For a good while now we have been availing ourselves of the delights contained within Feel Bad For You’s monthly mixtape made up of contributions from all over – and limited by nothing more than “any song, any genre, any year“. We have also joined the ranks of the contributors this month and as well as our offering (Black Tar Carpet Ride by The Lollipops … Continue reading Feel Bad For You Monthly Mixtape
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
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
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
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
Videos today featuring the dusty groove of Anders & Kendall, more shoegazey dream pop from Her Vanished Grace, and a stripped down acoustic version of Plaster from Beast Patrol. a a a Continue reading Videos of the Day: Anders & Kendall || Her Vanished Grace || Beast Patrol
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
To promote the release of their second EP, The Flat and Paper Sky II, alt-Folk rockers Feldspar have released a double A split single with support act Killing Fields of Ontario. Grab both tracks below. a Continue reading MM Shorts 277: Split Single From Feldspar & Killing Fields of Ontario
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
Here are videos from U.S. Girls, Aimee Mann performing with James Mercer of the Shins and Christina Courtin. a a a Continue reading Videos of the Day: U.S. Girls || Aimee Mann & James Mercer || Christina Courtin
