First up – great name! Harmonica Lewinski, are a five piece band out of Rochester NY. They say their sound has been described as “Tropical trash, greasy garage, dirty disco and party punk“. They have a new album titled Human BBQ! consisting of nine tasty tracks slathered in a kind of twisted, lo-fi psych-surf-pop that is 100% guaranteed to put a smile on your face and … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends… Harmonica Lewinski
A name like Snakerattlers can surely only mean one thing – sleazy, mutant rockabilly and garage rock. And so it proves with this duo’s new album All Heads Will Roll, out on 8th February via the marvellous Dirty Water Records. Listen to the excellent proto-punk tub-thumping of Snake Rattle Rock, Snake Rattle Roll, complete with reverb-drenched double-amped guitar, aggressive and haunting vocals, it is a screaming, … Continue reading Introducing >>> Snakerattlers
Father John Misty – So I’m Growing Old On Magic Mountain (Live at Third Man Records) Holly Miranda – I Will Survive (FM4 Session Live In Vienna) Â (Gloria Gaynor cover) Holly Miranda – A Little Piece Cloud Nothings – Leave Him Now Harmony Rockets with special guest Peter Walker – Atropos Marianne Faithfull feat. Nick Cave – The Gypsy Faerie Queen Cat Power – Stay … Continue reading Thirteen Songs You Should Have Heard This Week
Countdown continues. Here are songs 60 – 51 in our favourite tunes of the past ten years. 60 Bon Iver – Bloodbank (2009) Atmospheric, cabin-folk propelled by a woodsy, acoustic strum and cooly whispered vocals. 59 Jones Street Station – The Understanding (2012) Like if the Beach Boys had played folk music – a wonderful sense of melody and intricate rhythms played with … Continue reading The Top 200 – Mad Mackerel’s favourite songs of the last ten years (Part 10)
Here is Part 2 of our countdown of our favourite songs from the past ten years… 180 Strand Of Oaks – Alex Kona (2010) “Alex Kona was twelve feet tall, his mother got killed by a bowling ball”. What else is there? 179 Port O’Brien – My Will Is Good (2009) Rhythmic and punchy folk-rock, but with a hook most pop songs would … Continue reading The Top 200 – Mad Mackerel’s favourite songs of the last ten years (Part 2)
Mad Mackerel has been around for ten years now. We’ve come a long way. Early days using Google’s blogspot where our posts were regularly and erroneously taken down through DMCA notices until the moment when Google just erased us completely, our move to WordPress in April 2010 where Kurt Vile, Beach Fossils, Johnny Flynn and Band of Horses were among our first posts. Those were … Continue reading The Top 200 – Mad Mackerel’s favourite songs of the last ten years (Part 1)
We loved L.A. Witch’s track Untitled which we posted back in June. Now we have a new track, the slower, more sinewy Baby In Blue Jeans for your listening edification. It comes from their upcoming debut album and is a grittier take on Mazzy Star’s hazy, sleepy beauty. Immerse yourself below. Continue reading More From L.A. Witch
South London based neo-rockabilly upcomers, The Sly Persuaders have announced the release of their self-titled debut album, out via Roadkill Records on 24th February. The band make raucous garage rock soaked in heavily-effected, searing guitars. Their brand of Bad Seeds’ energy meets The Gun Club’s rockabilly psychosis oozes from their singles and surf-pop beats merge with layers of gypsy-psych percussion. The results we can tell you, … Continue reading Introducing >>> The Sly Persuaders
Oh! Gunquit are a London-based, rumble-bop, trash-stomp, blitz band who concoct a heady brew of primitive surf, raw R&R, wild garage, and twisted freak-a-billy! Hot on the heels of August’s excellent Hot Cross Fun cassette only E.P., they have released a new lime green vinyl 7″ single which features two tracks Nomads of The Lost and Walking The Streets. Check out both below as well as Fireballs from the … Continue reading Introducing >>> Oh! Gunquit
Punk Slime Recordings have announced the official debut album from Birmingham’s wonderfully named Swampmeat. Gin & Tonic will be released on November 25 and is a collection of countrified rock and roll, that recalls Creedence, The Clash and the man in black, confidently straddling the edge between country, punk and rock and roll. Lead single Brand New Cadillac (not a cover!) serves as a perfect introduction to the world … Continue reading Introducing >>> Swampmeat
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