Recent signing to Full Time Hobby, Aidan Knight has been picking up some excellent reviews for his new album Each Other. Having drawn comparisons to Leonard Cohen and Bill Callahan, the record also has something of the The Antlers’ Hospice about it, as well as the intimate and sombre delivery of a Damien Jurado and a burst of late 90s Built To Spill. Yet Each Other … Continue reading New Album From Aidan Knight
On New Year’s Eve we received a short e-mail from an LA based artist called Youth Policy with sparse details of his debut album, Time Has Told Me, released just before Christmas. He described it as experimental folk-pop, going on to say it had elements of Nick Drake and contained fingerpicking guitar and layered harmonies with occasional piano and synthesizer. In all honesty, because of … Continue reading Introducing >>> Youth Policy
Cold Shoulder is the closing track from Sandtimer’s recently released five track EP Different Seas. Inspired by the sparse textures of early Appalachian folk, and having drawn comparisons to the likes of the Milk Carton Kids, the duo’s blend of acoustic rock and lyrical folk is well worth checking out. Continue reading MM Shorts 811: Sandtimer
Scott Liss is a singer-songwriter who grew up in NY, and at various times has lived and played music in Baltimore, Philadelphia, and Asbury Park, NJ. He has most recently relocated to Los Angeles, CA. Taking influences from Nick Drake to Radiohead, his sound is probably best termed as alternative psychedelic folk. His third record, Modern Isolation, is just out on his label, NightOnlyVisual Records, on January 12th, and … Continue reading 100 Songs In 100 Hours: 93 – Scott Liss
Fronted by twin sisters Helen and Nicola Frisby, The Frisbys are an alternative folk/country band from South London They have released their free double a-side single Born and Raised/Give in to the Dark, which is out now via Dantobaccus Records. Both tracks are taken from their forthcoming EP The Cause, which sees a release at the end of this month. Listen to the haunting beauty of Give In To … Continue reading 100 Songs In 100 Hours: 80 – The Frisbys
Old Sea Brigade is the solo project of Atlanta based folk singer-songwriter Ben Cramer. Reminiscent of artists such as Phosphorescent, M. Ward, and Lord Huron, he’s releasing a debut self-titled EP this month. Listen to the lovely, unhurried Sleep In The Park, a track covered in a melancholy sweetness that is hard to resist. Now I sleep in the park Out there in the cold She won’t … Continue reading 100 Songs In 100 Hours: 74 – Old Sea Brigade
Angharad Drake is a 23 year old singer-songwriter from Brisbane, Australia and has just released her debut album Sword. It is a real gem of a record. A collection of exquisite folk songs carried along by stunningly sweet and pure vocals. All the usual pitfalls are avoided to provide a mature and compelling collection that fans of Laura Marling or Marika Hackman should love. And anyone who (a) has … Continue reading 100 Songs In 100 Hours: 70 – Angharad Drake
Having grown up in the Scottish Highlands and performed in various folk bands, the beautiful Summer Isles and the folk tradition are deeply rooted in Mairearad Green’s composition. Fitting then that her new album, called Summer Isles, is a lovely collection of acoustic, folk and cinematic vignettes that each tell a story of the islands’ history. Summer Isles is out on February 26th 2016 via Buie … Continue reading 100 Songs In 100 Hours: 55 – Mairearad Green
Lo-fi acoustic strangenessness, weird anti-folk, oddball Americana – call Koala?! And The K-Holes what you want and you still won’t get it right. The simple truth is, these short, off-kilter songs are filled with scape sharp lyrical gems of observation, self-deprecation and humour of the blackest kind. Think Daniel Johnston or a very warped Jeffrey Lewis… Try the brilliantly named Shit Mittens below. Well I’ve been sane and … Continue reading 100 Songs In 100 Hours: 40 – Koala?! And The K-Holes
Words are inadequate when the world loses someone like David Bowie. A visionary, icon, innovator and musical genius. Even this past summer he soundtracked our holiday drives around the orange groves of Valencia, the whole car singing along to Space Oddity and the Jean Genie… Here then, in no particular order, are twenty of our favourite David Bowie songs. … Continue reading RiP: David Bowie
The Mad Mackerel 