Without doubt, Florida’s Howling Owls are one of our favourite new music discoveries of 2010 – we’ve featured three songs to date (as and when they’ve come through from the band) and so you can imagine our delight over the weekend when we received another new track. There’s a slight change in mood to Mood Ring – it’s a little quicker, more staccato, less downbeat, but … Continue reading New from Howling Owls
Pancake Breakfast gave us the ridiculously catchy (and current Mackerel family fave) The Ballad Of Maynard Noe recently. It comes from their new self-titled album, and the band have now embarked on a plan to release a video for each of the eleven tracks on the album. So, first up is the marvellous Pedro Infante. Watch it below in all its monochrome beauty. Buy the album … Continue reading Pancake Breakfast unveil new videos
Fever Dreaming is the latest offering from No Age’s Everything In Between, and is hands-down our favourite track of theirs to date. It is a full on, take-no-prisoners punk rock anthem with a massive guitar riff, howling vocals that somehow remind me of the end of Anarchy In The UK, and brutal, pummelling percussive support. Absolutely marvellous. Buy the album direct from Sub Pop here. … Continue reading More from No Age
The Black features David Longoria on guitar and vocals (formerly of …And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead), Matt Simon on drums (formerly of Voxtrot), Jason Chronis on bass (formerly of Voxtrot), and Alan Schaefer on guitar (son of famous guitar maker Ed Schaefer). The material on new album Sun in the Day, Moon at Night is pure rock and roll at … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends…The Black
For Hans Chew, best known as the honky-tonk pianist and auxiliary vocalist behind brooklyn’s psychedelic Americana outfit D. Charles Speer & The Helix, Tennessee & Other Stories… is the culmination of many paths leading out of the wilderness. His tale is a coming-of-age-story starting with a narrowly averted self-destruction and concluding in a painful resurrection and this is the theme which is expertly woven musically and … Continue reading Introducing…Hans Chew
Joshua English is, I guess, what you would call a modern day troubadour, with roots in both Portland, Oregon and Boston,Massachusetts. Culling inspiration from Raymond Carver, perpetual motion, and oceans of black coffee, his new record, Lay Bare Your Bones, presents an absorbing blend of sparse cynicism with Brit-folk leanings. And all done with influences that span Sam Cooke to Public Enemy to Chuck Ragan and … Continue reading Introducing…Joshua English
Last month we gave you Photojournalist the first single from Small Black’s new album New Chain, a masterful slice of aural bliss perfect for a mid-afternoon or late night space out. Today we’ve got Search Party the second single from the album, a revved up banger of a tune built upon frantic synth sonics unraveling into bursts of melody over a dance ready beat. Sound … Continue reading New from Small Black
A tricky delivery, my first born. Thirteen years ago today, he came into the world blue, silent and staring. He did of course make up for it with a case of colic so bad that my midwife friend told me it was the worst she’d ever seen. But hey, ho, he was my first, so I knew no different. Quirky, smart, and incredibly kind, Cam … Continue reading Mrs Mackerel’s TFI Friday
So here we are again. A round-up of our favourite posted tracks from September, all beautifully compiled and presented for you to put on one lovely mix. And as always, a couple of new tracks for you too. Enjoy. The Rakehells – Lost Weekend mp3 Aggressive, yet danceable pop with an in-your-face attitude and catchy hooks The Moondoggies – It’s A Shame, It’s A Pity … Continue reading MM’s Best of the Month: September
Her Name Is Calla play music that you need to immerse yourself in. It is dark, and tense, effortlessly evoking an eerie atmospheric and full of gravity and bombast. The instrumentation accumulates with guitar, cello, mighty percussion and violins, lyrics are as much intoned as sung and do not deal with the lighter side of life that’s for sure. Her Name Is Calla are one … Continue reading Introducing…Her Name Is Calla
