Apologies for the uninspiring heading. However, with time against us and a plethora of new tracks from some of our favourite artists piling up in our in-box we’ve decided to lump them all together and share five new tracks in one go. So without further ado, enjoy new music from Future of the Left, William Fitzsimmons, Teleman, September Girls and Eskimeaux. How good is that? … Continue reading Five New Songs
Cold Weather Company are a folk trio from New Jersey. Wide-Eyed is the first taste from their upcoming second album and is a gorgeously plaintive track full of rich vocal harmonies, and backed by a warm, acoustic strum. Fans of Iron & Wine or the Fleet Foxes should certainly listen below. Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends… Cold Weather Company
Last week The Survivalists released their first album, Counting Down The Days Until Aliens Ride In On A Comet Destroying Most Things On The Planet But Hopefully Not Me. They have been described as an apocalyptic folk-punk duo and hail from Oshawa, Ontario. Have a listen to the excellent Learning To Lose Interest and I Can’t Wait To Die with touchpoints as diverse as Jeffrey Lewis and The … Continue reading MM Shorts 817: The Survivalists
Perhapsy is the project of Astronauts, etc and Bells Atlas guitarist Derek Barber. All My Soul Swallowed, is the first single off his upcoming sophomore album Me Tie Dough-ty Walker — due for release on March 3rd. It is a real cracker too, as driving guitar riffs emerge from walls of feedback and propelling drums — a springboard for Barber’s hushed and urgent vocals. As the song develops, … Continue reading Introducing >>> Perhapsy
The hectic, propulsive Santa Fe is the latest track to be shared from Wintersleep’s much-anticipated new album The Great Detachment (their first in four years), which will be released on March 4th, via Dine Alone Records. Give it a blast here. Continue reading Wintersleep – Santa Fe
Dreaming Heart is another track from We/Or/Me’s recently released album Everything Behind Us Is A Dream. It is a simply gorgeous slice of gently swirling Americana – dark and serene, this track takes listeners to Chicago’s Rogers Park, on the coast of Lake Michigan, where a weary traveler stares over the water, talking to someone who is no longer there. It is a slow dance … Continue reading More From We/Or/Me
The Inflation Kills hail from Hamilton, Ontario, the fertile post-industrial breeding grounds for discordant and angular rock music. Though Grounds For Termination is the band’s first release in over a decade, it returns to their storied history of monumental guitar tones, unrelenting drive, jagged riffs, and towering melodies. Check out the stacked chords soaring over distorted bass and lightning-speed changes on the EP’s single, Churches, below. … Continue reading MM Shorts 816: The Inflation Kills
Andy Ferro is the lead guitarist in Nashville’s retro garage outfit Ranch Ghost, but Muirhead is his debut solo album. A wonderful collection of dusty, folk-pop songs which harken back to the golden era of the 1950s and 60s, they have already garnered him comparisons to Syd Barrett, Buddy Holly, and even Sgt. Pepper’s-era Beatles. Listen to the first two singles taken from it below, Sugar and … Continue reading MM Shorts 815: Andy Ferro
Been a busy week away from the blog so we’ve not been able to post as much as we would like. Here then is our usual round-up of tunes released in the past week. The Coathangers – Make It Right Cat’s Eyes – Chameleon Queen Mary Chapin Carpenter – Something Tamed Something Wild Elephant Stone – Where I’m Going Gun Outfit – King Of Hearts Eagulls … Continue reading Eight Songs You Should Have Heard This Week
We’ve already posted a couple of tracks of the slow, roiling, psychedelic folk that The Murals specialise in, and which fills their debut album Violet City Lantern with a breathtaking ease. Now we have a third – listen to I Live Here below, and order the album, which is out in a couple of weeks time, via Bandcamp here. Continue reading Another From Murals
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