Mojo magazine gives away a free CD with each issue. Often they are reworking of classic albums by modern bands and often the results are chronic. The March issue was a reinterpreted version of Syd Barrett’s The Madcap Laughs and the results were substantially better than usual. This is a cover of Here I Go by MM faves The Hush Arbors, thought you might like … Continue reading Hush Arbors Cover Syd Barrett
Insound are offering their free May mix for download – it’s available for about a week and contains tracks by Caribou, Wolf Parade, the New Pornographers and many others. Just go here to get it. Download – Wolf Parade – Ghost Pressure mp3 (from Insound Digital Mixtape) Continue reading Insound’s free May Mixtape
Here is the new single from fuzzed-up, retro, lo-fi popster Bethany Cosentino aka Best Coast. Less than 90 seconds, but often the best things come in small packages. We’ve just realised we missed them playing at the Jericho in Oxford this weekend as well. Curses! MySpace is here. Download Best Coast – Far Away mp3 (from Far Away 7″) Continue reading New from Best Coast
Like most in the blogging world, we are partial here at MM to something that can be placed under those chillwave, psych, lo-fi banners. It exploded in 2009 and shows no sign of abating this year. What it does mean of course that you have to be pretty good now to make yourself heard and unlike most Buffalo Moon pass that test with flying colours. Their … Continue reading Chill out to Buffalo Moon
The Mynabirds debut album What We Lose In The Fire We Gain In The Flood has been picking up a lot of press and decent reviews. One listen to these two advance tracks and it is obvious why. It is an elegant mix of country and soul that singer and songwriter Laura Burhenn delivers with calm restraint and a natural feel for her material – … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends…The Mynabirds
The Wilderness Of Manitoba are, as you might expect, from Canada. Their 2009 EP Hymns To Love And Spirits showcased a folk band of the most intimate and gorgeous kind and they now have a full length due out on the 22nd June called When You Left The Fire. The new album has a fuller sound, but has sacrificed none of what made the EP … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends…The Wilderness Of Manitoba
Unnatural Helpers are another band who made it into our mammoth Best of April post, and no sooner have they done that then we get hold of another of their primal, sub-two minute punk anthems. This is also from Cracked Love & Other Drugs which you can buy here. Don’t you just love ’em. Download Unnatural Helpers – I Don’t Belong To You mp3 (from Cracked … Continue reading New from Unnatural Helpers
A couple of days ago we gave you the excellent new single by Colours from Sleep All Day Records – a song we liked so much it sneaked into our best of the month post yesterday. At the time of posting we promised you similar from the same label from another band – The Fair Ohs. So here we are keeping our promise. Eden Rock … Continue reading Introducing…The Fair Ohs
Time on me is wasted time. Ah yes: the Kings of Leon. And if we posted that then we would be in trouble, now that the Followill tribe are big in Japan. And other places, of course. The older I get, the more disappointing I find people – in general. (Obviously there are always a few notable exceptions – yes, you know who you are). … 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
