Mad Mackerel’s Best Of The Months: September, October & November (Part 2)

Here is the second part of our mammoth round-up of the best of our downloads from the past three months. The Hunting Party – Bobby Indie-folk reminiscent of smoky backwoods bars, songs of longing, nostalgia, and the uncertainty of both past and future. . The Parson Red Heads – To The Sky Trademark loose, country inflected folk-rock. . The Reference Desk – Try Not/Try To Three-piece … Continue reading Mad Mackerel’s Best Of The Months: September, October & November (Part 2)

Mad Mackerel Recommends… Scott Barkan

Somehow Scott Barkan manages to combine wonderfully the raspy, gritty quality of Tom Waits with the warm and introspective tenacity of Townes Van Zandt. On his new album Flightless Bird he manages to create a set of songs that echo with the restless, free spirit of jazz, but which are also firmly anchored by their Americana roots. Of the title track to the album he says, … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends… Scott Barkan