Apparently Dr. Dog will be releasing a new 7″ tour vinyl with four new songs that they recorded after their summer tour. It will be sold on their fall (aka autumn) tour and after that get a release on iTunes. For those that don’t have the latest album Shame, Shame – get it! Buy from Amazon here. They are giving away a song from the … Continue reading New from Dr.Dog
Here at home, in our very small Cotswold town, the only other Giant Sand fan we know is Angus – and so he will be rejoicing today as we have a brand new track to download. Arizona-based musician Howe Gelb has remained the sole epicenter and creative force behind the ever-fluid configurations of Giant Sand for over a quarter century. 2010 marks the 25th anniversary … Continue reading Giant Sand Return – One For Angus!
We’re still trying (and failing) to do justice to all the good stuff, the new stuff, the different stuff and the plain mad stuff that comes into our inbox or through the mail. So, with apologies to the bands involved, all of whom should really have had more than a couple of lines, here is another quick round-up for you covering everything from hardcore to … Continue reading Another Round-up
Joyful Noise Recordings dropped us a line to say they are to release Deerhoof’s new album on cassette! January 25th will see the release of Deerhoof vs.Evil, on cassette. The band recently signed with Polyvinyl, who will be releasing the album on LP and CD. It is probably true to say that few bands are as organically groundbreaking, experimental and ultimately interesting as this four-piece. For the last 16 years Deerhoof … Continue reading New from Deerhoof
Sun Demon is a new taster from iconic and hugely influential band Stereolab; about to return with their twelfth album and it is released during the band’s self-imposed hiatus from recording and touring. The album will be released via Stereolab’s own imprint Duophonic UHF Disks. Over the summer of 2007 Stereolab reconvened at Instant Zero, their studio in Bordeaux to record 32 luminous new songs … Continue reading New from Stereolab
Lanterns On The Lake are another band that we caught by chance at the End of the Road Festival. Since then we’ve let their cinematic mix of folk and orchestral pop slowly seep into our consciousness in the way the sea slowly overwhelms a sandcastle on the beach. A six piece band from Newcastle on Tyne, they have the ability to create lush poetic soundscapes … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends…Lanterns On The Lake
There probably aren’t enough songs about sticks. Wounded Lion know this. So here s their new 7″ single, Pointed Sticks, complete with glam rock backbeat, handclaps and a catchy chorus. Marvellous. Visit their MySpace here. Download Wounded Lion – Pointed Sticks mp3 (from Pointed Sticks 7″) Download Wounded Lion – Friendly mp3 (from Friendly 7″) Continue reading New single from Wounded Lion
For some reason we’d never really taken too much notice of Ringo Deathstarr – perhaps childishly, I think it was as simple as just the name put us off. So, in our ignorance, we weren’t expecting too much of Imagine Hearts which is the first taster from forthcoming album Colour Trip, which will be out in early 2011. Well, we’re big enough to admit we … Continue reading New from Ringo Deathstarr
In February of this year singer songwriter Israel Cannan left his home on the East Coast of New South Wales to travel around Australia, creating, inspiring and promoting his music as he went. Completing his debut album Walk on which he wrote, engineered and played all the instruments on, Israel strapped his guitar to his back and set off in an old van with a … Continue reading Introducing…Israel Cannan
Everything about Scott Fant is lean, trimmed down and to the point. This is what he told us about his first new release for six years… Texas singer/songwriter/guitarslinger Works hard, writes songs, plays his guitar. 7 Ways From Sunday is stark and sparse – 10 stories, guitar & vocals. Texas Folk Americana and Gothic Country music. Try 8lb Sledge below and you’ll see the few … Continue reading Introducing…Scott Fant
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