In common with many it seems, we are thoroughly enjoying the noisy, unholy, vibrant racket cooked up by Castleton brothers Eoin and Rory Loveless, aka Drenge. Their debut single was the brilliant, incendiary punk rock of Bloodsports (which we posted here) and now comes new single Backwaters, which we think is even better. This is rock’n’roll at its most thrilling and visceral – swaggering, galvanising and jagged … Continue reading Drenge’s New Single Backwaters
Believe it or not, Mad Mackerel has been around for more than five years now. During that time we’ve posted more than 4,000 times, and offered more than 5,000 songs for your listening pleasure. And more than three quarters of a million people have paid MM a visit during our lifetime on Google’s godawful blogspot and since April 2010 on WordPress. We asked some of … Continue reading Mad Mackerel The Last Five Years – Dr Roddy Looks Back
American Songwriter’s latest free Muse sampler is a gem featuring twelve tracks that includes such MM faves as Phosphorescent, Caitlin Rose, Water Liars, Cheyenne Marie Mize and Futurebirds alongside some Americana heavyweights like Son Volt and Will Johnson and the new-wave inspired indie rock of the Features. Just head over to their Bandcamp page here and download it all for nothing. . . Continue reading American Songwriter’s Muse Sampler For May
Q: I need to screw up my Friday. Have you got any backwoods psychedelic doom rock? A: Windhand Buy the split single with Cough via Bandcamp. . Continue reading MM Shorts 375: Windhand
Videos today from the wonderful Parson Red Heads and their studio film for new track Times, and also a brand new video from the Lumineers for Stubborn Love. Lastly we have Barry Brusseau’s new video for Til The Wind Blows Everything from his wonderful album The Royal Violent Birds. . . Continue reading Videos of the Day: The Parson Red Heads || Lumineers || Barry Brusseau
Portland, Oregon’s Typhoon are certainly rapidly becoming one of the most talked about new bands on the web and elsewhere. They have released a new song, Dreams of Cannibalism, from their upcoming album White Lighter, for free download. We wondered what all the fuss was about – now we know. Orchestral, vibrant, energetic, emotional, flamboyant, melodic – describe it how you like, but the hype … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends…Typhoon
San Francisco natives, and MM faves, The Dodos have announced the release of their new LP, Carrier, out worldwide on August 27 via Polyvinyl Records. Listen to the first single, the excellent Confidence below. Pre-order the album here. Continue reading MM Shorts 374: The Dodos Announce New Album
We recently posted a couple of tracks from the new Baptist Generals album, Jackleg Devotional To The Heart (out next week via Sub Pop), and they have continued to grow on us exponentially, so it seemed only reasonable to offer up a stream of the whole album now. A brilliant blend of left-field Americana, twisted, drunken folk and a whole lot more. You can order it … Continue reading Baptist Generals – Album Stream
Drawing on the ramshackle melodies of the Lemonheads, the lo-fi drawl of Pavement and some of the self-deprecating humour of Art Brut, throw in some Velvet’s chug and Stooges sonics and you have a reasonable approximation of Scott & Charlene’s Wedding. We’ve known about the band for a while, but it has been since the relocation to New York from Melbourne and the reissue of the … Continue reading Scott & Charlene’s Wedding – New Single & Album
Watch the tripped out video for Secret Colours excellent track Blackhole and the unsettling and spooky video for Arrows of Love delicate yet blood-splattered murder ballad The Knife. We have more kaleidoscopic effects on Temples video for forthcoming single Colours To Life, and finally (via a heads-up from Slowcoustic) comes Bird Of Song from a Show Me Shows session by the wonderful Water Liars that was way … Continue reading Videos of the Day: Secret Colours || Arrows of Love || Temples || Water Liars
