We came across Craig Hughes via a Bandcamp recommendation from the excellent Jim Head who we posted about recently. Hughes is a guitarist first and foremost mixing raw blues, acoustic slide and electric to excellent effect. His music is gritty, raw and affecting with echoes of the Texas dust, fuzzed up psych and country and the low moan of the deep south. This excellent track, On … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends…Craig Hughes
Mika Miko’s Jennifer and Jessie Clavin have a new band called Bleached. Fresh off their debut single on Ooga Booga (still available), Bleached are now releasing 2 songs via Art Fag! The Carter 7″ has two freewheeling California punk jammers that are equal parts Misfits and Rolling Stones. Think Of You and You Take Time will be in your head all summer long. Carter is on black … Continue reading Bleached Release Carter 7″
Over the past few years, New York’s Bones Howell have been working on a full-length album sparing no time or expense to fulfill their vision. In 10 tracks the album conjures up images of an older New York, using punk, new wave, no wave, goth, and rock with a 21st century imagination. In the meantime, the group has collaborated with Bauhaus and Love & Rockets … Continue reading Introducing…Bones Howell
Another Friday, another stream of consciousness, or pile of shite – same thing really. Body currently in a great state of disrepair, not helped by falling down a big flight of stairs. All I can marvel at retrospectively is the number of thoughts that crossed my mind before I hit the bottom. And the amount of bruises on my body. Currently wondering what sounds the … Continue reading Mrs Mackerel’s TFI Friday (17th June)
Way too much good stuff has been flooding our in-box. Way too little time to give it a proper write-up and give these artists the space they deserve. Anyway, what it means is a Friday smorgasbord of treats to choose from. Something for everyone we guarantee. First up is Vandaveer. A worthy pretender to the thrones left behind by Vic Chesnutt or Sparklehorse some might say. … Continue reading Mega Round-Up
We’ve already given you the wonderful Happy Banjo from Dark Mean’s excellent debut album of folk and alt-country. The self-titled record had its official release a couple of days ago and to mark the occasion the band have made a second track available. It’s another cracker, Smoke Lake. Download Dark Mean – Smoke Lake mp3 (from Dark Mean) Download Dark Mean – Happy Banjo mp3 (from Dark Mean) Continue reading More from Dark Mean
Diva is the uniquely styled ex-member of the much missed Pocahaunted. The Glitter End is her first solo effort and, if taster track Glow Worm is representative of the whole record then it will be a fantastic piece of work. We have 80s noir rubbing shoulders with vibrant tropicalia and mutated pop forms in this mysterious otherworld. In fact it is hard to find the words … Continue reading New from Diva (Ex Pocahaunted)
In a big rush today, but wanted to get this up today as we’ve been sat on it for a while. Propane Cowboy is a three piece rock band from Long Island, NY who draw their influences from Long Island’s rich indie scene as well as some better known acts in the artistic vein of alternative rock, punk, noise pop, blues, etc. Since the band’s … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends…Propane Cowboy
A few videos that have caught our eyes and ears recently. Watch and grab some downloads below. First up, Ale Mania have a nice line in sleazy guitars on Robust Universe. a Orange County quintet Young The Giant have unveiled a brand new ‘In The Open’ session video of their track Guns Out. a Milwaukee six-piece Collections of Colonies of Bees will release GIVING, their anticipated … Continue reading Video Round Up
Album Review By Chris T Popper What Would Jesus Drive are described as a ‘4 piece indie-electro lo-fi punk rock band’ on their official website. On a personal level I couldn’t be happier – and after hearing Girls Are In Charge last year (which crashed in to my Top Ten of 2010 at number 3) I have been looking forward to hearing the debut album Black … Continue reading Album Review: What Would Jesus Drive – Black & Blue
