Category: Rock

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Buffetlibre & Amnesty’s Peace Project – 180 tracks for not very much

We may be late in coming across Buffetlibre and Amnesty International Catalunya’s Peace Project, but that’s no reason not to give it a bit more publicity. Basically, for a donation of anything upwards of five Euro’s (that’s about £4 or $6) you get to download 180 tracks from artists all around the world. It covers all the continents and features artists from more than fifty … Continue reading Buffetlibre & Amnesty’s Peace Project – 180 tracks for not very much

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Alternative, Blues, Music, Psychedelic, Rock

Even more lo-fi garage psych-goodness

Looks like we’re on a major lo-fi, garage roll this Friday. We’re mighty glad those downloads are fixed! Hopefully, you’ve already picked up the excellent tracks from The Burnt Ones and The Jacuzzi Boys from earlier, and now we have for your aural delight the b-side to the forthcoming Cloud Nothings single Didn’t You. Titled Even If It Worked Out, it is brash, snotty, and … Continue reading Even more lo-fi garage psych-goodness

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New from The Jacuzzi Boys

Following on ever so nicely from our Burnt Ones post, comes the new single from The Jacuzzi Boys via the excellent Mexican Summer label. Titled Bricks & Coconuts, it announces itself with a furious sunshine strum and tribal drums. The song breezes along with a happy-go-lucky attitude and oh-so-catchy chorus that recalls cruising the promenade at sunset before settling down on the beach around a … Continue reading New from The Jacuzzi Boys

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Introducing…The Burnt Ones

We came across The Burnt Ones whilst idly trawling the net. While they fit comfortably in to the garage rock genre, they’ve turned up the sleaze-ometer to eleven and specialise in dirty, hook-laden surf rock and heavy doses of 7os glam. The results are wonderful. First we tracked down fuzzy, wall-of-sound guitar onslaught of  Gonna Listen To T Rex (All Night Long) which is the … Continue reading Introducing…The Burnt Ones

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Downloading issues fixed I think

Our downloading issues are fixed! Josh and a few other readers of MM had pointed out some issues with actually downloading the mp3s from the blog. After much investigation and some help from Uncle Mike, we think the problem is solved. Apparently the automatic advertising that WordPress adds to posts can mess up the link access and stop them being found properly. The answer? You … Continue reading Downloading issues fixed I think

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New track from The Whigs

We’re liking this, the latest track to be given away by The Whigs from their album In The Dark. Dying is a visceral, slow burn of a track, gradually building into an explosive crescendo of guitars, drums and feedback. Pulsating is probably the best word for it. Visit their MySpace here. Buy In The Dark from Amazon here. Download The Whigs – Dying mp3 (from … Continue reading New track from The Whigs

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Insound’s Free June Mixtape

Insound.com have made their free June mixtape available here. As always, it will only be up for around a week (so be quick), and as always it is packed full of excellent tracks, which can all be yours in return for an e-mail address. Highlights among them this month being MM faves Blitzen Trapper, Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti, Suckers, Teenage Fanclub, and these two gems we’ve picked … Continue reading Insound’s Free June Mixtape

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MM’s Best Of The Month: May

Here is our usual end of the month round up of the very best tracks posted on Mad Mackerel, with a couple of new ones too. A perfect mixtape for May. Wilderness of Manitoba – Hermit mp3 Intimate and gorgeous, with haunting guitar lines and beautiful harmonies. Buffalo Moon – Beach Boy mp3 Summery pop, beach references, breezy beats and sweet lounge vocals. Sun Kil … Continue reading MM’s Best Of The Month: May

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