Great Spirit’s debut EP, Front Porch to Frontier (out January 13th), draws from a wide range of nostalgic influences. From field recordings to spirit animals, The Grateful Dead to the Lone Ranger – the EP pays homage to the greater mystery that encompasses it all. Have a listen to an excellent track from it, the easy-going, rolling Americana of Road Less Traveled. . Continue reading MM Shorts 645: Great Spirit
Wishing you a very happy, and musically fulfilled, 2015. Plenty to look forward to methinks, but for now see in the New Year with these couple of crackers (and free downloads) from Big Sun and Daisy Victoria. . . Continue reading Happy New Year…
We know Christmas has been and gone now and everyone is looking forward to New Year celebrations, but that hasn’t mattered to Howth who yesterday released Xmas Songs via Bandcamp. He says it is “less optimistic” than his recent album The World Is A Beautiful Place, which may be something of an understatement. Musically it is a mix of folk, psych and weird outsider pop and lyrically … Continue reading Howth – Xmas Songs
Lets start drawing a year to the close with The Menders, a five piece band from Gastonia, North Carolina. They expertly blend influences such as The Beatles, Jack White, The Doors, and Ryan Adams into a folk-laced garage rock sound – check out Unbreakable from their self titled debut album. . Continue reading MM Short 644: The Menders
This is (another) release that we’re a little late to the party with. Mixed in a fury of caffeine and beer, and recorded with the shortest distance from sweaty performance to wax, Brass Bed have unleashed Be Anything b/w Mind the Gap and a glimpse of what’s to come from their upcoming fourth album. The single follows on from their highly acclaimed 2013 LP, The Secret Will … Continue reading Brass Bed – Be Anything 7″
Milton Star write and record their unique blend of indie and dark country in a converted church in darkest Fife. Each of their tracks is drenched in atmosphere – think Velvet Underground meets vintage Glen Campbell via Rick Rubin collaborating on the next David Lynch movie or soundtracking the latest HBO crime drama… With shades of Soulsavers and Mark Lanegan evident, Milton Star’s debut single Salvation … Continue reading MM Shorts 643: Milton Star
Grand Lake Islands is a collective led by songwriter Erik Emanuelson. Their forthcoming LP, Song From Far was recorded during Portland’s bleakest months and the songs reflect a period following a sea change that occurred in Emanuelson’s life. More than half the songs would emerge from two months of long nights in Emanuelson’s dank, unheated basement where his expressive tenor recalls Nashville Skyline era Dylan and delivers … Continue reading Great Lake Islands – Song From Far
As we gallop towards the end of the year it is natural to start looking forward to 2015 and anticipating the new releases that will be coming our way. However, it is an inevitable certainty that, during 2014 we have missed out on a huge number of records that deserved a mention and sharing…so rather than look forward, we’ve looked back and picked out a … Continue reading Some We Missed (Round Up Time Again)
Halfbeak, a London psych-folk outfit influenced by artists such as Tom Waits and Sparklehorse have just released their first EP Things I Knew, available digitally. Listen to Happy below and order from Bandcamp here. . Continue reading MM Shorts 642: Halfbeak
Kuroma are a psych-pop quartet started in 2012 by Hank Sullivant, former bassist of The Whigs and guitarist of MGMT. They will release their debut album Kuromarama in the spring and to whet the appetite have shared this freaky-baby video for their excellently frenetic track 20+Centuries. Watch and enjoy. . . Continue reading New Video: Kuroma – 20+Centuries
The Mad Mackerel 