Memento Mori is the title of a track by Hollow Wood. At first it sounds like a song very much in the vein of the Lumineers or Shovels & Rope, but as it progresses and the song slows down, it reveals charms and nuances that in turn, grow and swell in synergy with the song’s energetic chants and final coda. There is more than enough … Continue reading Introducing >>> Hollow Wood
Today we have (another) excellent Willy Mason video, this time for Talk Me Down, an appropriately woozy and kaleidoscopic video for Spectral Park’s Nausea, a revealing video for Those Darlins new track Oh God (free download available here), and finally Alela Diane’s video for the superb title track single for her new album About Farewell. . . . Continue reading Videos of the Day: Willy Mason || Spectral Park || Those Darlins || Alela Diane
Seattle six-piece The Head And The Heart will return with Let’s Be Still, the follow-up to their acclaimed 2011 debut album on Sub Pop. They are streaming first single Shake, and they have marked their return with a effervescent, joyful track where those renowned three-part harmonies remain very much to the fore. Have a listen below. Pre-order the new album here. Continue reading New From The Head And The Heart
Despite being a mere 23 years old, Zachary Lucky’s new album The Ballad Of Losing You will be his sixth long player release. A prolific artist maybe, and also a mainstay of the prairie folk scene, but more importantly he has created a record of striking and memorable tunes based on an earnest and personal narrative about the uncertainty of loss and of transformation. It is … Continue reading New Album From Zachary Lucky
A brilliant month for new music means a mix of more than 35 tracks compiled for you in our selection of our favourite downloads from July’s posts. And, as always, a few brand new tunes to round the collection off. They’re all yours…and check out all the other Best of the Month mixes using the sidebar links too. SNØFFELTØFFS – Pretty Girl Storming garage punk. … Continue reading Mad Mackerel’s Best Of The Month: July 2013
Following on from a new track from Deer Tick yesterday comes a first taste of Blitzen Trapper’s forthcoming album VII, which will be released on the 1st October. This is Ever Loved Once, packed with banjo, pedal steel and harmonica. Listen below. Continue reading New Track From Blitzen Trapper
[Please note this is a re-post. The original post went up and then disappeared somehow, then came back as half-written! Sorry we’re having lots of problems with a very unstable WordPress host at the moment.] Based in Savannah, Georgia, where the Spanish moss hangs from ancient oaks like long torn veils, Jefferson Ross employs his unique acoustic guitar style and southern, soulful voice to spin … Continue reading Jefferson Ross – Isle Of Hope
A superb collection of videos (and songs) today. Just dive into these from The Handsome Family, Secret Colours, Dinosaur Bones and a live version of one of our favourite tracks from 2012, Willy Mason’s brilliant Restless Fugitive. . . [Click through for free downloads] . Continue reading Videos of the Day: Handsome Family || Secret Colours || Dinosaur Bones || Willy Mason
A welcome second taste from Deer Tick’s forthcoming new album Negativity. This new single is The Dream’s In The Ditch, a resigned, mid-tempo rock song that speaks to the rigours and travails of relentless touring. Listen below. Continue reading New Track From Deer Tick
Back in June we featured the whiskey drenched folk of Jesse Woods and his track Gold In The Air in one of our Video of the Day posts. Since then we’ve become rather more intimately acquainted with his forthcoming debut album Get Your Burdens Lifted, which sees a release on August 6th via Guns In The Sun. And the pleasure has been all ours because this … Continue reading New Single From Jesse Woods
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