1. Grouper – Call Across Rooms 2. Bass Drum Of Death – For Blood 3. Girlpool – Jane 4. The Hussy – EZ/PZ 5. Kevin Morby – Parade 6. Parquet Courts – This Is Happening Now 7. King Tuff – Headbanger . . . . . . . . Continue reading Seven Songs You Should Have Heard This Week
Three-part vocal harmonies, acoustic guitars, and mandolins are the core of Mighty Oaks songs. Smooth bass lines and simple drums are the heartbeat of its sound with driving electric guitars adding depth as front-man Ian Hooper layers lyrics both melancholy and hopeful atop rustic refrains that call to mind the Pacific Northwest of the Seattle native’s birthplace. Stream/download the band’s debut single Brother. [Click through … Continue reading Mighty Oaks – Brother
Miraculous Mule are releasing a brand new mini album Blues Uzi on November 3rd. It comes pretty close on the heels of their excellent debut long player Deep Fried. The title track is a righteous fury of junkyard hip-hop influenced blues and can be streamed below… . Continue reading Miraculous Mule – Blues Uzi
Wooden Wand hits the road on the back of his recent album Farmer’s Corner, another outstanding release, which came out in May on Fire Records. For most of these shows, he’ll be headlinging and playing solo, performing songs from the new album as well as from his extensive back catalogue. He has also announced a couple of shows with Jolie Holland, one is a sold out … Continue reading Wooden Wand – Uneasy Peace
Finish the weekend by submerging yourself in the lovely, warm Americana of Elijah Ocean’s Ride It Out, a sweetly evocative and plaintive track that recalls such luminaries as Neil Young, Gram Parsons and The Band. It is taken from his forthcoming album Bring It All In, released on October 8th via New Wheel. . Continue reading MM Shorts 601: Elijah Ocean
Here are a couple of tracks from Quiet Life’s recent, excellent EP Housebroken Man. The first, the title track, features a rollicking cameo from Cary Ann Hearst from Shovels & Rope, and the second, a mesmerising and poignant cover of Townes Van Zandt’s Waiting Around To Die features Jim James of My Morning Jacket. Buy it here. . . Continue reading Quiet Life – Housebroken Man
1. Thurston Moore – The Best Day 2. Hiss Golden Messenger – Mahogany Dread 3. Wampire – Wizard Staff 4. Twilight Sad – There’s A Girl In The Corner 5. Dinosaur Feathers – Zeitgeist 6. Terror Pigeon! – Girl! 7. Tyrannosaurus Dead – Local Bullies 8. King Tuff – Black Moon Spell . . . . . . . . . Continue reading Eight Songs You Should Have Heard This Week
Fresh from a wonderful new Daytrotter session, The Felice Brothers have unveiled their video for Lion, which we have previously streamed on MM. It comes from Favorite Waitress, undoubtedly one of our albums of the year. . . Continue reading New Video: The Felice Brothers – Lion
Like yesterday’s post about Elliott Brood, The Futurebirds are another long-term staple of MM. Their brand of southern-fried psych-jams and gothic tinged Americana has resulted in a whole series of excellent releases, and they remain one of the bands we would most like to see live. From Athens in Georgia, the band have teamed up with Jittery Joe’s Coffee to create the new Baba Java blend of … Continue reading The Futurebirds & Jittery Joe’s…
Christian Lee Hutson, 24-year-old Nashville-via-Los Angeles singer-songwriter rooted in country tradition and vibrating with youthful energy (think a drunk and sedentary George Jones being channeled through a drunk and animated Conor Oberst), is spending the summer on tour in support of his forthcoming sophomore album Yeah Okay, I Know. The album is being released digitally in installments throughout the year with one new song and … Continue reading Video: Christian Lee Hutson – Ghost To Coast
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