It is nearly time for SxSW again, a time when my envy-meter overheats and I hate everyone who is going… However, that aside, American Songwriter have put together this tasty little free digital mix that includes Brendan Benson, Shelly Colvin, Wild Cub and Delta Spirit’s brilliant new track California amongst others. One of our picks from the the indomitable Johnny Corndawg is below, but you can … Continue reading American Songwriter SxSW Free Sampler
The warm, heartfelt folk stylings of The Great Lake Swimmers is a lovely thing to behold and the band have made available an album of stunning live songs recorded at a Royal Canadian Legion pub – dubbed The Legion Sessions. They chose this relaxed, informal setting to capture many of the new songs from latest album Lost Channels and it stands as an intimate and … Continue reading Great Lake Swimmers: Free Album Download
Musically, the year is starting to really kick into gear now and February saw lots of top quality tunes hit the web. Here is our pick of the best of last month’s posts along with four brand, spanking new tracks for you to download, sample and treasure. All in all over thirty great songs in one great mix. Download Hoots & Hellmouth – Why Would You … Continue reading Mad Mackerel’s Best Of The Month: February 2012
Here is our third offering from pure-voiced French chanteuse Alice Michel. This is the piano led Lightning and Thunder. Have a listen. a Continue reading MM Shorts 106: More From Alice Michel
Town Hall win us over afresh with each new track we hear. Yesterday we posted their cover of Always On Time and have already heartily recommended their debut EP Sticky Notes And Paper Scraps. Now we are pleased to share Swim Team with you, it is lovely slice of pastoral folk – initially poignant as it meanders and gently ebbs and flows, before finally building … Continue reading New Single from Town Hall
Following on from our Friday mix yesterday, here are a few tunes to stream, listen to and investigate further should you feel the need. We think you probably will. First up is the new single, 17, from Young & Lost Club’s indie alt-rockers Being There. a Oxford’s latest buzzworthy band are The Black Hats – lots of energy, a definite pop edge, big chorus hooks, and … Continue reading Stream These…
Teitur is a critically acclaimed singer-songwriter from the Faroe Islands. His last album The Singer was released in 2008 and was an unexpected treasure of a discovery, full of personal and personable tales. He has returned with a new album, Let The Dog Drive Home, inspired and influenced by his experiences in America. The title track is an old song he wrote in the US a … Continue reading New Album From Teitur
The experimental Americana of Lungs, Dirt & Dreams, the new album from the exceptional Damon Moon & The Whispering Drifters. is officially released today via Adair Park Records. To mark the event here is a free download of the title track from the record; a downtempo slow burn of barely picked electric guitar washes over sighed vocals that gradually swell to an appropriately lugubrious and … Continue reading Damon Moon & The Whispering Drifters Release Lungs, Dirt & Dreams Today
Belle Adair began as a weekend recording project between four friends living in different Alabama cities. About a year ago they self-released an eponymous, six song EP, on which you’ll find slow-building songs composed of a diverse set of instruments and sounds. Over twenty minutes, the band moves from the airy acoustic folk of No Reply to the swirling, suite-like Happy to Pretend. Now they are … Continue reading Introducing >>> Belle Adair
Here is another in our semi regular round-ups of new tracks that have found their way into our iTunes library via our inbox, some of our favourite blogs, and the internet. So eight artists and ten tracks to check out. Jump in. Be our guest. Have a browse. Pick and choose. Take what you want. Its all yours. Let us start with one of our … Continue reading Tuesday Means Eight Of The Best
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