Kye Alfred Hillig is somewhat of a chameleon singer-songwriter, experimenting and adjusting his sound with every release and keeping his listeners on their toes. We were big fans of his last release, 2014’s The Buddhist, and on his fifth studio album he has been joined by multiple local musicians and has attempted to yet again put a sonic twist to his sometimes dark yet compelling narrative style. As … Continue reading New Album From Kye Alfred Hillig
Long standing MM faves Shearwater will return with a new album, Jet Plane and Oxbow later this month (out on the 22nd), and by all accounts it is their biggest and their loudest yet. Stream Only Child below. Remind yourself of Quiet Americans the excellent first taste from the album here. Catch them live: Feb. 17 – London – Islington Assembly Hall Feb. 18 – … Continue reading New Album From Shearwater
And so we reach the end of our marathon 100 songs posted every hour for the past four and one sixth days. We finish with the lovely pastoral folk sounds of trio Sonder Saloon who, after a month in a secluded cabin in the Utah mountains, were able to conjure up the sounds found in their debut EP. Their influences include Fleet Foxes, Wilco, Beach … Continue reading 100 Songs In 100 Hours: 100 – Sonder Saloon
Young Elk will release their debut single in the spring called Minor Keys. The lead track from it is Debts, a sombre rock tune with country leanings giving nods to David Bazan and Magnolia Electric Co. Distant, melodic, and at times, crushingly bleak you can stream/download it below. 100 Posts in 100 Hours is a series rounding up the best of our inbox from the tail … Continue reading 100 Songs In 100 Hours: 99 – Young Elk
The new album by Andrew Adkins, Glass Castles is a collection of thirteen new songs steeped in a varied mixture of Americana, blues, country with some shades of folk-rock. Unique melodies with compelling and provocative lyrics guide the listener in a soft yet edgy manner through stories of ghost towns, coal mines, self-doubt/self-worth, smokey bars and the precariously reckless side of love. Listen to the … Continue reading 100 Songs In 100 Hours: 97 – Andrew Adkins
Like a back country crossroad, the songs of singer-songwriter D.L. Marble are a rich tapestry that is American story telling at its best. Raised by a single mom while his dad spent decades in a Texas prison and looking for an escape from his situation at home and school, he picked up his first acoustic guitar and discovered his true calling. With influences like Robert Earl … Continue reading 100 Songs In 100 Hours: 95 – D.L. Marble
Scott Liss is a singer-songwriter who grew up in NY, and at various times has lived and played music in Baltimore, Philadelphia, and Asbury Park, NJ. He has most recently relocated to Los Angeles, CA. Taking influences from Nick Drake to Radiohead, his sound is probably best termed as alternative psychedelic folk. His third record, Modern Isolation, is just out on his label, NightOnlyVisual Records, on January 12th, and … Continue reading 100 Songs In 100 Hours: 93 – Scott Liss
Canadian four-piece Folly & The Hunter have shared their new single Arrow – out 22nd Jan via Outside Music/Proper. Taken from their forthcoming album Awake (out 18th March), Arrow “is about acknowledging mistakes, accepting the mis-steps that have lead you astray, and moving forward since you know that you can’t go back. It is an admission of failure, an exercise in letting go.” It is … Continue reading 100 Songs In 100 Hours: 92 – Folly & The Hunter
The recently reformed End Of Love’s music reflects their love of straight up Big Star influenced pop songs, the alt-country feel of bands like Uncle Tupelo and the art rock/noise elements practiced by Sonic Youth and others. Their new album Ghosts on the Radio incorporates all of these elements and features a number of notable appearances from friends and guests like Nels Cline of Wilco, Lee Ranaldo of … Continue reading 100 Songs In 100 Hours: 87 – End Of Love
Louisville, KY trio Murals write record and live in a house on a hill in the not so swank part of town – the type of place that acid trips and all day jam sessions go hand in hand. The results are an ever present body of slow churning psychedelic folk that wouldn’t be so surprising in your hippie dad’s record collection or buried deep … Continue reading 100 Songs In 100 Hours: 85 – Murals
The Mad Mackerel 