Two of the latest free NoiseTrade offerings come from Family Of The Year and Shovels & Rope. Family Of The Year play an upbeat, infectious blend of pop and folk, which has let to support slots with Mumford & Sons and Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeroes amongst others. They are offering up a five track sampler EP of their wares ahead of forthcoming summer … Continue reading Free Samplers from Family Of The Year And Shovels & Rope
With Another Time, Sonnet Cottage offer rich, rootsy rhythms and melodic vocals carrying listeners on a modern journey through the woodsy folk and honey-dipped hymns of yesteryear. Virginian sisters Rachel and Torey Russell’s ethereal voices conjure up the laid back sweetness of Norah Jones and Lisa Hannigan as they gently meander over the warm acoustic backdrops provided by the band’s creative spearhead, Kent Heckaman. The simple arrangements fit like a … Continue reading Introducing >>> Sonnet Cottage
What with being out at No Direction Home and away with the day job, a whole host of songs have come and gone without us posting them, so we’re remedying that oversight now with this round up of the best from our in-box and around the web. We have the anthemic Mrs Magician who released their debut album Strange Heaven a couple of months ago. … Continue reading Round Up Time Again
No Direction Home Festival || Welbeck Abbey, Nottinghamshire || 8-10 June 2012 The omens were not good for the inaugural No Direction Home music festival, setting out in heavy rain that only got heavier as the traffic got slower the further north I went. However, despite the slate grey skies and constant brake lights of the M1, a journey of over 5 hours was rewarded … Continue reading No Direction Home Festival: A Review
Phantom Limb have just made a stream available of their Hank Williams cover of Angel Of Death. Full of Americana folk strings, piano lead and the amazing gospel tinged vocal of lead singer Yolanda Quartey. The track is exclusively available as a ‘CD only’ bonus track on the new album The Pines. Out now on Naim Edge Records. a Phantom Limb play The Lexington, London … Continue reading MM Shorts 175: Phantom Limb Cover Hank Williams
Ryan Monroe – multi-instrumentalist for Band Of Horses – will release his new album A Painting Of A Painting On Fire on June 12th. The album spans everything from elaborate pop rockers to complex but melodic ballads. We’ve already posted the upbeat, sunny Any Way, Shape Or Deformity and now you can have a listen to the smooth pop-rock tones of Turning Over Leaves. a Download … Continue reading MM Shorts 174: Ryan Monroe’s Solo Album
A while ago we posted a video by Heyward Howkins a singer songwriter described as equal parts British tweed (Nick Drake, John Cale, The Smiths) and dusty American flannel (Bon Iver, M. Ward, Damien Jurado) from his album, The Hale & Hearty. He has now made a track available for free download and Spanish Moss is well worth checking out, having enough of an element of surprise about … Continue reading More From Heyward Howkins
Berlin-based, Australian songwriter Ned Collette has signed to Fire Records and his new album 2, recorded with his band Wirewalker, is due for release in August. 2 is his fourth album but his first to get a release outside of Australia. It is a mix of experimental pop songwriting, musique concrete and dark folky soundscapes. Grab yourself Long You Lie from the record. Continue reading MM Shorts 173: Ned Collette
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