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Mad Mackerel’s Best Of The Month: September 2011

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

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Another Track From Wooden Wand’s Briarwood

About a month ago we streamed a track from Wooden Wand’s forthcoming album Briarwood that was initially funded through a Kickstarter campaign and now is getting a full release via Fire Records – out 22nd November. It is a superb record, up there with the very best of his considerable output, and now you can grab the wonderful Big Mouth USA for free and hear for … Continue reading Another Track From Wooden Wand’s Briarwood

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Wooden Wand Archives Collection, Vol. 3

Firm MM favourite and all round top chap Wooden Wand has announced a limited edition six album archive boxset – this one is Volume 3. Available now from PIAPTK, the 6 LPs come in hand-screened jackets and heavy duty, hand-made, stained, and silkscreened wooden boxes!  There were only 200 boxsets made (75 on gold vinyl and 125 on black vinyl), and there are also 100 copies … Continue reading Wooden Wand Archives Collection, Vol. 3

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New Album From Wooden Wand

As anyone with more than a passing acquaintance with this blog will know, we are huge fans of James Jackson Toth, aka Wooden Wand. That is why we were immediate contributors to his recent Kickstarter project to fund latest album Briarwood, recorded with the Briarwood Virgins. While the album is not getting its official release until 7th November (via the wonderful Fire Records), but we … Continue reading New Album From Wooden Wand

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Wooden Wand Kickstarter Update

As you know we’ve been supporting the brilliant Wooden Wand’s Kickstarter project. It only has a couple of days left to go before it closes, and some more pledges would be very welcome – in return for some very cool stuff. You can check out the latest update by clicking here. Download Wooden Wand – The DNR Waltz mp3 (demo) Continue reading Wooden Wand Kickstarter Update

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Wooden Wand: Live Review

Still giddy and intoxicated from our Wooden Wand interview (see yesterday’s post) we sat down to watch a quality night of  live music, and we weren’t to be disappointed. First to take the stage was Alisia Casper, who gave us some great English tinged folk tunes sung with a sublime, haunting voice. Next up was Conquering Animal Sound, When electronica like this is done live … Continue reading Wooden Wand: Live Review

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An Interview with Wooden Wand

Last week we were lucky enough (in our eyes) to have James Jackson Toth, aka Wooden Wand play a couple of dates in the UK. Although for various reasons the London dates fell through, Christy-Popper and Dr Roddy headed up North to York to catch him live and to have a chat with one of MM’s all time favourite performers. Arriving in York after a … Continue reading An Interview with Wooden Wand

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Mad Mackerel’s Best Of The Month: January

Here is our regular round up of the best of January’s posts plus a couple of new tracks for your listening pleasure – all beautifully designed to make one perfect mixtape. Download Wooden Wand – The DNR Waltz mp3 More classic down-tempo folk from greatly underrated MM fave. Download Phosphorescent – Are You Ready For The Country? mp3 Riff-heavy, mean-assed cover which brilliantly captures the double-edged viciousness … Continue reading Mad Mackerel’s Best Of The Month: January

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Wooden Wand Kickstarter Update

Just received this update from Wooden Wand about his Kickstarter project. “Howdy everybody, Really excited to announce that we have reached our goal – we officially have enough to cover the recording, mixing, mastering and pressing of this LP. Thank you all from the bottom of my heart – this has been very inspiring. But let’s don’t quit now! We undershot by a bit to … Continue reading Wooden Wand Kickstarter Update

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Support Wooden Wand’s Kickstarter Project

As any recent, or regular, reader of MM will know Wooden Wand is a stonewall favourite round these parts, featuring prominently in the end-of-year best of lists for both tracks and albums. So we wanted to let you know, and to urge you, to get behind his Kickstarter project to fund a new album to be recorded under the name Wooden Wand & The Briarwood … Continue reading Support Wooden Wand’s Kickstarter Project

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