Video of the Day: The City And Horses
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Month: September 2012
New Single From The Pictish Trail
There is much to admire in the lead track from The Pictish Trail’s recently released 7″, The Summer Is Empty Of Idiots EP. Trust us, it is a hazy, hypnotic, lo-fi folk gem. It is being released as part of Fence Records’ Buff Tracks Series – a new subscription of 3 x 7″ EP’s over the next 6 months. Have a listen. a Continue reading New Single From The Pictish Trail
MM Shorts 217: The Bergamot
Written while on tour, The Bergamot’s latest single of raw, fleet-fingered folk In Between speaks of the life of a traveling musician. The single was tracked live and is meant to give the listener a sense of the disarray that is a life on the road. In Between comes from The Bergamot’s new album Static Flowers, which is due out on the 4th December. Download The … Continue reading MM Shorts 217: The Bergamot
Video of the Day: Ormonde
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MM Shorts 216: Eight Belles
Eight Belles is Jessi Phillips and a cast of multi-talented supporting players who create original yet classic-sounding country music. The material is delicately layered and instantly recognizable, with Jessi’s large, richly complex voice and striking imagistic lyrics at the forefront. Eight Belles calls to mind classic country and folk artists such as Patsy Cline, Loretta Lynn, Dolly Parton, and Laura Nyro, as well as modern female … Continue reading MM Shorts 216: Eight Belles
Video of the Day: Death Rays Of Ardilla
Mojo & Uncut Free Cover Disks
My copies of Uncut and Mojo were on the mat waiting for me after getting back from the Canary Islands yesterday and both have sweet cover disks. Uncut have a cracking selection of tunes from some of the latest new releases including Sebadoh, Calexico, Thee Oh Sees, James Yorkston, Patterson Hood, and Dinosuar Jr amongst others. Mojo have gone back to the jangle indie-pop heyday … Continue reading Mojo & Uncut Free Cover Disks
Video of the Day: Lee Bains III & The Glory Fires
Mrs Mackerel’s TFI Friday (31st August)
I’m melting. Well I was until earlier today. After one week in the hottest Canarian August in 23 years, my quintessentially English temperature gauge and complexion were pining for a bit of cloud control and a drop in temperature. It was, as I thought, a week spent in whatever shade I could find, book in one hand, Mr Sangria in the other. Large hat and … Continue reading Mrs Mackerel’s TFI Friday (31st August)
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