Long standing MM faves Elliott Brood are back with a new album in September titled Work And Love. The album mines the bare histories of their own lives: penning verses about the ends of relationships and the tests of adulthood, long drives, childhood retreating in a rear-view mirror. Work and Love also serves as a eulogy for the moments on the doorstep of manhood: first loves, … Continue reading New Album From Elliott Brood
At the start of this week indie-folkers Twin Brother released their new album Swallow The Anchor. Listen to Way To Be below, and buy the album from Bandcamp here. . Continue reading Twin Brother – Swallow The Anchor
A few tasty new videos have come our way in the past few days. Here are five of the best of them from The Pack A.D., Tom Williams & The Boat, Teleman, Beechwood, and Imogen Heap. . . . . . . Continue reading Some New Videos
Christian Lee Hutson, 24-year-old Nashville-via-Los Angeles singer-songwriter rooted in country tradition and vibrating with youthful energy (think a drunk and sedentary George Jones being channeled through a drunk and animated Conor Oberst), is spending the summer on tour in support of his forthcoming sophomore album Yeah Okay, I Know. The album is being released digitally in installments throughout the year with one new song and … Continue reading Video: Christian Lee Hutson – Ghost To Coast
1. She Keeps Bees (featuring Sharon Van Etten) – Owl 2. Slaves – Hey 3. Mazes – Salford 4. Itasca – Nature’s Gift 5. Allo Darlin’ – Romance And Adventure 6. Ausmuteants – Fed Through A Tube . . . . . . . Continue reading Six Songs You Should Have Heard This Week
Here is the video for Tell Them Memphis, a track of glacial slowness and fractured beauty from the Castanets forthcoming release Decimation Blues. The album is out via Asthmatic Kitty next week. . . Continue reading New Video: Castanets – Tell Them Memphis
In conjunction with the reissue of their 2007 self-titled debut (out on the 14th October on Western Vinyl), Balmorhea the six-piece instrumental group from Austin, TX., are releasing two new songs on a limited edition 7″ titled HEIR. With the songs created for the 7”, the band brings everything full circle, returning to the simple structures and melancholic tone that colored their first recordings. Listen below to … Continue reading Balmorhea – Heir 1
With the release of Niagara (out late September on Tin Angel Records), Toronto-based singer-songwriter John Southworth has delivered an audacious, double record featuring nine rich, expansive songs on the Canadian side, with eleven mirrored counterparts on the American. The result is a multi-faceted, one-of-a-kind album – a collection of gorgeously crafted songs blending a vast and distinct selection of popular song and folk styles – while … Continue reading Introducing >>> John Southworth
I love this retro style video shot as if it were 1973, because it reminds me of growing up, and the song fits it perfectly. Secrets comes from Jack + Eliza’s forthcoming EP No Wonders, out on the 23rd September. You can also stream Hold The Line from the same EP. . . . Continue reading New Video: Jack + Eliza – Secrets
Theatrical folkies The Last Bison have announced the self-release of their new album VA (pronounced Virginia), which is coming out on the 30th September. The band have shared the rather tasty first single Every Time, which is available as a free download. . Continue reading MM Shorts 596: The Last Bison
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