MM faves and local boys Stornoway are following up the success of their excellent 2010 debut album Beachcomber’s Windowsill with Tales From Terra Firma which sees a release on 11th March via 4AD. It was mostly written in a camper van in land-locked Oxford but on listening, the yearning for adventure and the freedom of the coast and wild places is palpable. Whilst the band strengthened their … Continue reading The Return Of Stornoway
Released yesterday, Gayze’s debut offering Black Soul is six tracks of swirling, shaking garage rock – raw, swaggering and primal. Think of it as a motorcycle ride through the desert to a secret party that is part Hell’s Angels gathering, part psychedelic be-in. Black Soul was recorded in a secluded 1930s haunted house and with a serious lack of professional equipment. Plaintive acoustic guitar tunes are tucked … Continue reading Introducing >>> Gayze
Videos today from Sheffield’s Dead Sons (a stormer), NC based psychotic rappers Fist Fam (download their album here), and Australian chain gang balladeers Graveyard Train featuring life-sized zombie puppets no less. a a a a a Continue reading Videos of the Day: Dead Sons || Fist Fam || Graveyard Train
Ryan Martin has announced the release of his debut album For All The Beautiful Losers available via digital outlets now. Recommended if (like us) you like Dawes and Delta Spirit, the ten track album provides an aural narrative of life’s ups and downs influenced by Martin’s own experiences. Hailing from Los Gatos, California, Martin’s musical journey kicked off as a teenager playing electric guitar. After … Continue reading Introducing >>> Ryan Martin
Indian Wars have been on our radar for a little while following their excellent long-player Walk Around The Park and their more recent version of long-standing murder ballad Tom Dula. Most recent album Songs From The North was released last November and the excellent Rollo & Grady put up a new track from it over the weekend. Worth a re-post? Most definitely. This is Sweetheart … Continue reading MM Shorts 292: Another From Indian Wars
Kris Kristofferson’s music might not be quite as well known as his buddies Waylon, Willie, and Johnny, (who he was in a super-group, called The Highwaymen with) but amongst songwriters in the know, he is just as highly respected. Rhodes Scholar, helicopter pilot, songwriter, janitor, actor, heartthrob, and all-around Renaissance Man. His history is just as legendary as any of his outlaw country counterparts. Now the … Continue reading The Rising Cost of Livin’ High and Lovin’ Hard – A Kris Kristofferson Tribute
The first Feel Bad For You mixtape of 2013 is up and available for download. Containing twenty tracks from a range of bloggers choosing some of their top tracks from 2012 – any genre, any song – it is well worth checking out here. Our contribution? The mighty Everyone by Ancient Whales. Buy Ancient Whales Birthing EP here. Continue reading Latest Feel Bad For You Mixtape
We featured Theatre Royal back in November and to kick off 2013 the band have decided to give away a new free download from their excellent album At The End Of A River, The Sea… This is Death On The River. You can buy the album here. Continue reading MM Shorts 291: Another From Theatre Royal
Big Harp just released the second single Waiting For Some Drunk from their sophomore album Chain Letters which will be released on 22nd January via Saddle Creek. We already posted the first, the excellent You Can’t Save ‘Em All back in November and this is a more than worthy follow-up – literate, with fuzzed-out, needle-sharp textures. Grab it below. Pre-order the album here. Continue reading New Single From Big Harp
Brother Dege is one of the best-kept secrets in the Deep South. A musician, writer and Southern enigma, Dege is the haunted face of 21st century Delta blues. The reclusive Louisiana Cajun’s song Too Old To Die Young was recently selected by Quentin Tarantino to appear in the soundtrack of his new film Django Unchained – watch the new video for it along with the hushed, … Continue reading Videos of the Day: Brother Dege || Will Johnson || Birds of Chicago
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