Algernon Doll has released the reflective, chiming Candy-Striped as a free download. The video for the poignant track is a sight to behold, with stock footage and surreal imagery edited together to perfectly capture the tone of the song. The track is taken from their third album Omphalic, released via Struggletown Records. Watch it / download it below. . . Continue reading Free Download From Algernon Doll
The idiosyncratic and peculiar world of 24 year old singer-songwriter Algernon Doll caught our ears with his debut album of acerbic acoustics and raw, honest explorations of his struggles with extreme anxiety and bipolar disorder. His second album was equally engaging, but saw him moving chameleon like through musical styles. His third album will see a release later this year in June, and those restless tendencies … Continue reading The Return Of Algernon Doll
Here we are again, a round up of twenty five of June’s best downloads on Mad Mackerel (plus a few new tunes) that combine to make another perfect mix for those long summer days. Stick these on the iPod, crack a cold one, relax and enjoy! Honeyslide – Drippin Swathed in reverb, bathed in noise and drowned in dreamy vocals. [Click through for free download] … Continue reading Mad Mackerel’s Best Of The Month: June 2013
We were pretty taken with our discovery of Algernon Doll’s debut long player, Camomile, last year. It was a record of uniquely off-kilter folk, and an often painfully raw and dark exploration of his struggles with extreme anxiety and bipolar disorder. Now he is back with a follow-up in the shape of Citalo-pop, which is out now via Common Records. Taster track Anti-them indicates that this … Continue reading New Album From Algernon Doll
Even though Christmas is looming and the deluge of end-of-year best of lists are starting to appear on the horizon, November still gave us plenty of cracking new tunes to enjoy. Here are our pick of the best of the downloads from November’s posts, together with a few newbies to tickle the earbuds too. Dive in. Download Crushed Out – Push Down & Twist mp3 (from Want … Continue reading Mad Mackerel’s Best Of The Month: November 2012
Algernon Doll’s debut album of off-kilter, deeply personal folk, Camomile, is out today via Newtown Products. We posted about the record last month – a cathartic journey through a difficult year dealing with the mentally debilitating toils of extreme anxiety disorder and bipolar. The album documents the struggles Ewan Grant endured in his own mind and his own world, a world confined very much to the four … Continue reading Algernon Doll Debut Album Out Today
Our monthy round up of the best new tunes we’ve posted and a few brand new ones too. More than 30 tunes to set you up for the weekend. Enjoy. Wooden Wand – Southern Colorado Song Another brilliant example of our favourite, prolific troubadour’s storytelling prowess. a Download The Growl – With The Sharp End Of A Trowel mp3 (from Cleaver Lever EP) Soaked in the authentic … Continue reading Mad Mackerel’s Best of the Month: October 2012
The term off-kilter is often overused when describing singer-songwriters and other folk inclined musicians. However, for Algernon Doll it is an adjective that fits perfectly. The project of Ewan Grant and documenting a difficult year of mentally debilitating toils of extreme anxiety disorder and bipolar, the resulting record, Camomile is a thing of beauty – lavish, intense and splendid, but underpinned with a creeping sense of anxiety … Continue reading Introducing >>> Algernon Doll
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