Category: Americana

Americana, Country, Folk, Indie, Music, Rock

Emily Barker & The Red Clay Halo – Songs Beneath The River

For Record Store Day, Emily Barker & The Red Clay Halo released a four track EP, recorded live to vinyl, consisting of some of their favourite covers. It includes Springsteen, Patti Smith, Tom Waits and Aretha Franklin. Although the limited edition run of 500 has long since gone, it can still be purchased digitally via Bandcamp here for £3.79. Have a listen to their versions … Continue reading Emily Barker & The Red Clay Halo – Songs Beneath The River

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Americana, Country, Music, Rock

Deer Lodge – A Tribute To George Jones

Many assert that George Jones wrote and sang some of the saddest songs ever, and we have been more than willing late disciples to his mournful balladeering and honky-tonk country. A grand introduction can also be had via Deer Lodge Records and their 30 track tribute to the man who died almost exactly a year ago. The album includes heavy Northwest hitters including Sassparilla, Fernando, Water … Continue reading Deer Lodge – A Tribute To George Jones

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Mary Gauthier To Release Trouble & Love

One of our favourite battle-scarred trailblazers and songwriting powerhouses Mary Gauthier returns with a new album, her first in four years, Trouble & Love, and a new Canadian label home, the excellent Six Shooter Records. The pain and ache in Gauthier’s music comes from her own life’s jagged edges and gutting experiences. As a chronicler of bad luck and hard times, she has carved out a particular place … Continue reading Mary Gauthier To Release Trouble & Love

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Alternative, Americana, Blues, Folk, Garage, Music, Punk, Rock

Mad Mackerel Recommends… The Bones Of J.R. Jones

  Based in Brooklyn, The Bones of J.R. Jones (aka Jonathon Linaberry) has made a musical descent from the hardcore punk scene to roots and blues after being gifted a collection of albums entitled American Roots Music by his father. He dove in head first, never looked back and developed a deep seeded love for classic folk and blues, by early torch bearers like Blind Lemon Jefferson … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends… The Bones Of J.R. Jones

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Americana, Folk, Indie, Music

Joseph LeMay – Seventeen Acres

Described as “stories of desolation and commitment from a singlewide trailer on seventeen acres in Tennessee“, Americana artist Joseph LeMay’s debut full length release Seventeen Acres, is out on May 20th. Filled with tales dissecting the nuances of tenderness and uncertainty, Seventeen Acres aches with missed expectations and hope, yet is driven by love and all the desperation, fear and commitment that comes with it. He has also made … Continue reading Joseph LeMay – Seventeen Acres

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Americana, Country, Music

Video: Sturgill Simpson – Turtles All The Way Down

God, drugs and lizard aliens: rising Country star, Sturgill Simpson’s excellent new video for recent single Turtles All The Way Down has all these and more… “Every time I take a look inside that old and fabled book/I’m blinded and reminded of the pain caused by some old man in the sky/Marijuana, LSD, psilocybin, DMT, they all changed the way I see/But love’s the only thing that’s ever … Continue reading Video: Sturgill Simpson – Turtles All The Way Down

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New From Blessed Feathers

Blessed Feathers are one of our favourite bands who regularly appear on MM, so we’re delighted to share their new track Huaycan Song #2, released by Honeytone Records as part of their ‘Singles Series‘ project. The song was written partly on a concrete rooftop outside of Lima, Peru, and partly in the various bedrooms and basements of their friends across Wisconsin. Needless to say it is a … Continue reading New From Blessed Feathers

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Introducing >>> 5J Barrow

Having already shared the campfire Americana of Big Sycamore today, we now have New York’s “Earth folk/rock” 5J Barrow for your listening pleasure. A band who has taken their hometown by storm and who is gearing up to release their first LP, From the Dim, Sweet Light on 24th June. Influenced by the band members’ individual and diverse backgrounds and relationships with the city and nature, … Continue reading Introducing >>> 5J Barrow

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Introducing >>> Big Sycamore

In the style of the Avett Brothers or the Tallest Man On Earth, Big Sycamore’s self-titled four track EP is a lovely collection of folky Americana that sounds as though it were made to be song on the back-porch. Listen/download Fall Asleep and our favourite from the EP, Green Fire below. In my sights I found the oldest in the pack Hot hell fire bursting from … Continue reading Introducing >>> Big Sycamore

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