Category: Americana

Americana, Country, Folk, Music, Rock

Introducing >>> Patrick Kinsley & A Fistful Of Dollars

Taking his cues from the greats such as Merle Haggard right through to southern rocking legends like the Drive-By Truckers, Patrick Kinsley & A Fistful Of Dollars play outlaw folk and country that is shot through with a raw, burning integrity. These are blue collar stories of truck drivers and bartenders, too much whiskey and too little luck, bad choices and good intentions, hopeful long odds and … Continue reading Introducing >>> Patrick Kinsley & A Fistful Of Dollars

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Americana, Country, Folk, Indie, Music, Rock

Introducing >>> The Treacherous French

The Treacherous French are an eclectic rock band hailing from all corners of the San Francisco Bay Area. Their newest collection of music is a recently released self-titled debut full-length album, which spans the band’s range of indie folk, alt-country, and alternative rock. With influences including The Head and The Heart, The Decemberists, Bright Eyes, and Of Monsters and Men, we are particularly enamoured of … Continue reading Introducing >>> The Treacherous French

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Alternative, Americana, Indie, Music, Punk, Rock

Another From Lady Bones

Having shared a couple of tracks last month from Lady Bones’ upcoming long player of self-described ‘ugly pop’ titled Dying, we now have a third tune of skewed Americana and dissonant indie rock from it to share with you. Stay is a break up song, a discordant, unhappy break up song. A break up that is as bitter as it is painful. Share the pain … Continue reading Another From Lady Bones

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Alternative, Ambient, Americana, Country, Folk, Indie, Music, Psychedelic, Rock

MM Shorts 730: Ohioan

Ohioan have featured sporadically on MM over the years, their brand of desert baked experimental Americana sitting somewhere between Giant Sand, Tinariwen and the expansive grandeur of Other Lives. They will release a new album titled EMPTY / EVERY MT in early 2016 and you can stream / download the epic almost-seven minutes of Pissing At Will, the first taste (if that’s the appropriate expression) from it… Continue reading MM Shorts 730: Ohioan

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Alternative, Americana, Electronic, Folk, Garage, Indie, Metal, Music, Pop, Psychedelic, Punk, Rock

Eight Songs You Should Have Heard This Week

Here we go again, another collection of eight handpicked tunes released this week, including the return of the wonderful Mercury Rev, that are more than worth a few minutes of your time. 1. Mercury Rev – The Queen Of Swans 2. Wolf Alice – Freazy 3. Shannon And The Clams – Corvette 4. Weaves – Tick 5. No Age – It’s Oh So Quiet (Bjork … Continue reading Eight Songs You Should Have Heard This Week

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Americana, Blues, Country, Folk, Indie, Music, Psychedelic, Rock

Farewell EP From Turchi

Via their Bandcamp page, Turchi (who have featured a few times on MM) have announced a final EP We Spoke In Song that marks the the final collaboration between Cameron Weeks, Andrew Hamlet, and Reed Turchi – the lineup that was active from November 2012 to October 2014, and recorded the albums Live in Lafayette, My Time Ain’t Now, and Can’t Bury Your Past together. We … Continue reading Farewell EP From Turchi

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Americana, Folk, Music, Rock, Rock & Roll

Jesse Payne – Heirloom

Jesse Payne stems from a soil deep in the Southeastern region of the United States. He nests in scenic views of trees and mountains blending into valleys of skyscrapers and barns. Alabama and the Appalachian trail provide the canvas for his yellow shade of timeless polaroids transposing over lake and swing. New album Heirloom will be released on 14th August via Capture Music, and the … Continue reading Jesse Payne – Heirloom

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Americana, Country, Folk, Indie, Music, Rock

MM Shorts 726: Hunters

Hunters are a six piece band from San Francisco that have just released their third album, We All Go Up the Mountain Alone Together. Have a listen to the rolling, countrified rock of Ghost Town Blues with its touch points of Death Cab For Cutie and Wilco, but distinguished by Rosa del Duca’s crystal clear vocals. Buy from Bandcamp here. . Continue reading MM Shorts 726: Hunters

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Acoustic, Americana, Country, Folk, Music

The Lowest Pair – Reckon I’m Fixin’ On Kickin’ Round to Pick a Little, Volume 1

Longstanding MM faves and Americana duo The Lowest Pair features the duel banjo picking of Kendl Winter and Palmer T. Lee. Draped in Kendl’s high lonesome harmonies and Palmer’s midwest croon, their sophomore effort, The Sacred Heart Sessions has been on regular rotation here at MM Towers. They are following it up with Reckon I’m Fixin’ On Kickin’ Round to Pick a Little, Volume 1, a collection … Continue reading The Lowest Pair – Reckon I’m Fixin’ On Kickin’ Round to Pick a Little, Volume 1

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