We were lucky enough to get an e-mail from Sleep All Day Records attaching the latest singles from two bands that were new to us, Fair Ohs and Colours. Lucky because both were truly excellent. In many ways it is those moments of discovery that make a music blog such good fun. So in the spirit of sharing all things good, here is the first … Continue reading Introducing…Colours
Thee Oh Sees mix large helpings of rockabilly and psychedelia into a heady cocktail of reverb drenched garage rock. They look and sound like the sort of band that should be soundtracking 50s sci-fi movies. They are also prolific having managed ten separate releases last year and are already back with another full length release – the appropriately titled Warm Slime. This taster is a … Continue reading More from Thee Oh Sees
We are looking forward to the new Phosphorescent album more than most – the reviews over here in the UK music press have all been very positive. You can see why with this new track from the album. It’s out here on May 10th – can’t wait… Pre-order from Amazon here. Download Phosphorescent – Mermaid Parade mp3 (from Here’s To Taking It Easy) Download Phosphorescent … Continue reading New from Phosphorescent
Brother Dege delivers authentic, raw dirt, railroad pounding, swamp-fried, Louisiana Mekong Delta blues music. Like the mad lovechild of Robert Johnson and Jim Morrison, Cajun-born Dege Legg (aka Brother Dege) released his highly anticipated “slide/Dobro record” entitled Folk Songs Of The American Longhair yesterday. Dripping with atmosphere and backwoods noir. The real deal—death-obsessed, god-fearing, foot stomping, acoustic blues steeped in the devilish myths and haunted ambience that … Continue reading Brother Dege’s Album Out Now
Although MM is not usually a great advocate of covers, these two have caught our ears for different reasons over the past few days. The first is a strange folk band called Ooks Of Hazzard covering MGMT’s Kids. What is strange is there are nine of them (seven playing ukelele’s, one an accordian and one on drums) and they pull of what can only be … Continue reading Covered in glory
Rather like London buses these three songs came to our attention all at once. While all are excellent in their own ways, they are also peculiarly British in lyrics and approach. This is not a negative comment, just an observation that we think it would be extremely unlikely to get anything close to these songs from anywhere else. While addressing different topics they all have … Continue reading British Freak-Folk Explosion (maybe)
We’ve already posted the quite excellent Private Land, the first track from the new Johnny Bertram & The Golden Bicycles album Days That Passed, which gets its official release tomorrow. To mark the occasion they have made a second track available titled At The Wake. This track offers a nice contrast to the full on rock and roll of Private Land and shows exactly why … Continue reading Johnny Bertram album released tomorrow
On May 3rd, Grass House will be releasing their debut EP Plough More Sky. We have been lucky enough to have had a preview and we’re liking it a lot – an awful lot. Although still in their infancy as a band they have already played gigs with Wet Dog, Dead Kids and MM faves The Sunderbans amongst others. With influences from Jacques Brel to Captain … Continue reading Grass House Debut EP – MM is impressed!
It’s nice to get a unexpected surprise with a new song. Frankly, the name Hula Hoop didn’t promise too much, but on this occasion it was a case of what’s in a name? Because this is one of those effortless, simple, catchy, summer pop songs that is a genuine top-tapping delight. The damn thing is so bouncy that you feel like you need to put … Continue reading Introducing…Hula Hoop
It was Mrs Mackerel who first introduced us to Alessi’s Ark with the release of The Horse EP. Since then, London singer/guitarist Alessi Laurent-Markel has continued to make plenty of waves in the musical world despite her tender years, and her excellent 2009 full length Notes From The Treehouse was very well received by critics and fans alike. She is currently touring as support to Laura … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends…Alessi’s Ark
