Lots and lots of good new stuff this week…lucky thirteen in fact! Courtney Barnett – City Looks Pretty Father John Misty – Disappointing Diamonds Are The Rarest Of Them All T. Hardy Morris – Be Fidlar – Alcohol Okkervil River – Famous Tracheotomies Wavves – All Star Goth Tancred – Queen Of New York Iceage – The Day The Music Dies Mazzy Star – Quiet, … Continue reading Thirteen Songs You Should Have Heard This Week
Jeffrey Foucault will release his new album Blood Brothers on 22nd June via Blueblade Records. A departure from the darkness of his last outing, the excellent Salt As Wolves, and featuring contributions from Tift Merrit and Milk Carton Kids’ Kenneth Pattengale, Blood Brothers sets blues aside to pull together strands of country, R&B, gospel, rock’n’roll, and folk in a series of delicate small-canvas portraits. With an … Continue reading Jeffrey Foucault Announces Blood Brothers Album
The Men – Shimmer n’ Shine Pop 1280 – When No One Cares Half Waif – Back In Brooklyn Wand – Perfume Bent Denim – Idiot Cherry Glazerr – Juicy Socks Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever – Talking Straight Neko Case – Bad Luck Juanita Stein – Forgiver Continue reading Nine Songs You Should Have Heard This Week
Damien Jurado has shared a second song, Allocate, off his forthcoming album The Horizon Just Laughed, due out 4th May, via Secretly Canadian. It is a wonderfully understated, elegant track that simply showcases once again what a mighty fine songwriter he is. Have a listen. Continue reading Damien Jurado – Allocate
Dr. Dog – Heart Killer Haley Heynderickx – Rex’s Blues (Townes Van Zandt cover) Beach Skulls – That’s Not Me Mourn – Barcelona City Tour Wedding – Hands In The Till Amyl And The Sniffers – Cup Of Destiny Culture Abuse – Calm E Crocodylus – My Love Jessica Risker – I See You Among The Stars … Continue reading Nine Songs You Should Have Heard This Week
Don’t Mean To Pry is the second track that Portland-based band Horse Feathers have shared from their forthcoming album Appreciation. It is another perfectly judged sliced of countrified Americana, not as full-on as first single Without Applause, but jaunty enough in its own way, with some great fiddle and banjo and a sweet, sweet chorus. Stream it here. Continue reading Horse Feathers – Don’t Mean To Pry
Bark Your Head Off, Dog features the familiar sounds that have always made the band allergic to genre: grunge, folk, punk, and power pop all appear, with inspiration from ELO to Elvis Costello to ‘70s girl group vocal arrangements. This time around, they’ve added strings, more intricate rhythms, lush harmonies (featuring Thin Lips’ Chrissy Tashjian), along with a momentary visit with a vocoder. The results … Continue reading Hop Along – Bark Your Head Off, Dog
Americana four piece River Whyless will release their new album Kindness, A Rebel in June. Excellent new single Born In The Right Country is a political folk song, like a descendent of some of the great ’60s and early ’70s protest songs. Frontman Ryan O’Keefe describes it thus, “Born In The Right Country speaks both through the eyes of our president and the narrator. In the … Continue reading River Whyless – Born In The Right Country
Hailing from Upstate New York, The Bones of J.R. Jones is known for his moody blend of garage-influenced soul, blues, roots, and Americana. Gritty new track I See You has echoes of early Black Keys and comes off his upcoming third studio album Ones To Keep Close (out on 11th May). It follows previous single, Burden, a quick footed stomp along that features Nicole Atkins. Listen … Continue reading New Album From The Bones Of J.R. Jones
Eels – Bone Dry Joan Shelley – The Bridge (Dolly Parton cover) feat Bonnie Price Billy Breakfast Muff – Patient Manchester Orchestra – No Hard Feelings (Avett Brothers cover) Hinds – Finally Floating Laura Veirs – Lightning Rod Medistation – Pool Of Blood Wye Oak – Lifer Eureka California – Mexican Coke Continue reading Nine Songs You Should Have Heard This Week
The Mad Mackerel 