Jolie Holland’s Escondida album contains one of our most favourite songs in Old Fashioned Morphine so we were delighted to get news of a new album Pint Of Blood, which will get a release on 28th June via Anti- Records. Try the evocative, sweeping grandeur of Gold And Yellow – it showcases that honeyed and sultry voice to perfection! Continue reading New Album from Jolie Holland
The coming week sees a much welcomed change to the working week, for me any way. A little more time to listen to a bit more music (maybe), and write a bit more (hopefully). My early working life was a bit feral really when I look back – in style rather than substance. And that rather suited me – it took me an awful long … Continue reading Mrs Mackerel’s TFI Friday (13th May)
Great name! Mummy Short Arms release their debut single, Cigarette Smuggling, on 30th May via Flowers In The Dustbin. It is a seriously warped slice of woozy, off-kilter indie that defies description, but flat out demands your attention. Imagine Captain Beefheart fighting with Salvador Dali with a full set of musical instruments and a goodly pile of magic mushrooms… If anything, the b-side, Searching For … Continue reading Introducing…Mummy Short Arms
Her Name is Calla follow their excellent, if unsettling, debut, The Quiet Lamb, with the release of the double A-side vinyl single, Maw. Unusually, the title track, throws the listener into the climax of a galloping, pounding rock song, which burns with growing intensity. Clocking in at around a third of the length of Her Name is Calla’s more symphonic tracks, Maw is a demonstration … Continue reading More from Her Name Is Calla
Our in-box is overflowing again and we don’t have the capacity to do these songs proper justice. So with our apologies, here is an all-too-cursory round-up of some new tracks we’re enjoying – and all well worth some investment from your ears. We have some delightfully jangly indie-pop in the classic vein from The Very Most and from Bronze Medal, some retro-inspired ‘British invasion’ style … Continue reading Another Round Up
Mount Moriah have just released their self-titled debut album via Holidays For Quince. It moves from delicate acoustic narratives to dark, fuzzed-out, soulful stompers offering a far-reaching and non-traditional take on classic folk themes like devotion, tribulation, redemption, and an indelible sense of place. Check out the brilliant hymnal chant of Lament and the country tinged, mournfully traditional Only Way Out. Buy the album here. … Continue reading Introducing…Mount Moriah
The brilliantly ramshackle Felice Brothers new album Celebration, Florida is released on the 23rd May. It’s nearly two weeks away and we’re ticking off the days, but until then you can stream the whole album below. a Pre-order the album in the UK by clicking here and in the US click here. They will be in the UK for a short tour in the winter. Tickets go on sale … Continue reading Felice Brothers: Celebration, Florida Album Stream
We’ve been fans of Vandaveer ever since we came across them on the excellent compilation The Old Lonesome Sound a couple of years ago. Equal parts folk and pop, towing a line where Nick Drake and Andrew Bird set up shop, Vandaveer tells campfire stories under the guise of crafty, quiet, dynamic torch ballads, beautifully executed and brilliantly captivating. Balancing between the theatrical weaving pontificating … Continue reading New Vandaveer Video & Album
The delicate acoustics and honest lyrics of Benjamin Francis Leftwich are causing more than a few ears to prick up around the music world at the moment. Following acclaim for his two previous EPs (check our post on the Pictures EP here), the buzz is set to heighten with the release of the beautifully poetic and melancholy new single Box Of Stones – out on the … Continue reading New Single from Benjamin Francis Leftwich
The Morning Birds album The Quickening has slyly seduced us over the past few days and weeks with its infectious blend of sunny harmonies and groovy rhythms. We posted the lovely Hearts Desire from the album a couple of weeks ago. Now they are giving the title track away as a free download – take the chance to be seduced too. Visit their website here where you can … Continue reading More From The Morning Birds
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