The recent UK release of Langhorne Slim & The Law’s excellent album The Way We Move has belatedly, but firmly, put them on the MM radar and sent us scurrying off to discover his back catalogue. Honky tonk, blues, folk, country and raw acoustic beauty all make an appearance and demonstrate that we have a band that are not only masters of all trades, but one … Continue reading MM’s 5:1 Interview No 10: Langhorne Slim
Having raved about the first taste of Aussie band Lower Plenty’s album Hard Rubbish back in January, here is another perfectly judged track of hazy countrified melancholia in the shape of Nullarbor. The album is out on Fire Records on the 1st April. Continue reading MM Shorts 335: More From Lower Plenty
Today’s videos are from our favourite southern fried country rockers The Futurebirds, Colleen Green as a cabbie in her new video for Taxi Driver, indie psych-rockers TOY’s video for latest single Heart Skips A Beat, and a 1990s VHS inspired video from The Men for I Saw Her Face, one of the moodier tracks from excellent new album New Moon. . . . Continue reading Videos of the Day: The Futurebirds || Colleen Green || TOY || The Men
The final day of SXSW and I’m on a quest. Phosphorescent play their last show today and I have tried and failed to get into four previous ones already. So it is the long walk away from downtown and up to the San Jose Hotel day party, I arrive hot, bothered and five hours early…but I’m in! No matter either because Shakey Graves is on … Continue reading SXSW Day 5: Experiencing One Or Two Technical Difficulties
Having now learnt from the previous two days of SXSW (fully creamed up for a start) and the seemingly vastly increased numbers from 2009, I headed straight for The Red Eyed Fly determined at the third attempt to get into a Phosphorescent show…only to be greeted by more lines that stretched way, way into the distance. Having no further wish to baste in the midday … Continue reading SXSW Day 4: Ladies Day In Texas
The hazy, washed out Americana of Wild Leaves was one of our favourite discoveries of 2012 with their demo release of Sister. Now they have a debut EP coming out on the 26th March titled Wind And Rain, and the lead track from it is To Be Free. It builds on all the promise that Sister showed, and simply put, it is absolutely brilliant. If you have Low … Continue reading New EP From Wild Leaves
It has to be said that despite one or two hiccups, the second official day of SXSW turned out to be a whole lot more fun. It got off to a good start when we found there was actually a shuttle that came near to our hotel and meant late night night time returns were no longer a problem. We headed off to the Pitchfork … Continue reading SXSW Day 3: In Austin No One Can Hear You Scream
Yesterday was not a great day. It is the little things sometimes. Things like when you wake up and realise that despite knowing I was away for 10 days in total, I had only bought clothes for 8 (except t-shirts which bizarrely could last me for 13) and the suncream tube is actually some kind of foaming face wash. Or all the eggs have gone … Continue reading SXSW Day 2: A Band In The Hand Is Worth Two In The Mohawk
In conjunction with their March/April issue, American Songwriter have offered up The Billy Reid Shindig Sampler for free download. It is a SXSW promo for their event being held March 13-14 from 12 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Weather Up, and features many MM faves like Dawes, Jason Isbell, Johnny Fritz and Deer Tick’s John McCauley amongst others (see flyer below for details). Just click here … Continue reading American Songwriter’s Free SXSW Download
Wooden Wand has already released the brilliant Blood Oaths of the New Blues this year and the even better news is James Jackson Toth will be hitting the the road with the musicians with whom he created the record (and who had also joined him previously for the superb Briarwood LP) for a European tour in April. The band is made up of David Hickox, … Continue reading Wooden Wand Tour And New Free Download
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