The sun shone, the bands played, and, as ever, a good time was had by all. Roll on Truck Festival 2012. Download Richmond Fontaine – The Boyfriends mp3 (from We Used To Think The Freeway Sounded Like A River) Download Cashier No. 9 – Lost At Sea mp3 (from To The Death Of Fun) Download Pete & The Pirates – Mr Understanding mp3 (from Little Death) Download … Continue reading Truck Festival – In Pictures
Tomorrow sees the start of the marvellous Truck Festival near Oxford. We went last year and had a brilliant time and are thoroughly looking forward to this year’s event where the line-up includes Gruff Rhys, Graham Coxon, Saint Etienne, John Grant, The Young Knives, Edwyn Collins, Benjamin Francis Leftwich, The Duke & The King, Tunng, Justin Townes Earle, Alessi’s Ark, Sea Of Bees, Pete & … Continue reading Truck Festival – Free Download Mix
Here is our regular Best of the month mix – more than twenty tracks of all shapes and sizes to get your ears into, plus a few new ones that we think you’ll love! So we’re off and running with… Download The Virgin Passages – Horizon mp3 (from Horizon) Euphoric, unhurried, hazy and hypnotic. Download St. Vincent – Kerosene (live) mp3 (Big Black cover) Visceral and stunning live cover … Continue reading Mad Mackerel’s Best Of The Month: June 2011
We first came across Lanterns On The Lake at the End of the Road Festival last year. It was one of those moments where, not knowing anything about the band, we were drawn into a compelling and special set of dream pop and ethereal, experimental folk that held the whole audience captivated until an unfortunate power cut brought the set to a premature end. So … Continue reading Lantern In The Lakes – Debut Album
Here is our regular round-up of the very best of October’s postings. Twenty great tracks for a great mix, plus three new ones to enjoy too. You can check out all of our previous best of the month mixes just by clicking the links for April, May, June, July. August and September. No Age – Fever Dreaming mp3 (from Everything In Between) A full on, … Continue reading MM’s Best Of The Month: October
Lanterns On The Lake are another band that we caught by chance at the End of the Road Festival. Since then we’ve let their cinematic mix of folk and orchestral pop slowly seep into our consciousness in the way the sea slowly overwhelms a sandcastle on the beach. A six piece band from Newcastle on Tyne, they have the ability to create lush poetic soundscapes … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends…Lanterns On The Lake
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