MM’S BEST ALBUMS OF 2015: 30-16

As we’re halfway through our tracks of the year (see 100-76 here, and 75-51 here) which resume on Monday, it felt like a good time to break things up with our choices of our favourite albums of 2015. Here then are numbers 30 through to 16. 30 Sarah Cracknell – Red Kite   29 Desaparecidos – Payola   28 Kodiak Deathbeds – Kodiak Deathbeds   … Continue reading MM’S BEST ALBUMS OF 2015: 30-16

MM’s BEST TRACKS OF 2015: 100 – 76

Time for the MM countdown of our favourite tracks of the year to begin. Over the next few days we’ll be revealing our top 100 tracks and top 30 albums of 2015, with contributions from Mrs Mackerel, Chris T Popper, Polly Pocket and Franca. We’ll also share their personal choices with you next week. So without further ado, here are numbers 100 through to 76. … Continue reading MM’s BEST TRACKS OF 2015: 100 – 76

MM’s 5:1 Interview No 18: Kodiak Deathbeds

The Cave Singers and Lightning Dust have been two mainstays of Mad Mackerel over the years, so when we discovered that Cavies guitarist Derek Fudesco and the Dusties vocalist Amber Webber had combined as Kodiak Deathbeds we were more than just excited. Their self-titled debut album is an absolute gem of acoustic, fingerpicked folk and hauntingly beautiful vocals. It is available from Bandcamp here, and … Continue reading MM’s 5:1 Interview No 18: Kodiak Deathbeds

Mad Mackerel Recommends… Kodiak Deathbeds

It is probably fair to say that The Cave Singers, Black Mountain and Lightning Dust are all bands that would feature prominently in an all time MM Best of list, and all have given us some of our favourite live shows that we’ve ever seen. So it is a joy to discover Kodiak Deathbeds, not as one might guess a punk or hardcore industrial noise … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends… Kodiak Deathbeds