Carrying on from where we left off yesterday... 30 Josh T Pearson - Last Of The Country Gentlemen Download Josh T Pearson – Woman When I've Raised Hell…(Alternative Version) mp3 a 29 Real Estate - Days Download Real Estate – Green Aisles mp3 (from Days) Download Real Estate – It's Real mp3 (from Days) a [...]
Our final Top Ten selection comes courtesy of the lovely, and ever radiant, Mrs Mackerel. Over to you girl! It's been a great musical year. But such a plethora of riches always presents a problem – what's a girl to choose? Fortunately some fine contributions in the preceding week means most bases are covered. Live gigs, although few and far between this year, have been rich in quality, and particularly finger-picking good on the guitar front. A fine ensemble of gig friends too, thank you. Without further ado, here's my humble opinion. And remember [...]
So, the penultimate entry before Mrs Mackerel finishes off this year's set of Top Ten postings tomorrow is my very own. Without further ado... 10. Milk Music - Beyond Living Although it was released early in the year, I only discovered it recently. A full on, no holds barred, nihilistic 70s punk attitude and the very best of the heavyweight riffs of the grunge era is a mighty powerful combination. One that makes me wish my car stereo went all the way up to eleven. Download Milk Music - Beyond [...]
For our first ever Festive Feature on Mad Mackerel, we asked twelve of our favourite bands and artists of 2011 to answer twelve questions and we will publish them over the next twelve days taking us up to Christmas Eve. If 20092s debut Everything's For Sale marked Welsh blues rocking duo Henry's Funeral Shoe out as one to watch, this year's follow up Donkey Jacket certainly delivered in spades. From the massive riffs and heavy percussion, the fuzzy distortion and reverb, and [...]
With probably the longest entry of 2011 we give the floor to regular MM contributor and top ten compiler...Dr Roddy. Well it seems to be that time of year again. I always spend 340 days looking forward to doing this and 25 agonising over it. This year especially though, as I think there has been a bumper harvest of great songs. When I looked at my Top Ten playlist (with over 100 songs in it) I just thought one thing: bugger! I got there in the end though. There have been certain parties that have tried [...]
Our third top ten contributions come from Starbar and JaMS who job share in the office. This is JaMS first entry in to the guest top ten spots, but first up is Starbie... 10. Laura Marling – I Was Just A Card 9. Slow Club – If we're Still Alive a 8. The Decemberists – This Is Why we Fight 7. Lana Del Ray – Video Games a [...]
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 and especially for little Max's mega mix from which I've selected some of my top ten tunes. I would like to have written a bit more about the songs but unfortunately I [...]
Blogophilia Volume 33 A mix of promotional mp3s from The Dadada and other blogs October - November 2011 Play Gapless ripped @ 320 kbps VBR Download all tracks and cover art in ZIP format Tracklist Henry's Funeral Shoe - 01 Dog Scratched Ear tUnE-yArDs - 02 Gangsta (Ad-Rock Remix) Aleks & the Ramps - 03 Middle-aged Unicorn on Beach with Sunset Milagres - 04 Glowing Mouth (Edit) [...]
Henry's Funeral Shoe - Anvil and Chains Raw, fuzzy, bluesy. Those are the words I'd use to describe Henry's Funeral Shoe's Anvil and Chains. These South Wales rockers are about to release their second full-length album Donkey Jacket . Their musically is distinctively dirty, raw, and energetic. Its exciting music along the lines of other favorites here like Radio Moscow or Left Lane Cruiser. Its deep south music, from the other side of the pond. Give it a listen, and get ready to hear more from these guys.
Every day, Daily Downloads offers 10 free and legal mp3 downloads, plus free and legal live sets from around the internet. Today's free and legal mp3 downloads: Adrienne Drake : "A Light From The Middle Of Nowhere" [mp3] from Dullabies search for more Adrienne Drake posts at Largehearted Boy ARMS : "Glass Harmonica" [mp3] [...]
It is fair to say that Dog Scratched Ear , the first track to be released from Donkey Jacket , the new album from Welsh duo Henry's Funeral Shoe has become the unofficial anthem of MM over the past few weeks - a perfect mix of irresistible blues boogie topped with a killer riff has made it one of our tunes of the year so far. The album was officially released yesterday and to celebrate the band have offered up a second track for your aural pleasure in the form of Anvil And Chains [...]
Welsh power duo cranks up blues-rock riffs Making the reductionist power trio format one better, this Welsh duo features brothers Aled and Brennig Clifford on guitar/vocals and drums, respectively. With cues from the White Stripes, Black Keys, Two Gallants and others, The Clifford's buzz through heavy blues-rock originals that offer room for Aled to display his guitar playing prowess. Unlike the sonic pounding of labelmates Radio Moscow, Henry's Funeral Shoe takes a more nuanced, and less psych-influenced, approach to their jamming. Aled's playing follows more in the vein of British blues-rock giants like Peter [...]
There's only two and a bit months until the culmination of a hard year's listening: the MM Top Tens. And what a year. How do we choose? What a bonanza 2011 has been. A certain song has dominated the school run this week. Let's take nothing away from last week's sing-a-long, Henry's Funeral Shoe (Dog Scratched Ear is surely a top ten contender), but The Lovely Eggs have nailed it for surely some of the best lyrics ever, with Don't Look At Me (I Don't Like it) . [...]
Henry's Funeral Shoe Donkey Jacket Alive Natural Sound Records [2011] Fire Note Says: Henry's Funeral Shoe bring you a catchy rocking southern blues from South Wales! Album Review: The grinding southern blues riff on the opening 5 minute track, "Be Your Own Invention", would never have you guessing that it was created by two Welsh brothers but that is exactly the case, as [...]
Comprised of brothers Aled and Brennig Clifford, Henry's Funeral Shoe evoke the ferious blues rock spirit of the Deep South, rather than the Welsh Valleys from which they hail. Occupying the same space on the musical spectrum as The Black Keys, White Stripes and The Soledad Brothers they specialize in rousing numbers ranging from the stomping 'Love Is A Fever' [...]
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 Diarrhea Planet – Warm Ridin' mp3 (from Loose Jewels) A magnificent cacophony of guitars, pounding bass, thundering drums and begs for [...]
It's been an unfortunate week on the domestic front. Water continues to leak. Holes have been dug. In the right place and deep enough, who knows? If it carries on much longer I may jump in too. I wish Colin from Thames Water would understand that I simply don't understand the mechanics and really have no desire to do the wrong thing. And football. I wish some one would bump off Agent Bruce, Smiley styley. I await tomorrow's horrors with bated breath (and glass at the ready). Well enough whingeing for one Friday. Here's a song. [...]
Henry's Funeral Shoe - "Dog Scratched Ear" Rock 'n' roll boogie. If you're going to name your band something a bit eccentric like Henry's Funeral Shoe, you either have to be wacky with your sound or rock hard. For this blues rock brother duo from South Wales, it's most definitely the latter of those two things. It all begins with singer/guitarist Aled Clifford musing over a rolling guitar riff, cooling off in the murky waters of the Mississippi Delta. Drummer Brennig Clifford then joins the mix, shifting things into first gear as they [...]
So much to catch up on...here's a few tracks to tickle the earbuds. Veteran noisemongering indie rockers Comet Gain have given us another track from their excellent album Howl Of The Lonely Crowd , this time it is the marvellously titled Clang Of The Concrete Swans . Download Comet Gain - Clang Of The Concrete Swans mp3 (from Howl Of The Lonely Crowd) Acid Baby Jesus deliver (as you might surmise) a full throttle blend of scuzzy garage rock, and they do it better than [...]
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