As the release of US singer-songwriter Mark Mulcahy’s new album Dear Mark J Mulcahy I Love You looms large on the horizon, he has given us a second track from the album to listen to, and listen to it you should. Let The Fireflies Fly Away is a definite highlight and a lyrical masterpiece to boot. It is a long time since we’ve heard the … Continue reading Another Gem Of A Track From Mark Mulcahy
A four-piece, hailing from Windsor, Vermont, Carton are noisemakers par excellence, navigating the tumbling rapids of garage rock and psychedelia with aplomb whilst retaining a presence in the murky backwaters of drone rock. Their latest release is the six track Sunburst EP and in July they will follow up with a split 7″ release from Negative Fun Records, with Carton’s tune Fingertips, alongside a track from … Continue reading MM Shorts 371: Carton
Films today from indie heavyweights The National and their video for the brilliant Sea Of Love, and from rising UK troubadour L.A. Salami we have the sparse but engrossing video for Old Queen’s Head, (pick up a free download of his track Deformation Days below too). We have some appropriately vintage film footage for Miss Quincy & The Showdown’s video for Silent Movie, and lastly, a chilly … Continue reading Videos of the Day: The National || L.A. Salami || Miss Quincy & The Showdown || High Coast
Over the past 12 months or so, The Orwells have been gererating quite a buzz for themselves in the blog-o-sphere (and wider) with their frenetic blending of garage rock with a healthy dose of punk swagger and attitude. The next release, an EP titled Other Voices, will see the light of day on the 25th June via East End/Canvasback and here in the UK via East … Continue reading New EP From The Orwells
We have previously posted the track College, and now San Francisco based Rogue Wave have released Siren’s Song off their fifth studio album Nightingale Floors, out June 4th on Vagrant Records. The new record recalls the band’s indie-rock and folk-like tendencies from its first three albums – 2003’s Out Of The Shadow, 2005’s Descended Like Vultures, and 2007’s Asleep At Heaven’s Gate, but also include an experimental edge … Continue reading New Track From Rogue Wave
Musical films today in the shape of a hazy, tripped out offering from The Away Days, some brilliant dirty blues rock from The Detroit Rebellion, and an incendiary live performance from Paradise who continue to single-handedly keep the sixties mod revival going in Portland, Oregon. Finally, take a sepia tinged road trip for the indie folk of Green Apple Sea. . . . Continue reading Videos of the Day: The Away Days || The Detroit Rebellion || Paradise || Green Apple Sea
Better late than never, here is our monthly round-up of the best of our April downloads together with a handful of brand new tracks. More than twenty songs especially prepared for you to put together an eclectic and appealing mix to impress all your friends and bore your boring work colleagues. Enjoy! Wild Wild Wets – Criminal Blue Tripped out, freaked out, psych pop. . Hey … Continue reading Mad Mackerel’s Best of the Month: April 2013
Madison, WI’s psych-punk duo The Hussy will be heading out on tour in support of their forthcoming third LP, Pagan Hiss, slated for release next week, via Southpaw Records. We’ve already posted a free download of Blame, and now we have another track for download, Zummer and a video for Rezhand. Watch and download below. . Continue reading More From The Hussy
I caught the bus To the shit town blues Playing my saxophone In a bluesy mood The downtown shit town blues It is fair to say that writer-producer David Lineal who has released seven albums under the Bird Names moniker with an evolving gallery of musicians has been around the block – lurking contentedly in the D.I.Y. underground since 2005. The music itself is a melting pot … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends…Bird Names
We picked this up via Rollo & Grady and it is so damn good we figured it was worth a re-post in case you missed it…infectious, high octane, garage-punk of the highest quality from the excellently named Chad & The Meatbodies. Mountains comes as part of a free digital split single with Ty Segall as part of the LAMC series. We found another track on … Continue reading MM Shorts 370: Chad & The Meatbodies
