Category: Rock

Alternative, Indie, Music, Rock

Mad Mackerel Recommends…The Caulfield Sisters

American Laundromat Records have announced the release of Two Songs From Mohawk, a digital single featuring two newly recorded tracks by Brooklyn-based all-girl trio The Caulfield Sisters. The tracks drop Tuesday, January 18, 2011 exclusively on iTunes. Caterwauling and I See Your Face are the first new original tracks from band since their critically-acclaimed debut EP Say It With Fire was released several years back. … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends…The Caulfield Sisters

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Alternative, Country, Indie, Music, Rock

Band of Horses – New Single & Video

Band of Horses have announced that Dilly will be the next single to be released from their rather good album Infinite Arms on Monday 14th February. The single will come backed with an exclusive cover of Cee-Lo Green’s Georgia. The accompanying video has been inspired by biker films of the 70s – see for yourself… Buy Infinite Arms from Amazon here. Continue reading Band of Horses – New Single & Video

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Alternative, Music, Rap, Rock

Mad Mackerel Recommends…Goldishack Guerillas

Goldishack Guerrillas is a break from the usual fare on MM (but in a wholly good way) and reminds us nostalgically of our youth and barrelling around in Oxford’s Zodiac to rap metal bands like  Senser, RATM et al. Like all the best rap metal, this is a band on a mission:  the Guerrillas are fighting back with a raucous mix of hip hop, guitars … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends…Goldishack Guerillas

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Alternative, Indie, Music, Rock

Parts & Labor Announce New Album

Parts & Labor’s new album Constant Future, on Jagjaguwar, will be in stores March 8 (March 7 here in the UK), but you can get your first taste of the record via the title track now. The song begins with a signature Parts & Labor synth melody before being pummeled with a percussive drone ticking along like clockwork. It is very nice indeed. In fact, this is … Continue reading Parts & Labor Announce New Album

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Alternative, Folk, Indie, Music, Rock

We Are Country Mice Do Daytrotter

We Are Country Mice are a band we always look out for…A Good Old Fashioned Barn Raising from 2009 was one of our favourite tracks of that year. So we were pleased to see they’d just completed a Daytrotter Session which can be got for free just by clicking here. It includes a wonderful version of their track Ghost, check it out below if you … Continue reading We Are Country Mice Do Daytrotter

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Alternative, Blues, Country, Folk, Indie, Music, Psychedelic, Rock

Wooden Wand Kickstarter Update

Just received this update from Wooden Wand about his Kickstarter project. “Howdy everybody, Really excited to announce that we have reached our goal – we officially have enough to cover the recording, mixing, mastering and pressing of this LP. Thank you all from the bottom of my heart – this has been very inspiring. But let’s don’t quit now! We undershot by a bit to … Continue reading Wooden Wand Kickstarter Update

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Alternative, Indie, Music, Rock

Mrs Mackerel’s TFI Friday (14th Jan)

Ah, the desolate wasteland of January. What else is there to do other than go to work, hunker down, listen to music, read a few books, knit a few rows … do it all again. I find January quite a dark month, however, I’m expecting my team to cheer me up this Sunday. This may, of course, be misplaced optimism. After Halloween’s tawdry performance, I … Continue reading Mrs Mackerel’s TFI Friday (14th Jan)

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Alternative, Music, Punk, Rock

Introducing…Occult Detective Club

On their new album Crimes, the marvellously named Occult Detective Club play a mix of straight-up, raw, no nonsense first wave punk and new wave music with a focus on catchy choruses, thoughtful lyrics and a DIY mentality. Think the Ramones, with echoes of The Jam, even Sham 69 thrown in the blender with the passion and forward thinking of Billy Bragg. The Denton, Texas-based … Continue reading Introducing…Occult Detective Club

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Alternative, Folk, Garage, Indie, Music, Rock

Obits ready Moody Standard And Poor for release

Here are some (sketchy) detail about the new record from Obits. It’s their second full-length, and it’s called Moody, Standard and Poor. It was recorded at Brooklyn’s Saltlands Studio. Sub Pop will release it on March 29, 2011. The wonderful sleazy, rockabilly rumble of Two-Headed Coin from their 2009 debut I Blame You made our top-ten of that year. You Gotta Lose, the taster from the … Continue reading Obits ready Moody Standard And Poor for release

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Alternative, Country, Folk, Indie, Music, Rock

The Builders & The Butchers Return

The Builders & The Butchers sealed their place in MM’s affections with the debauched, stomping folk rock sing-along of their 2009 album Salvation Is A Deep Dark Well. Their new release, Dead Reckoning, complete with more superb cover artwork, comes out on February 22nd via Badman Recording Company. It is no exaggeration to say that this (their third album) is one of our more/most hotly … Continue reading The Builders & The Butchers Return

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