MM’s 5:1 Interview No 4: Goodnight, Texas

After meeting in San Francisco and learning each other’s melodies, San Francisco’s Avi Vinocur and North Carolina’s Patrick Dyer Wolf named their band after the ghost town of Goodnight, Texas, which sits halfway between their respective homes. They found their stylistic midpoint amidst old wooden instruments and a vision of late nineteenth century blue collar America – a grittier, simpler, more mysterious world full of raw … Continue reading MM’s 5:1 Interview No 4: Goodnight, Texas

First Taste From Phosphorescent’s New Album

It is fair to say that along with The Cave Singers, the album we are most looking forward to hearing in the early part of 2013 is Phosphorescent’s Muchacho, due out on the 19th March via Dead Oceans. Matthew Houck has delivered five albums as Phosphorescent since his 2003 debut. However, it was 2007’s Pride – a delicate and spare, haunted and haunting work of … Continue reading First Taste From Phosphorescent’s New Album

Videos of the Day: Seapony || Washington Irving || Milk & Biscuits

This morning we have the first video from Seapony’s sophomore LP Falling – a reminder of summer shot in Super 8! We also have a live video of Washington Irving’s powerful folk-rock and some dream/drone pop from Brighton based collective Milk & Biscuits. a Download Seapony – Prove To Me mp3 (from Falling) Download Seapony – What You Wanted mp3 (from Falling) a a Continue reading Videos of the Day: Seapony || Washington Irving || Milk & Biscuits

Straw Bear Release Black Bank Today

Tucked away in the east of our small island, often forgotten and neglected, the Fens has long bewitched people with its mysteries. It is a place of shrouded fog and hidden meanings, damp mists and watery hiding places. It is where Magwich first confronted Pip in Great Expectations, inspired the “Fenny snake” serpent of Macbeth, and, more recently, had its bleak moroseness captured perfectly in … Continue reading Straw Bear Release Black Bank Today

Fires Return

We posted about the nihilistic world view of Fires back in June with news of their EP Echo Sounds. Angels In The Dark is a new five track EP that we are glad to report carries on that exact same approach – imagine the scuzz-rock blitzkrieg of Butthole Surfers, combined with the melody and songcraft of Urge Overkill and you might be getting close. Whatever it is, … Continue reading Fires Return

Emily Barker & The Red Clay Halo’s Choir Of Angels Session

A few weeks ago, Emily Barker & The Red Clay Halo were invited down to the BBC Maida Vale studios to take part in the annual ‘Choir of Angels’ session for Dermot O’Leary’s 2012 Christmas Show. It’s a Christmas affair involving three other singer-songwriters, those being Ren Harvieu, Rumer and Kristina Train. Each chose a Christmas song that they wanted to cover and headed into … Continue reading Emily Barker & The Red Clay Halo’s Choir Of Angels Session

MM Shorts 276: For Folk’s Sake It’s Christmas Compilation

For Folk’s Sake It’s Christmas is a regular festive compilation offering, with all proceeds this year going to the Evelina Children’s Hospital in London. Among the 15 tracks, there are contributions from Ellen & The Escapades, Admiral Fallow, Joyce The Librarian and MM fave Tom Williams. It can be purchased for £9 on CD or for £7 as a digital download from their Bandcamp page … Continue reading MM Shorts 276: For Folk’s Sake It’s Christmas Compilation