Phosphorescent have a pretty fine pedigree when it comes to cover versions – Willie Nelson (obviously), Merle Haggard, Neil Young, Lucinda Williams, and Vampire Weekend (amongst others) have all been given the Matthew Houck treatment and the first song live we ever saw them play was a stunning version of Radiohead’s House of Cards. Now we have another to add to the list, as Phosphorescent deliver … Continue reading Phosphorescent Cover Dylan
We’re loving the slow pace and unsettling, woozy Americana of Stone Jack Jones’ State I’m In and Black Coal, both brilliant tasters from his third album Ancestor. The descendent of four generations of coalminers and rejected from seeing service in Vietnam, he became a wandering musician and by the time he eventually put down some roots in Nashville he had had worked as a carny, an escape … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends… Stone Jack Jones
Start the week with videos to contrast and compare from Big Harp, Future History, Drenge and Young Aviators. . . . . . Continue reading Videos of the Day: Big Harp || Future History || Drenge || Young Aviators
The dark-hearted gothic-country of Black Hay makes a welcome return with the release of forthcoming single, I Feel Something. It is the first single from forthcoming debut album Romantic Music For Perverts and delivers a pleasingly ominous countrified twang amidst appropriately lusty lyrics. Imagine if you will the Kills playing the Moonlite Bunnyranch in Nevada… I Feel Something is out, ironically enough, on Valentine’s Day, … Continue reading MM Shorts 507: Black Hay
Alana Amram & The Rough Gems will be releasing a new album, Spring River, on March 4 via Kingswood Records. First taste, Should I Go Now is the kind of classic country tune that conjures up images of heartbroken, wayward souls sipping on bottles of beer at the nearest hole-in-the-wall. Needless to say we like it very much indeed! Have a listen, especially if you are … Continue reading Alana Amram & The Rough Gems – Should I Go Now
Some cracking videos for you today from Hurray for the Riff Raff, John Grant, The Grisly Hand Have Gun Will Travel, and the excellently named Radar Men From The Moon. . . . . . . Continue reading Videos of the Day: Hurray for the Riff Raff || John Grant || The Grisly Hand || Have Gun Will Travel || Radar Men From The Moon
Videos to banish the January blues! Watch top notch musical films from Secret Colours, the second in a series of four new videos from Cass McCombs, Austin Lucas’ Elvis impersonation, Elf Power’s recruitment of the infamous Goth Clogger, and the excellent Persian Leaps. . . . . . . Continue reading Videos of the Day: Secret Colours || Cass McCombs || Austin Lucas || Elf Power || The Persian Leaps
Four brilliant videos to share with you today. They come from Fox & The Bird who release their excellent new album Darkest Hours next week, and Augustines who release their new self-titled album on February 3rd. We also have Cass McCombs and his new video for the brilliant Big Wheel (one of our favourite tracks of 2013), and finally a live video to savour from Sturgill … Continue reading Videos of the Day: Fox & The Bird || Augustines || Cass McCombs || Sturgill Simpson
Here’s another excellent track of cosmic American music from Rosy Street. Downtown Queen is dedicated to the disastrous divas and finest femme fatales of New York city. . See our previous Rosy Street posts here. Continue reading MM Shorts 501: Rosy Street
TURCHI describe their sound as “kudzu boogie” which seems an entirely appropriate description to us – blending as it does an Americana style narrative with some swamp blues, plenty of slide guitar and more than a dash of relentless southern-fried groove. Their most recent release – a 10″ vinyl EP titled My Time Ain’t Now includes this gem of a cover of Josh Ritter’s Mind’s … Continue reading Turchi – My Time Ain’t Now
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