We don’t often post tour dates, but we’re making an exception for MM faves and Minneapolis natives, Communist Daughter, as it gives us a chance to post their wonderful track Ghosts. So fresh on the heels of the July release of the Lions & Lambs EP (Grain Belt Records), they will be showcasing their unique spin on midwestern bred indie folk pop, as they continue their … Continue reading Communist Daughter On Tour
Tall Heights are a duo with captivating vocal harmonies that drive a folk-inspired accompaniment of cello and acoustic guitar. New EP The Running Of The Bulls is due out on the 2nd October and, despite what you may think, is inspired by the urban bustle of Boston and not the cabin-folk of the rural backwoods. Watch the brilliant I Don’t Know, I Don’t Know, and … Continue reading Introducing >>> Tall Heights
The first taste of what’s to come from the new Moses Luster album Stands Alone. A chronicler of the lives of the downtrodden, the seedy and the desperate. Take a listen to The Past Is No Place For A Man. Hear hear! a Continue reading MM Shorts 230: The Return Of Moses Luster
Time to catch up with all that’s new, good, interesting, oddball, and plain strange. You can sift for the nuggets of gold yourself, or take our advice and try them all…after all it is the weekend. We have a new track from longstanding favourite Amen Dunes, Sixteen comes from the forthcoming arts and literary project The Unified Field, and we also have a second taste of Why?’s … Continue reading Round Up Time
Mrs Mackerel has decided to take a short sabbatical and invite some friends, relatives and countrywomen to takeover her Friday night post, a Friday routine as regular in this household as a G&T with lime, or pizza Margherita for the sprats. And a sprat it is, that takes control of the keyboard in this first week. So it is with great honour that I welcome … Continue reading Guest Post: Sprat 2’s TFI Friday (21st Sept)
We’ve already posted the classic country sound of Eight Belles (being Jessi Phillips and a cast of multi-talented supporting players) with the track Buried Child from forthcoming album Girls Underground (which is actually out next Monday). Now we have a second track, which, if anything is even better, the catchy twang and mountain-stream-clear vocals of Nolchi sounds just like it comes from the heyday of Loretta Lynn … Continue reading More From Eight Belles
Today Josephine Foster releases Blood Rushing via Fire Records. Here is the title track, a rock-ballet chanté, the music is set to a Pueblo drum’s metapulsing Pan-American heartbeat. Download Josephine Foster – Blood Rushing mp3 (from Blood Rushing) Download Josephine Foster – Child Of God mp3 (from Blood Rushing) Continue reading MM Shorts 226: More From Josephine Foster
Have to confess we are a little late with this, and up until last week, we didn’t know too much about Jason Karaban in advance of the release of his new album Shift, which was released at the beginning of this month. However, his back story as a notoriously reclusive and somewhat fragile singer-songwriter encouraged us to find out more and this coupled with excellent … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends…Jason Karaban
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