As some may know MM is not a massive fan of remixes as a general rule of thumb. In truth, it is rare for us to listen to them and rarer still to actually post them. We’re a little more well disposed to covers, though again they are not usually something we post that often. So with that said, this is a post that naturally … Continue reading Remixes & Covers: all thanks to the Wooden Shjips
Having just posted about the forthcoming Delta Spirit album, we received an e-mail (nominally from the rather attractively named Mortimer The Goose) introducing Ezra Furman & The Harpoons, and mentioning they will soon be out touring in support of Delta Spirit. Like Quasimodo, the band’s name rang a bell and a check through our iTunes revealed just a single track from 2008 called We Should … Continue reading Introducing…Ezra Furman & The Harpoons
Apparently No One’s Fucking To The Radio according to Chicago’s deranged retro-rockers The Streets On Fire. This is the taster from their forthcoming (and first full-length) album This Is Fancy due out in July. While it reminds us of everything from Iggy to Gang of Four by way of The Kills, it has enough identity and confidence to stand on its own two feet, and … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends…The Streets On Fire
Texan singer-songwriter Alejandro Escovedo releases his tenth solo album Street Songs Of Love in June via the Concord Music Group. Mostly written in collaboration with ex Green On Red man Chuck Prophet, the album has garnered fine advance reviews and we’re looking forward to getting our hands on a copy as soon as we can. ‘Til then, like us, you’ll just have to make do … Continue reading New from Alejandro Escovedo
Delta Spirit’s new album, History From Below, is due out on June 14th here in the UK and is the long awaited follow-up to 2008’s Ode To Sunshine, which contained the outstanding Trashcan, possibly our favourite song of that year. The advance track Bushwick Blues is another anthemic stomper that brilliantly showcases their country rock roots and ear for a tasty lyric. Count down the … Continue reading New from Delta Spirit
Last Friday, prompted by my song selections, I put a musical question to MM that he was unable to answer for once. Namely, if you were a band which band would you be? I – rather fancifully I think – decided that I would be DeVotchKa. Go on, you know you want to … Anyway, seeing as we’ve been married a whole fifteen years (I … Continue reading Mrs Mackerel’s TFI Friday
Surely May must be my favourite month – or maybe September? – it’s too close to call. Anyway, traditionally a time of spring cleaning, I thought I might make the most of my enforced incarceration this week owing to one poorly daughter. Alas, I didn’t get much further than a bag of old letters and photos – letters from old friends and older boyfriends. How … Continue reading Mrs Mackerel’s TFI Friday
As usual, here is our round-up of some of the best songs we’ve posted during April plus a couple of new ones. Thirty great songs all ready to go on one cracking playlist and impress your family and friends. Without further ado… Shabby Rogue – My Life As A Secret Agent mp3 (High octane, paranoia induced rock ‘n’ roll riffage) Kurt Vile – Invisibility Nonexistent … Continue reading MM’s Best of the Month: April
We’ve already posted the quite excellent Private Land, the first track from the new Johnny Bertram & The Golden Bicycles album Days That Passed, which gets its official release tomorrow. To mark the occasion they have made a second track available titled At The Wake. This track offers a nice contrast to the full on rock and roll of Private Land and shows exactly why … Continue reading Johnny Bertram album released tomorrow
