The wonderful Brown Bird, they of the skeletal, sparse folk tales and eerie southern gothic country, will release a new album Fits of Reason on the 2nd April. That is more than enough reason to celebrate on its own, but even better, you can now listen to the first single from the album, the appropriately titled Seven Hells below. Pre-order the album from their Bandcamp page. … Continue reading Brown Bird Are Back
HGTV and Paste have combined to put together a fantastic free sampler to promote their ninth annual series of day parties in Austin during SXSW next week. Offered via NoiseTrade, this sampler of nearly thirty artists who will be appearing at The Stage On Sixth March 13-16. It includes a number of MM faves such as Mac DeMarco, Hurray For The Riff Raff, Brendan Benson, Josh … Continue reading Free HGTV & Paste SXSW Sampler
Our video round up today includes Canada’s wonderful Evening Hymns, comprised of Jonas Bonetta and a rotating collective of musicians which includes members of Ohbijou, The Wooden Sky, The Burning Hell, The D’Urbervilles and Forest City Lovers. This is the beautiful video for Family Tree from new album Spectral Dust, out on the 8th April. As a bonus, you can stream another album track, Arrows, too. We … Continue reading Videos of the Day: Evening Hymns || Lincoln Durham || Decades || Sugar Stems
Halifax bleeding-heart quintet Quiet Parade’s new release is titled Old Haunts, and out on 12th March on Acadian Embassy. The five song EP is a collection of songs reflecting on places and people of the past – a reoccurring theme in Quiet Parade’s fog-laden songs. The band once again taps into its core of introspective and honest songs to present a record that stirs up long-standing … Continue reading Quiet Parade To Release Old Haunts EP
Seven siblings, seven voices, seven songs. That’s Blood Harmony the new release from Les Sages in a nutshell. The band consists of seven (of nine) immediate siblings including original members Kris Larson, Peter Larson, Andrew Larson and Joe Larson plus Clara Larson, Annie Larson Adolphson and John Larson. The Larson clan was born in Alberta, Canada and at a very young age entered into their existence as … Continue reading Introducing >>> Les Sages
Music vids today range from the death-punk of Turbonegro’s You Give Me Worms to the classic warm Americana of Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors and the equally arresting protest Americana of the Annabelle Chvostek Ensemble. Finally enjoy the acoustic simplicity and warm harmonies of Gold Star with intricate fingerpicking and ambient organ, wurlitzer and steel guitar. Pick up a free download from his self-titled EP too. . . (Click through … Continue reading Videos of the Day: Turbonegro || Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors || Annabelle Chvostek Ensemble || Gold Star
Here is our selection of the best of our February downloads together with a few brand new tracks to dig into. So go on. Knock yourself out. Blank Realm – Cleaning Up My Mess Sitting somewhere between the melancholic churn and burn of Mercury Rev and the noisy squall of Sonic Youth, the four-piece gleefully meld psychedelia with punk and pop and even a smattering … Continue reading Mad Mackerel’s Best of the Month: February 2013
Sam Amidon, for whom we’ve always had a soft spot here at MM, will release a new album for his new label Nonesuch on the 14th May. Titled Bright Sunny South, Amidon himself not only sings but also plays banjo, fiddle, acoustic guitar, and piano on the record. Listen to the album track My Old Friend below. Continue reading MM Shorts 325: Sam Amidon
About a month ago we commended to you here the new album, (Tropic) by Pickering Pick released on Yer Bird Records (buy here). It is a triumph of sweetly fingerpicked, warm folk – unhurried, thoughtful and with a rare ability to grab and hold your attention without needing to holler, shout or pull at your coat-tails. It is a timeless record in the very best sense of … Continue reading MM’s 5:1 Interview No 8: Pickering Pick
Videos today from Yukon Blonde and some stunning visuals to accompany the ethereal indie-pop of their new single Guns. Then there is Cat Martino’s entrancing video for Yr Not Alone, which comes from her much anticipated forthcoming album of the same name. We have some beautiful folk from Hot Feet with Pine Needle Blues from their recent Songs for the Shed session (also check out … Continue reading Videos of the Day: Yukon Blonde || Cat Martino || Hot Feet || The Blackhearts
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