Some We Missed (Round Up Time Again)

Some We Missed (Round Up)

As we gallop towards the end of the year it is natural to start looking forward to 2015 and anticipating the new releases that will be coming our way. However, it is an inevitable certainty that, during 2014 we have missed out on a huge number of records that deserved a mention and sharing…so rather than look forward, we’ve looked back and picked out a few of the tracks we missed from the year…

Lachlan Bryan’s heart is steeped in the drama and imagery of country, roots, and Americana music. Songs are draped with dark characters, back stories, and sub plots flavored with dustbowl balladry, old school country, and nu-folk undertones. Together with his band The Wildes, they released the excellent Black Coffee to a wider audience this year.

We’ve featured the rustic Gothic folk of The August List previously on MM, but somehow missed their debut long-player, O Hinterland this year. Shame on us too as they’re local. This is Cut Yr Teeth, and you can order the album via Bandcamp here.

Psychedelic folk group Cherokee Red’s latest single is The World Is My Oyster, You’re The Pearl and is available as a cassingle from Bandcamp here.

We discovered Small Reactions (propulsive indie), Dreamsalon (dark, post-punk) and The Weak Boys (garage jangle) via the always excellent Finest Kiss blog. All are excellent and all worth re-posting here if you haven’t heard them yet.

Singer songwriter Luke De-Sciscio shared Patterns of Revolution, a startlingly delicate, impassioned lullaby that teeters upon the cusp between winsome whisper and shamanic sermon.

Whilst working long hot days on a roadside fruit stand, Jameson first picked up the banjo in 2012, wielding it more like a lead guitar in a riff laden rock outfit than a country folkster. Finding songs were suddenly “writing themselves” he began working on the material for the Carnivore EP check out the frantic single, Breathe Your Last.

Dreemers are an emerging three-piece band from the Isle of Wight. Their sound features a nostalgic interpretation of the energy and simplicity that the late 70s punk scene offered, whilst being inspired by a more recent alternative vibe.