Echoes Of The Dreamtime is Miranda Lee Richards’ third studio album and first release in more than six years. We have already shared the atmospheric psych-folk of 7th Ray in our 100 in 100 series of posts, and the follow up First Light Of Winter is no less enthralling. Clocking in at just under seven minutes it swirls with an undercurrent of tension and menace … Continue reading Miranda Lee Richards – First Light Of Winter
The songs keep piling up in the in-box – too many to do justice to – but here are ten choice picks for you to decide… hit or miss? Claire Cronin – Sister And Devil [RIYL: Experimental folk, Karen Dalton, Jason Molina] Stranded Horse – Monde [RIYL: Orchestral folk, Loch Lemond, Horse Feathers] Heck – Good As Dead [RIYL: Noise-rock, Pulled Apart By Horses, … Continue reading Nickel In The Jukebox (Vol. 11)
Here we are again, and another fine selection of new tunes from the past week for you to savour… Matthew E. White – Cool Out (Featuring Natalie Prass) Spookyland – God’s Eyes DIIV – Is The Is Are Adia Victoria – Dead Eyes Laura Gibson – The Cause Audacity – Dirty Boy Public Access T.V. – On Location Naps – Social Skills … Continue reading Eight Songs You Should Have Heard This Week
So the happy is about to be taken out of New Year work-wise next week with the return of the most pernicious individual outside of the Tory government. Apparently she’s had a baby and gotten married; apparently, I’m reliably informed, this has not withered her poisonous capacity for withering. She belongs in a Wes Anderson movie where she should meet a brutal and slightly comical … Continue reading Mrs Mackerel’s TFI Friday: 22nd January
We’re loving the sounds from this two track EP, taken from the upcoming album from Margaret Glaspy. It might not seem a very rock’n’roll name, but don’t judge a book by its cover! Guitars crunch, vocals spit, snarl and snap and it is clear that this is someone who is not to be taken lightly. These are tunes that are pragmatic, unsentimental, independent, and a damn … Continue reading MM Shorts 812: Margaret Glaspy
Cold Shoulder is the closing track from Sandtimer’s recently released five track EP Different Seas. Inspired by the sparse textures of early Appalachian folk, and having drawn comparisons to the likes of the Milk Carton Kids, the duo’s blend of acoustic rock and lyrical folk is well worth checking out. Continue reading MM Shorts 811: Sandtimer
We were big fans of Long Bridge, the first track from the new Murals debut album that we posted as part of our mammoth 100 in 100 series. Now we have Watching In The Dark for you, another mighty fine example of their slow, seething brand of tripped out psych-folk. Continue reading New From Murals
US cult Americana-rockers, and very long-standing MM faves, Blitzen Trapper are releasing new three-track EP titled Mystery And Wonder today ahead of their February European tour including UK dates in London and Brighton. They have just unveiled the video for the EP’s title track which we think you’ll agree is neither short of either of those attributes…it’s a perfectly crafted track, breathing with melancholy and folk-soul. … Continue reading New Video: Blitzen Trapper – Mystery And Wonder
Since forming in 2010, The Third Sound have enjoyed significant support from none other than Anton Newcombe including an album released on his label ‘a Recordings’ and supporting The Brian Jonestown Massacre in Europe. Most recently the group has shared members with Newcombe and Tess Parks’ band, which has led to this collaboration. Featuring the aforesaid Tess Parks on vocals, the single You Are Not Here echoes the baggy … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends… The Third Sound
We’re a bit late to the party this weekend with our round-up of the best of the new releases of the past seven days. No matter – consider it a nice late finish to Sunday or a nice new start to the new week. Courtney Barnett – Three Packs A Day Woods – Sun City Creeps Soft Fangs – Birthday Matthew And The Atlas – … Continue reading Eleven Songs You Should Have Heard This/Last Week
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