Rapturous gospel, urgent 60s protest soul, unhinged ferocious no-wave – all in one visceral package that is Algiers. New signings to Matador, this is their new track But She Was Not Flying. . . Continue reading MM Shorts 654: Algiers
Darlia release their new single I’ve Never Been To Ohio on the 2nd March, and it also features on their mini-album Petals which is set for release on 23rd February through B-Unique Records. Managing to evoke the classic grunge era albeit with a heavy injection of melody and some authentic punk snarl, the combination froths and fizzes like the evil experiment of some deranged scientist. Watch … Continue reading New Video: Darlia – I’ve Never Been To Ohio
With his first new material in four years, singer-songwriter Jesse Malin has returned with a new single Addicted which comes from forthcoming album New York Before The War. The track is built around a punchy hook-line, but while it sounds upbeat the song reflects upon difficult times and was written shortly after Malin lost his friend and neighbour Arturo Vega – the “fifth” Ramone and designer … Continue reading Jesse Malin – Addicted
Laura Marling returns with her new album Short Movie which will be released through Virgin Records on the 23rd March – we’ve already posted the title track here. The new album is a departure from previous releases, a freer and loser sound with a much bigger, electric feel. The latest track to be shared from it is False Hope. . . Continue reading Another New Laura Marling Track…False Hope
Ethan Jano is a young folk singer, whose guttural vocals and peculiar delivery feel akin to the dust bowl protest songs of the 30s and 50s which blended traditional folk with rhythm and blues and even a bit of rockabilly swagger. It is a musical style inherited from a working class life that he has always known – raised in rural Pennsylvania, he was one of eight children … Continue reading Introducing >>> Ethan Jano
At the very end of 2014 Mike Collins Jr. released a new record Tryin’ To Stay Ahead on Fork & Spoon Records. He has got stories to tell having travelled the world – hitchhiking through Europe, hopping freight trains in North America, sleeping whereever he can, on a stranger’s couch or under the stars – busking his brand of one-man-band folk music. Homesick Carolina Blues … Continue reading MM Shorts 653: Mike Collins Jr.
The excellent Tom Brosseau returns with a brand new album, Perfect Abandon, out on the 3rd March via Crossbill Records. For now, watch the beautiful video for the lead single, Roll Along With Me. . <p><a href=”http://vimeo.com/109960189″>Tom Brosseau – Roll Along With Me</a> from <a href=”http://vimeo.com/andrewvanbaal”>Andrew van Baal</a> on <a href=”https://vimeo.com”>Vimeo</a>.</p> . Continue reading New Video: Tom Brosseau – Roll Along With Me
A couple of things that we love are The Walking Dead (roll on the continuation of Season 5 next month) and psych-punk. An unlikely combination you might think, but not so. Enter Margaret Mead is a primitivist psych-punk band from Brooklyn, made up of the former members of other bands who share an interest in cultural anthropology. Ape Tag is an estranged love song, inspired by … Continue reading Introducing >>> Margaret Mead
Following the release of her critically acclaimed album The Innocents, Pennsylvanian artist Weyes Blood (aka Natalie Mering) will play two UK shows in February, on Saturday 21st at the Old Blue Last in London (free show), and the day after at the Glad Cafe in Glasgow To mark the dates, their is a new video for album track Bad Magic directed by conceptual artist Joey Frank and shot … Continue reading New Video: Weyes Blood – Bad Magic
The new album from Diagrams (aka ex-Tunng member Sam Genders), titled Chromatics was officially released today on Full Time Hobby. A blend of folk, electronica, synths and melodic pop that combine to deliver a calmer, warmer whole than his previous record Black Light. Check out one of the standout tracks, the lovely Gentle Morning Song below. . Continue reading Diagrams – Gentle Morning Song
The Mad Mackerel 