Hailing from New Albany, Indiana, Houndmouth are a new four-piece who are releasing their debut self-titled EP via Rough Trade on 28th August. The track we have for you is called Penitentiary and is about as good a slab of rolling, easy paced Americana as we’ve heard in a good long while, with a chorus that recalls classic era Band and boy/girl harmonies that are … Continue reading Introducing…Houndmouth
We picked a whole bunch of tracks we’d been sent over the past few weeks from new bands (to us anyway) and stuck them on a playlist to see what would jump out at us. First to make a showing was the infectiously catchy, but dark-hearted indie rock of Seattle’s The Young Evils with a couple of tracks from their new EP Foreign Spells. There is a … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends…The Young Evils
Here are a few freebies that you need to have! Firstly, Noisetrade have another offering well worth an e-mail address. We became aware of The Ludlow Thieves thanks to Debbie in New York who recommended them via their free EP – theirs is a grand American vision told with a rustic, dusty charm. It was described by Debbie as “sounds like U2 accompanied with an orchestra and … Continue reading Free Music You Should Have!
Wooden Wand || Café Oto, Hackney || 29 June 2012 Review by Chris T Popper Ever since I knew Wooden Wand was touring our little island again I have been in a state of high anticipation… mixed in with a sizeable chunk of excitement. In February 2011, Dr Roddy and myself were lucky enough to interview and have a couple of ‘sharpeners’ with James Jackson Toth … Continue reading Live Review: Wooden Wand
The Thick Shakes do the whole full pelt, jackhammer garage rock thing as well as anyone out there. Melding a 60s psychedelia vibe with a 70s punk attitude and a knowledge and reverence for all things good in the genre, the results are uniformly thrilling and authentic. Latest release, French Dyppe, A Cassyngle, is now available via a ‘pay what you want deal’ on Bandcamp and … Continue reading MM Shorts 185: Thick Shakes New Single
Image (c) Big Pic A cracking month for new releases. Here is the some of the best of our posts from June, together with a couple of newbies for the perfect June mixtape. Check out some of the other ‘Best ofs’ in the sidebar too. The Hunting Accident – Aubergine Angular, compulsive, propulsive thump. a Download Damon Moon & The Whispering Drifters – The Fool mp3 (from Lungs, … Continue reading Mad Mackerel’s Best of the Month: June 2012
