Adia Victoria’s stark, confrontational tales of the south call to mind the spirit of the greats – Billie Holiday, Woody Guthrie, the Carter Family and more, but are imbued with an eerie sense of foreboding and vehement, sometimes venomous, lyrics. Following a recent tour with MM faves Hurray For The Riff Raff, she has now shared the potent Howlin’ Shame, which glows with the same fiery intensity as her brilliant … Continue reading Adia Victoria – Howlin’ Shame
Since 2009, Wartime Blues have hustled their brand of experimental Americana across two albums and three national tours. After a three-year hiatus, the band will release their third album, April, Texas, on June 2nd (pre-order here). It’s a song cycle set in the vast expanse of the Southern Plains. We’ve already shared Build A Sun, now have a listen to the excellent Fredericksburg. Continue reading MM Shorts 704: Wartime Blues
Another day, another week, another collection of ten excellent tunes from the past seven days collected for your listening pleasure and gratification. 1. Torres – Cowboy Guilt 2. Creepoid – Dried Out 3. Loop – Precession 4. Sweet Spirit & Britt Daniel – Have Mercy 5. Left Lane Cruiser – Tres Borrachos 6. Little Wings – Where 7. Thee Oh Sees – Withered Hand 8. … Continue reading Ten Songs You Should Have Heard This Week
A short while ago we were sent a digital copy of Barna Howard’s new album Quite A Feelin’ and it has gradually become a constant soundtrack to everything we’ve been doing over the past few days. It is a country music album in the classic sense – in the Waylon Jennings, Kris Kristofferson, John Prine, Townes Van Zandt sense. Yep, that good! Eloquent, poetic, heartfelt stories … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends… Barna Howard
As you might expect from a band named after a Dylan song, New York’s Hollis Brown mix gritty Americana, rootsy twang and classic country rock into a seductive simmering whole. Have a listen to 3 Shots the title track from their forthcoming album out on May 5th on Jullian Records. Pre-order from Amazon here. . Continue reading Hollis Brown – 3 Shots
You know the drill. Our weekly gathering of new songs released this week. 1. Best Coast – Feeling OK 2. Bonnie “Prince” Billy – Gloria 3. Rose Windows – Strip Mall Babylon 4. Wolf Alice – Bros 5. Susanna – Who By Fire (Leonard Cohen cover) 6. Spray Paint – Day Of The Rope 7. Iron & Wine / Ben Bridwell – Bulletproof Soul (Sade … Continue reading Nine Songs You Should Have Heard This Week
To celebrate Record Store Day, Blitzen Trapper are releasing a note-perfect live cover of Neil Young’s seminal Harvest album. This is their faithful, and reverent, cover of Heart of Gold. . Continue reading Blitzen Trapper Cover Neil Young
Grayson Capps’ debut solo album If You Knew My Mind turns ten this year. In light of the milestone, Royal Potato Family is honoring the now classic recording with a special 10th anniversary reissue edition to be released for Record Store Day. Kicking off with the lazy rhythms of Get Back Up, it boasts one of our favourite album openings ever, “Yesterday was a very fine … Continue reading Grayson Capps – Reissue of If You Knew My Mind
T. Hardy Morris has announced the upcoming release of his new album Hardy & The Hardknocks: Drownin On A Mountain Top, which is out on the 23rd June via Dangerbird Records. The Athens, GA based songwriter, who also also lends his talent to other MM faves Diamond Rugs and Dead Confederate, has spent the past year writing and recording the new album, the follow up to … Continue reading New From T. Hardy Morris
Regular as clockwork, here is our end-of-week catch-up of some of the best tunes released over the past seven days. Enjoy. 1. Sharon Van Etten – I Don’t Want To Let You Down 2. The Telescopes – I Wanna Be Your Dog (Stooges cover) 3. White Reaper – Make Me Wanna Die 4. Stealing Sheep – Greed 5. Holydrug Couple – Baby I’m Going Away … Continue reading Nine Songs You Should Have Heard This Week
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