Introducing >>> The Veda Rays

When a band generates comparisons with such luminaries as Spacemen 3, Echo & The Bunnymen and Deerhunter amongst others then it has to be worth further investigation. And in most cases, it turns out those comparisons are spurious at best, so it is always a real treat to come across the real deal. So it is with The Veda Rays who conjure up their own … Continue reading Introducing >>> The Veda Rays

Introducing >>> Santah

Chicago’s Santah will release new EP, You’re Still A Lover next month, which follows the release of their debut LP, White Noise Bed last year (via No Sleep Records). The tracks are a mix of the sweetly beguiling (Indigo), the dreamy (Teeth) and the sprawling anthems of Springfield and North Coast. The results are impressive – a loose-limbed, roving style of Americana that sits somewhere between … Continue reading Introducing >>> Santah

MM Shorts 223: New Album From Sea Wolf

The third (and long awaited by us) album from Los Angeles based indie folk group Sea Wolf, Old World Romance officially hit the streets today. Have a listen to the opening track and one of the highlights of the album Old Friend. You can download Old World Romance on iTunes, or purchase the album on CD or vinyl direct from the Dangerbird webstore. a Continue reading MM Shorts 223: New Album From Sea Wolf

Marian Call Readies Something Fierce For Release

Take some folk, some jazz, some classical, a bit of gospel and align it with some poignant nostalgia, some whimsy, a dash of tragedy and fizzing energy and the results might come somewhere close to describing Marian Call. Her new album, Something Fierce comes out on 13th November and she describes the latest taster from it, Dear Mr Darcy as an explosive rhyming extravaganza and slam poetry … Continue reading Marian Call Readies Something Fierce For Release

Introducing >>> Lilly Hiatt & The Dropped Ponies

Championship Fighter is the opening track from Lilly Hiatt & The Dropped Ponies forthcoming album Let Down, due out on the 23rd October via Normaltown Records. With a voice as pure and clear as a mountain stream tumbling down a hillside, and lyrics that give a new definition to sharp and incisive, the combination is a heady one. The roots of the record are in … Continue reading Introducing >>> Lilly Hiatt & The Dropped Ponies

MM Shorts 221: Lazyeyes

A new project from former Twees frontman Jason Abrishami, Lazyeyes hail from Brooklyn and describe their music as ‘surfgaze’ – the first fruits of their labours are now available to the wider world as they have posted a couple of tasty demos up online. Grab Weight below or click here to visit their Bandcamp page and get both tracks. a Continue reading MM Shorts 221: Lazyeyes