Still waiting for Box.Net to work out what the problem is with downloads. Hopefully sorted out soon! Until, then…The Lowriders are a Colchester based four-piece. Formerly known as Freud, their experience of creating an album from scratch and attempting to release it while maintaining as much creative control as possible feeds into this, their latest album, Fury. In 2008 the band decided to turn a … Continue reading Introducing…The Lowriders
Sorry for the continuing Box.net bandwidth issues – we’re still trying to resolve it. In the meantime, Hello Caller describe themselves as a ‘dark folk’ band from Austin. They’re scheduled to record a full length in November, and until then have a nice free demo up on Bandcamp here that can be downloaded for the price of an e-mail address. Keep in mind that the demo is … Continue reading MM Shorts 29: Hello Caller
Sorry everyone we appear to be suffering some download issues with Box.Net from where we share the files we are authorised to post. We’re aiming to have it resolved as soon as possible – will let you know when! MM Continue reading Download Problems – Bear With Us…
Another month, more than 20 great tracks selected from our October posts and five new ones too. Download and dive in. Download The Minks – Araby mp3 (from Araby 7″) Endearingly gloomy slice of indie-pop. Download The Bloody Hollies – Dirty Sex mp3 (from Yours Until The Bitter End) The dark side of raw garage punk with touches of organ, violin and xylophone. Download Bare Bones – Hope & Feather … Continue reading Mad Mackerel’s Best Of The Month: October 2011
We’ve posted a couple of times about Carter Tanton and their excellent album Free Clouds. Here’s a third track from it, Fake Pretend, this time featuring the vocals of another MM fave, the enchanting Marissa Nadler. Order the album here. Download Carter Tanton – Fake Pretend mp3 (from Free Clouds) Download Carter Tanton – Horrorscope mp3 (from Free Clouds) Download Carter Tanton – Murderous Joy mp3 (from Free Clouds) Continue reading MM Shorts 28: More From Carter Tanton
Holy Names is the moniker of Seattle based Andy Vaughan and his coterie. Holy Names’ Perpetual Beginner is an astral deviation from today’s standards, pulling taught the tightrope between space-rock and freak-folk. The record’s real stand-out, The American Crowbar Case, commences with a bobbing acoustic march, measured and determined, but as Vaughan croons things begin to zig zag. His rich voice gradually folds into layers … Continue reading Introducing…Holy Names
While we’re not great ones for themed mixes on MM, Halloween is one of the exceptions we like to make. Here is a perfect mix for whatever ghoulish event you’ve got lined up today! Fifteen corking tunes, from the skewed new wave pop of XTC and off-kilter indie of the Mountain Goats to the trashy surf rock of The Cramps and from the folk-stomp of the Men … Continue reading Free Halloween Mix 2011
Here’s a stream of Kathleen Edward’s next single Sidecar which is released on Nov 14th via Rounder Records. The track was co-written with Jim Bryson and produced by Kathleen alongside Justin Vernon (aka Bon Iver) who also performs on the track. Kathleen Edwards will head back to the UK in February for a headline tour to follow the release of her new album Voyageur, out … Continue reading MM Shorts 27: Kathleen Edwards New Single
The Q Magazine cover disk this month features a reworking of U2’s 1991 album Achtung Baby. Titled AHK-toong BAY-bi Covered it features interpretations of the original songs by artists such as Nine Inch Nails, Patti Smith, Garbage, Gavin Friday, and Glasvegas. While the original never had space on our CD shelves, this is one of those tribute disks that is worth a spin and here is … Continue reading MM Shorts 26: Jack White Covers U2
There is a nice free digital mix currently available from American Songwriter that features some of MM’s favourites including Deer Tick, The War On Drugs, Cass McCombs and Real Estate. Here are a couple of our favourites from it – the sultry folk of the Smoke Fairies and Strand Of Oaks aka Timothy Showalter’s outrageous elegy for John Belushi from a certain Ghostbusters star. Alternatively … Continue reading Free Mix From American Songwriter: The Muse
