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. Every so often a song comes out of nowhere and hits you right between the ears. It is those moments that make having a blog a delight - the chance to hear something new, exciting and share it with lots of (hopefully likeminded) folk. And so [...]
Despite the end of the year fast approaching, thankfully the quality of new music shows no signs of slowing. Here are the best of our November offerings, together with some tasty new tracks to round off the mix.Over thirty great songs - just right for the roaring fire and the cocoa! Download Siskiyou - Twigs And Stones mp3 (from Keep Away The Dead) Brilliantly judged restless blend of country rock, folk, and grand orchestral rock. Download The Cloud Nothings – No Future / No Past mp3 (from Attack [...]
Every so often a song comes along that instantly jumps to the top of our 'must listen' list and ends up on repeat on the iPod, in the car, at work and just about everywhere else. This is one of those songs. The Royal Sea are from Seattle and play a beguiling mix of surf rock, garage and indie pop. They have a self-titled album available on Bandcamp and it is well worth the $5 they are asking. Lead track This Summer opens with a spectacularly catchy drum beat before [...]
It's never too late for sunshine. Then again, I suppose if you live in California or Florida you always have that commodity (full disclosure: it was 26 degrees here last night in Virginia). When first listening to The Royal Sea's debut EP you get that surf rock impression. But wait, these dudes are from Seattle. Intentionally or not, you can detect a hint of melancholy in their music…you can't be a Seattle band and not have a touch of sadness, right? The band combines a laid back garage rock approach with beautiful, echoing vocals to great success. There's [...]
Seattle band The Royal Sea's debut album finds reverberating lines fusing with the swell and tower of guitar done up in implications of surf and other freeing backdrops. Fashion your own description with a listen here . facebook
This one hit my inbox this morning and I couldn't help myself from tossing it up as a little extra treat for your Thursday. Seattle's The Royal Sea are certainly MTIB... Here's the description that was sent over to me:<!--[if gte mso 9]> <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE
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