channeling the Beastie Boyʼs silly irreverence and party-rockinʼ spirit, Atlanta’s Baby Baby blend pop punk songwriting with a hip-hop swagger. Watch their new Lord of the Flies-esque video for You Can’t Spell Conch Without The Ch. Download it below too. . . Continue reading Video: Baby Baby – You Can’t Spell Conch Without The Ch
The first two tracks shared from the forthcoming Pink Mountaintops album Get Back are undoubtedly two of our favourite tracks of the year so far. So we are delighted to be sharing a third with you, the electrifying punky stomper, The Second Summer Of Love. . Continue reading Pink Mountaintops – Second Summer Of Love
Having already shared the campfire Americana of Big Sycamore today, we now have New York’s “Earth folk/rock” 5J Barrow for your listening pleasure. A band who has taken their hometown by storm and who is gearing up to release their first LP, From the Dim, Sweet Light on 24th June. Influenced by the band members’ individual and diverse backgrounds and relationships with the city and nature, … Continue reading Introducing >>> 5J Barrow
The Wytches have shared their new video for Robe For Juda. The trio had a £200 budget for the video, so they rented the local town hall in their Peterborough hometown and shot it on a VHS camera with their mates. The results – a kind of middle-school-talent-show-meets-Clockwork-Orange tone somehow works for their raucous and unruly sound, decorated with vivid wordplay and Egyptian-esque harmonic-minor scales. . Continue reading Video: Wytches – Robe For Juda
