1. Sharon Van Etten – Your Love Is Killing Me 2. Parquet Courts – Instant Disassembly 3. Peter Matthew Bauer – Philadelphia Raga 4. Big Search – Role Reversal 5. Lydia Loveless – Mile High . . . . . . Continue reading Five Songs You Should Have Heard This Week
Watch the excellent official video for Sharon Van Etten’s Every Time The Sun Comes Up, one (of many) standout tracks on her new album Are We There. . . . Continue reading Video: Sharon Van Etten – Every Time The Sun Comes Up
Almost exactly a year ago we posted a video by Nathan K. for his plaintive track Bob Seger, and so it was good to discover from an MM reader than he now has a new album, Methodist Girls due for release on the 8th July. The album opens with Sloppy Love, a softly strummed, resigned, woozy folk hymnal that reveals the sorrow at its core … Continue reading New Album From Nathan K.
We are loving Insignificance, a track of warm, unhurried, organic folk that is as mellow as they come. It is the first single from Matt Kivel’s forthcoming album Days of Being Wild, which is out on the 8th July via Woodsist Records. Listen below, and pre-order the album from iTunes here. . Continue reading MM Shorts 562: Matt Kivel
The gorgeous Running From Zombies is being released as part of a three track digital EP titled Today Is A Bright New Day, which is out next week, unfortunately only in the USA. This previously unreleased track is taken from the sessions that produced Tom Brosseau’s recent excellent long-player Grass Punks. Notable for its prominent use of classical guitar, it is sweetly judged pastoral folk … Continue reading Tom Brosseau – Running From Zombies
Having spent two days at the Great Escape mostly under a regular onslaught of aggressive guitars and drums, it was a relief to head out early and catch a marvellous set of twangy Americana, folk and country from The Crooked Brothers who were playing at the Alberta Music Week Canada Showcase – not only that but there was a mighty fine breakfast on offer too. … Continue reading Saturday @ The Great Escape
1. First Aid Kit – Cedar Lane 2. Rose Windows – There Is A Light 3. The Antlers – Hotel 4. Hamilton Leithauser – In The Shallows 5. Vomitface – Sloppy Joes . . . . . . Continue reading Five Songs You Should Have Heard This Week
On reflection, it was a day for the Celts at the Great Escape, and the Aussies, and even the Argentinians… We kicked off the day with a set from New Desert Blues, whose mix of folk, country and indie rock has graced previous posts here on MM. They have a debut album in the pipeline and happily the songs they showcased from this stood up … Continue reading Friday @ The Great Escape
Grab yourself a free download of Diamond, Spencer Burton’s gorgeous, bittersweet slice of rustic folk. It comes from his forthcoming album Don’t Let The World See Your Love, which was made while crossing Canada on a motorcycle – “I rode, long and lonely, fell in with the wrong people, drank everything I could to pass the time and put the pain away.” Sounds pretty good to us. . Continue reading MM Shorts 561: Spencer Burton
A long drive, rain, a Prisoner Cell Block H style hotel room, discovering the camera was still at home… the initial omens for The Great Escape were not great. Thankfully first impressions can be deceptive as Brighton is a sparky town full of quirky shops and streets, trendy young things and youthful counter-culture swagger (“I smoked 35 bongs once” being my favourite bit of eavesdropping of … Continue reading Thursday @ The Great Escape
The Mad Mackerel 