Six more artists and seven tunes to brighten up your Sunday. From the garage reverb of King Tuff to the mournful acoustics of Sun Kil Moon to the punk clatter of Pangea and the rootsy rock of These United States. Courtesy of Aquarium Drunkard we have two covers by Wooden Wand as he takes on punk rockers Born Against and the quirky pop of Jonathan Richman (more … Continue reading Sunday Means Six Of The Best
Our second Noisetrade related post of the weekend is for a free covers EP from Cuff The Duke titled In Our Time. The band recently released the album Morning Comes, which is part one of a two part album (the second part is set for release in the autumn). In celebration of the release Cuff The Duke recorded a special covers EP featuring six songs from … Continue reading Free EP From Cuff The Duke
Can’t quite understand how we missed this, but thankfully picked it up from the ever excellent Folk Hive blog and thought you may have missed it too. Either way it was definitely worthy of a repost. Shaking Through is a documentary series about bringing a song to life. Each year, ten of the most exciting songwriters around are given a challenge to write and record … Continue reading MM Shorts 140: Strand Of Oaks
In common with many, Denison Witmer is a singer-songwriter who has drawn influences and inspiration from such legends as Neil Young, Leonard Cohen and Nick Drake. His latest release, the deeply personal The Ones Who Wait, is out now and has been receiving much critical praise – you can purchase it direct from Asthmatic Kitty Records. He also has an excellent back-catalogue to dip into as well and … Continue reading Free Album Download From Denison Witmer
Insound have made another free Vinyl Mixtape available for download. Featuring twelve tracks across a range of genres and styles, the April mix includes MV & EE, Father John Misty, Birthmark, White Fence, Suckers, Radar Eyes and Choir of Young Believers amongst others. Check out a couple of our favourites from The Retribution Gospel Choir and Birthmark below or just head over here to get … Continue reading MM Shorts 139: Another Insound Free Mix
So much can happen in one week, even when you feel that time stands still. Simone Felice at the Jericho Tavern, for example. There I was, MM photographer for the night, fins flailing, blinding everyone by inadvertently turning on the flash. Fortunately no-one asked me to leave, particularly as it was such a great gig. More like a front room jam. A couple of days … Continue reading Mrs Mackerel’s TFI Friday (13th April)
Hot on the heels of our earlier post about the Wooden Wand / Duke Garwood split for Record Store Day comes news of a deluxe edition release of last year’s excellent Briarwood album, again on Fire Records. It includes eight, stripped down demo versions of the James Jackson Toth’s penned album tracks. These were all recorded solo, at home in Lexington, KY, on a Roland BR1600 digital … Continue reading And More From Wooden Wand
Bringing together the dirty British blues of Duke Garwood and Wooden Wand’s Kentucky-laced country rock, Fire Records are releasing a special split 12″ for Record Store Day. As anyone who has read MM for any length of time will know, we are huge fans of Mr Wand, a genius songwriter and thoroughbred storyteller and we have featured the sparse, spooked our blues of Duke Garwood … Continue reading Wooden Wand & Duke Garwood Record Store Day Exclusive
Ellen & The Escapades recently spent the day with fellow Leeds band Hope and Social. Each month Hope and Social invite a band to their ‘crypt’ and together they arrange, record and produce a cover, chosen by fans. It looked as if it could have been Bohemian Rhapsody at one point, luckily the track chosen was Robert Palmer’s timeless hit Addicted to Love. While we’ve … Continue reading MM Shorts 138: Ellen & The Escapades Cover Addicted To Love
Authentic, Delta-blues maverick Brother Dege is currently spending his time recording songs for his new album How To Kill A Horse in an empty warehouse, working in a homeless shelter, and disappearing for days into the backwoods of his native Louisiana. All par for the course for the follow-up to the critically-acclaimed full-length album Folk Songs of the American Longhair, which was voted one of the top blues and … Continue reading The Return Of Brother Dege
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