The only album from virtually unknown Australian singer Howard Enyon is being be reissued by Earth Recordings 40 years after it’s original release. So What If Im Standing In Apricot Jam (the lack of apostrophe is deliberate) is a bizarre and wonderful acid folk treasure in the vein of wild-eyed geniuses such as Syd Barret, Kevin Ayers, Neil Innes or Nick Drake, although perhaps even more … Continue reading So What If Im Standing In Apricot Jam…
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
Here is the new video for Angus & Julia Stones’ track Grizzly Bear from their recently released self-titled album. . Continue reading New Video: Angus & Julia Stone – Grizzly Bear
Captivating soulful songstress Cold Specks has shared a cover version of the recent Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds’ track We No Who U R. It is the B-side to new single Bodies At Bay, out on September 16th on Mute. Listen to both below. . . . Continue reading Cold Specks Covers Nick Cave
Mrs Mackerel was lucky enough to catch Cate Le Bon live in Oxford this week, so it seemed an opportune moment to share her new video for Duke. It is a tour diary that takes a murderous turn! Watch it here. . . . Continue reading New Video: Cate Le Bon – Duke
John Southworth’s latest video, Ode To The Morning Sky, features the singer-songwriter wandering through fields and neighborhoods as a vintage clad football player, reflecting on his childhood through clips of home videos and family photos. Piano driven, and featuring his ever so slightly melancholic vocals, it is the latest track from his forthcoming double LP, Niagara, out September 30th on Tin Angel Records. . . . Continue reading New Video: John Southworth – Ode To The Morning Sky
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
We’re thoroughly enjoying this sweetly gentle slice of dreamy pastoral folk from Field Division. Faultlines is the debut single from the Des Moines duo and precedes a planned long-player, which on this evidence will be well worth getting hold of… I see you walking through the valley Heading straight to the ravine Where in the hell do you think you’re going, Nobody yet knows your … Continue reading Field Division – Faultlines
She Keeps Bees have unveiled a second, excellent single from new album Eight Horses. Radiance is another beautifully crafted, low-key slice of compelling, yet punchy Americana that is as emotionally dense and questioning as it is confident and challenging. Have a listen. . Continue reading More From She Keeps Bees
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