Alaskan alt-country-folk singer, songwriter and guitarist Arlo Hannigan has a new EP House And Home in the pipeline and the warm, organic Little Black Box is a more than sweet taste from it. 100 Posts in 100 Hours is a series rounding up the best of our inbox from the tail end of 2015. Continue reading 100 Songs In 100 Hours: 19 – Arlo Hannigan
Irishman Bahhaj Taherzdah is releasing his album of dark, atmospheric folk, Everything Behind Us is a Dream on January 29 under the moniker, We/Or/Me. The first single, The Dusty Roads, is available as a free download below. Fans of Nick Drake or Leonard Cohen will find much to enjoy here. 100 Posts in 100 Hours is a series rounding up the best of our inbox from … Continue reading 100 Songs In 100 Hours: 6 – We/Or/Me
Our Best of the Year posts are coming to a close and for the penultimate list we hand over to the ever fragrant Mrs Mackerel. Over to you Mrs M… Another year banked. As ever, I look at my list and think yes, there are some that are keepers and others that maybe were just a mirage. A little like life really. 20 The … Continue reading MM’S BEST OF THE YEAR: MRS MACKEREL’S TOP TWENTY SONGS
Brought up as witness to the nightlife of her mother’s pubs and bars from Somerset to Spain and finally Bristol, Amy Yon’s songs are riddled with anecdotes and wry humour based on the colourful characters she has met on her way. Armed with a voice full of enchantment and wisdom that belies her tender years, her sound is reminiscent of a young Stevie Nicks, with … Continue reading Festive Fayre (19): Amy Yon
Here we go then, our final countdown of our favourite tracks of 2015, with no fewer than three artists managing two entries in the top 25 this year! And don’t forget you can see the other 75 choices here (100-75), here (75-51) and here (50-26). Enjoy. 25 Ghostpoet – Off Peak Dreams 24 Tracy Thorn – Goodbye Joe (2015 re-issue) 23 Calexico – Follow … Continue reading MM’S BEST TRACKS OF 2015: 25-1
It’s the third instalment of our end of year list of our favourite tracks of 2015. Today we enter the top half of the chart with numbers 50 through to 26. 50 Mutual Benefit – Not For Nothing 49 Rats On Rafts – Last Day On Earth 48 Slaves – Ninety Nine 47 Diet Cig – Harvard 46 Decemberists – The … Continue reading MM’S BEST TRACKS OF 2015: 50-26
Time for the MM countdown of our favourite tracks of the year to begin. Over the next few days we’ll be revealing our top 100 tracks and top 30 albums of 2015, with contributions from Mrs Mackerel, Chris T Popper, Polly Pocket and Franca. We’ll also share their personal choices with you next week. So without further ado, here are numbers 100 through to 76. … Continue reading MM’s BEST TRACKS OF 2015: 100 – 76
Nova Scotian folk/Americana crooner David Myles made his official US debut in September with the release of his new album So Far, a collection of his songs over the years re-recorded and re-imagined in an acoustic stripped-down format. Now, just a couple months later, he follows his debut with an holiday album It’s Christmas. The album’s single Santa Never Brings Me a Banjo is available as … Continue reading Festive Fayre (9): David Myles
Time for another instalment of music videos that we’ve been enjoying recently. Continue reading Friday’s Video Fest…
Once again our list of admirable musically inspired films to watch has grown exponentially and here is an initial selection of some of our favourites… Continue reading Video Round Up Time Again
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