Pigeons is the first taste from Bill Callahan’s newly announced long player Gold Record (out via Drag City on the 4th September – pre-order here) The track is set in the heart of Texas, where from the wheel of his long white limousine, a man gently advises a pair of newly weds with reflections from his own experience. As always it is a lyrical treasure … Continue reading Bill Callahan Announces Gold Record
Money is the latest track to be shared from Widowspeak’s upcoming long player Plum. A song focused on the worth of contribution versus the cost of selling out, it is gloriously hypnotic, built on a cyclical repeating motif, with singer Molly Hamilton asking “Will you get back what you put in?” over an insistent guitar riff. Love this – listen below and click through to … Continue reading Widowspeak Announce Plum, Share Money
Delta Spirit have announced their first new album in six years, What Is There, out on 11th September via New West Records. The first taste comes with the cinematic How Bout It, and you can watch the video below, which was shot during the Covid-19 pandemic at over 30 locations throughout North America. After speaking with roughly 70 cinematographers to learn about their particular circumstances, video … Continue reading Delta Spirit Return
Songwriters Cass McCombs and Steve Gunn have collaborated on a new single. They present a lilting, laid-back take on Michael Hurley’s psychedelic folk classic Sweet Lucy as well as a beautiful rendition of traditional Scottish tune Wild Mountain Thyme. This two-song single is also available as a 7” via Bandcamp, with all profits being donated to the NAACP legal defense fund as well as … Continue reading Cass McCombs & Steve Gunn Collaboration
Down In The Weeds Where The World Once Was is the new, long, long awaited album from Bright Eyes and will be released on the 21st August via Dead Oceans. It is nine years since the release of The People’s Key. Here is the hand-painted, animated video for new track Mariana Trench which fair rattles with anxiety, its epic sprawl exploding with the forward-chugging momentum of syncopated … Continue reading Bright Eyes – Mariana Trench
Reprinted in full: ATO Records, an independent record label out of New York City, has been reflecting deeply on the injustices and inequality in our world. We recognize that music is not just an agent for change, but a space of solace. As we approach our 20th anniversary as a label, we remain proud to represent a diverse range of artists whose music imparts messages … Continue reading ATO Records – Silence Is Not An Option Compilation
Dark Town is the second release from Brisbane alt-country outfit, Suicide Country Hour. The new album expands on the introspective feeling of the sextet’s 2017 self titled debut with an even darker, more heartbroken collection of songs which speak to the bitterness and sadness in us all. Who can argue with something so bleak in these current times? Check out a couple of tracks from … Continue reading Suicide Country Hour – Dark Town
The Dead Tongues, the moniker of North Carolina based songwriter Ryan Gustafson, has released a new single off of his upcoming album, Transmigration Blues (out on the 26th June). Deja Vu, which features backup vocals from MM faves Mountain Man, is Gustafson’s light in the darkness song, a wistful track that serves as both a lamentation and a way forward, which culminates in the joyous, … Continue reading New Video: The Dead Tongues – Deja Vu
We’re loving Golf Alpha Bravo’s (aka Gab Winterfield of Jagwar Ma) debut solo album The Sundog LP. Here is another track from it – some mellow psych-surf rock in the shape of Comet Loop, a sun-bleached hazy gem that bounces along on the back of a sweet 70s soul groove. Continue reading Golf Alpha Bravo – Comet Loop
Blitzen Trapper open their arms and embrace the world of psychedelic, cosmic Americana with new single Masonic Temple Microdose #1, a jaunty, twangy country bop that belies its lyrical message of American apathy and nihilism. Watch the video, and pre-order new album Holy Smokes Future Jokes from Bandcamp here. Continue reading Blitzen Trapper – Masonic Temple Microdose #1
The Mad Mackerel 