Soft Shield is the fourth full length album from Ghost To Falco, of whom Eric Crespo is the sole constant member. While it features appearances from long time collaborator Ryne Warner of Ohioan, as well as Heather Broderick of Efterklang, Nathan Crockett of Horse Feathers and Erik Clampitt of Power of County, it has been a true labour of love for Crespo, taking three and … Continue reading Ghost To Falco – Soft Shield
Psych-Americana quartet Colleens have recently released their debut record Wild Dreams. Watch the video for album opener, the easy-does-it, heavy-lidded rocker About You. . . Continue reading Video: Colleens – About You
As we’re away for a few days we have scheduled a few posts to highlight some excellent stuff that has come our way, but which we haven’t had the time to do justice too in words! So let us begin by telling you the debut album from Juan Wauters, N.A.P. North American Poetry, is a real gem. Comprised of 12 tracks that are simultaneously introspective … Continue reading Juan Waters – North American Poetry
Coming Home is an outtake from Blitzen Trappers new album VII. They describe it as “good old-fashioned country funk, with horns and banjos side by side“. It sounds good. Download it below. [Click through for free download] . Continue reading Free Download From Blitzen Trapper
We are looking forward immensely to Simone Felice’s new album Strangers (UK release on 24th March via Team Love Records). If the release of the first track from it, Molly O!, fed that anticipation, a first listen to Running Through My Head has fuelled it a whole lot more. More introverted, more isolated, it amply showcases his very considerable talents as a poet and songwriter. … Continue reading Simone Felice Reveals Running Through My Head
As anyone who reads MM with any degree of regularity will no doubt know, we are recent and zealous new converts to the joys of Stone Jack Jones’ unsettling, haunting gothic-folk. We’ve already shared three tracks from his new record, Ancestor, and here is a fourth, Joy that also features Patty Griffin on vocals and movingly tells the story of his mother in law’s last … Continue reading Stone Jack Jones – Joy
We recently posted Turchi’s cover of Josh Ritter’s Mind’s Eye, the lead track from their 10″ vinyl release My Time Ain’t Now EP. They’ve followed it up in pretty rapid succession with a new 7”, cryptically titled When You’re Lost It’s All A Sign, out on the 25th February via Fat Elvis Records. You can watch the video for the A side below and stream the … Continue reading More From Turchi
It’s Sunday, time to ease into the day with some sweet videos and easy-on-the-ears tunes… We have the gently surrealistic Americana of Royal Forest, a live track from MM regulars Blessed Feathers, a comic book inspired video from singer-songwriter David Bronson and we finish off with brother and sister folk duo The Native Sibling. . . . . [Click through for free download] . . Continue reading Videos of the Day: Royal Forest || Blessed Feathers || David Bronson || The Native Sibling
The Milkman’s Union have just released a new one-off single, Apple and rather tasty it is too (sorry!). It’s a revamped country-folk dirge, with flourishes of psychedelica, free jazz, and maybe just a dash of Black Sabbath doom and gloom. Get it on a pay-what-you-want deal from Bandcamp. . Continue reading MM Shorts 517: The Milkman’s Union
The renegade traditionalists of Mipso are doing their part to take three-part harmony and Appalachian influences into new territory. The three North Carolina songwriters wandered off the path blazed by Earl Scruggs and Doc Watson to find a new clearing for their bluegrass inspired southern string band sound. Their second album Dark Holler Pop was released late last year and we have only just discovered … Continue reading Mipso – Dark Holler Pop
The Mad Mackerel 