The ever reliable Fire Records has announced the start of a Giant Sand / Howe Gelb series of rolling reissues, which will see the re-release of roughly 30 albums culminating in two box sets to be released next year. Each album will be lovingly re-issued in red and silver limited edition digipacks. The first three (Valley Of Rain, The Ballad Of A Thin Line Man, Storm) … Continue reading Fire Records Reissue Giant Sand Albums
Originally a folk duo, and now expanded into a quartet, The Uncles made a dent in some of the MM Top Tens of 2010 and are planning to release their second album in late summer. It is the follow up to their excellent debut from 2010, Replacing Words With Other Words. M4W is their latest single available to download and will also feature on the album. Download … Continue reading New Single from The Uncles
Here is our regular round up of the best of January’s posts plus a couple of new tracks for your listening pleasure – all beautifully designed to make one perfect mixtape. Download Wooden Wand – The DNR Waltz mp3 More classic down-tempo folk from greatly underrated MM fave. Download Phosphorescent – Are You Ready For The Country? mp3 Riff-heavy, mean-assed cover which brilliantly captures the double-edged viciousness … Continue reading Mad Mackerel’s Best Of The Month: January
The Kills have long been one of our most favourite bands here at MM, and Fried My Little Brains would definitely still rank near the top of my hypothetical “favourite songs of all time” list that we all carry around in our heads. So after a too-long hiatus, we’re delighted that they’re back with a new album, Blood Pressures, released on Domino Records, which is scheduled … Continue reading The Kills Are Back
Danish indie-folk quintet, Alcoholic Faith Mission will be releasing their new 5 song EP entitled And The Running With Insanity in North America on March 29th. Though they hail from Denmark, the band was actually formed in Brooklyn in 2006 by high school friends Thorben and Sune. Last year, their third and most renowned album, Let This Be The Last Night We Care, was released in the US … Continue reading New EP from Alcoholic Faith Mission
As you may know The Haunted Windchimes have become favourites of both Mrs M and myself over the past twelve months, making it into our Best of Lists for albums and tracks at the end of 2010. They will be releasing a live album soon with, as they say, all your favourite Windchimes songs, and to tempt us have offered up this short video teaser … Continue reading Haunted Windchimes Prepare Live Album For Release
Joyful Noise is a label we like for their eclectic range of cassette releases and they have just announced the release of the new Danielson album on cassette (w/ digital). Best of Gloucester County is Danielson’s first album in five years – and the follow up to their widely acclaimed album Ships. Featuring the banjo/vocal work of Sufjan Stevens, and a cameo from Jens Lekman, … Continue reading New Album from Danielson gets limited cassette release
James Vincent McMorrow’s debut record, Early In The Morning, is an album he originally self recorded, played and released in Ireland last year, and which got its US release just a few days ago. For those unfamiliar with McMorrow, the record is laced with haunting melodies, mythical storytelling, and musical structures that bring a singular and unique vision to the traditional folk style that emerged in the … Continue reading Introducing…James Vincent McMorrow
The self-titled solo album from Alexander Ebert of the wonderful Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros will be released on the 1st March on Community Music (via Vagrant) and on 28th February via Rough Trade. The album consists of ten brand new songs that Alexander wrote and composed entirely himself while touring with his main band. Alone in his room, he had his guitar, a Lowery … Continue reading Debut album from Alexander (of Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros)
Having grown tired of being cross on a Friday (see various preceding TFIs – if you’re bored), I have revisited the joy of a gin and tonic, with a gimlet, of course … I have avoided reading the football press and the pressing legal case that has menaced our business, avoided the hatchet faced lying psycho at the school gate, and decided that regarding life … Continue reading Mrs Mackerel’s TFI Friday (28th Jan)
