Each year we share MM’s contributors’ personal favourites of the year. Kicking us off is a fine selection from the Italian Job. Buon Lavoro. 20. Lød – Folder 19. BAIT – Push The Elephant 18. The Gay Blades – Hurricane Boys 17. Sun Abduction – Acid Pyramid 16. Beaches – Void 15. War On Drugs – Holding On (Edit) … Continue reading MM’s Best of 2017: The Italian Job
25 The Moonlandingz – Black Hanz 24 FEWS – La Guardia 23 The Coathangers – Captain’s Dead 22 Cherry Glazerr – Nurse Ratched 21 Beaches – Void 20 Lo Tom – Covered Wagon 19 Trevor Sensor – High Beams 18 Mark Lanegan – Beehive 17 Sun Seeker – Won’t Keep Me Up At Night 16 … Continue reading Mad Mackerel’s Tracks Of The Year 25-1
It has been nearly five years since Ha Ha Tonka appeared on MM and even longer since The Usual Suspects featured in our Best of Year listings. They will be releasing a new album Heart-Shaped Mountain via Bloodshot Records on the 10th March and the first track from it is the upbeat, jaunty folk-rock of Race To The Bottom – a veritable toe-tapper if ever … Continue reading Ha Ha Tonka – Race To The Bottom
Next to share their favourites of the year is part man part canine Barry-Sean… What a fantastic year for music this has been for me. I don’t just mean for music that has been produced this year but more about the music that I’ve discovered from previous years (or, more accurately in most cases, music that has been discovered for me). And, because I’ve spent … Continue reading MM’s 2011 Top Ten Series: No 5 Barry-Sean
For the second of our ‘guest’ top ten posts we are pleased to welcome the finger-choppin’ Banner to the roster with his first contribution to the end of year best of lists. “It’s been a great year musically and especially as this year I became a dad. I’d like to thank Doctor Roddy and Chris T Popper for their steady supply of CDs this year … Continue reading MM’s 2011 Top Ten Series: No 2 Banner
Mark Twain turned 176 the other day – this is Ha Ha Tonka’s birthday tribute. A song about him. a Continue reading MM Shorts 52: Ha Ha Tonka
Another bonanza month of top tunes, all rounded up for you in one perfect download mix. Here are the September highlights together, as always, with a couple of top-notch new tracks too. Download The Migrant – The Hurricane mp3 (from Amerika) Distinguished by a slow blues refrain, handclaps and a mournful vocal, it is one of those tunes that sounds like it has been around forever. Download … Continue reading Mad Mackerel’s Best Of The Month: September 2011
Ha Ha Tonka’s latest album Death Of A Decade is a gem and one we find ourselves playing more and more often. Original giveaway track, Usual Suspects has been hugely popular with all the Mackerel clan and associates ever since we first posted it, and to celebrate a new run of tour dates, the band have made a second single available for free download. So, … Continue reading New From Ha Ha Tonka
Another month, another mix. A collection of twenty or so of the best tunes we posted in April plus a couple of tasty new ones. Download, hit play, relax. Download Ha Ha Tonka – Usual Suspects mp3 (from Death Of A Decade) Soulful, catchy, country rock. Download Sweet Lights – The Shortest Man On Earth mp3 (from Digital Single) Beautifully judged excursion into the world of classic sunshine and … Continue reading Mad Mackerel’s Best Of The Month: April 2011
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