Introducing >>> Aaron Embry

Aaron Embry will release his debut album Tiny Prayers on 18th September, via Community Music in the US and Communion Records in the UK. Tiny Prayers is a spare 10-song collection with a captivating, classic charm that introduces Embry – who honed his songwriting by recording and touring with artists including Elliott Smith, Willie Nelson, and Daniel Lanois, among many others – as a singular … Continue reading Introducing >>> Aaron Embry

Hurray For The Riff Raff UK Tour

To mark the UK release of their excellent new album Look Out Mama (out 20th August on Loose Music), MM faves Hurray For The Riff Raff will be back on these shores for a tour. Dates below and grab yourself the album’s superb title track as a freebie too. 30/08 – GLASGOW, Pivo Pivo 31/08 – NEWCASTLE, The Central 01/09 – SWANSEA, The Chattery 02/09 … Continue reading Hurray For The Riff Raff UK Tour

Live Review: Dawes

Dawes  ||  The Bullingdon Arms, Oxford  ||  Sunday 15th July Unavoidable delays meant we missed the undoubted delights of Jonny Corndawg as support to Laurel Canyon’s Dawes, and by the time we squeezed into the back of a packed Bully, the main attraction were already taking centre stage. Still riding high on the acclaim for last year’s excellent Nothing Is Wrong release, which featured in many … Continue reading Live Review: Dawes

New Felice Brothers Record – $5 Download

At midnight last night, the wonderful Felice Brothers released God Bless You Amigo – a new ‘album’ of 20 songs (eight traditional folk songs and twelve originals the band have always liked “but never had a chance to put on record“) as a digital download from their website for a paltry $5 minimum purchase. They are adamant it is not a follow up to Celebration Florida, … Continue reading New Felice Brothers Record – $5 Download

More From Diamond Rugs

We are loving the Diamond Rugs album, the rowdy collaboration between John McCauley (Deer Tick), Robbie Crowell (Deer Tick), Ian Saint Pe (The Black Lips), Steve Berlin (Los Lobos), Hardy Morris (Dead Confederate) and Bryan Dufresne (Six Finger Satellite). The band has made another track off their raw, sweaty, dirty, rockin’ self-titled debut available for posting. Without further ado, here is Blue Mountains. a You can … Continue reading More From Diamond Rugs