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
1. Terry Malts – Don’t 2. Grass House – All I Have To Do Is Dream (Everly Brothers cover) 3. We Were Promised Jetpacks – I Keep It Composed 4. Vashti Bunyan – Holy Smoke 5. Ming City Rockers – Get Outta Your Head 6. Real Estate – Paper Dolls (Nerves cover) 7. Blood Sister – Paralysis . . . . . . . . … Continue reading Seven Songs You Should Have Heard This Week
To mark their upcoming tour together, Cass McCombs and Meat Puppets have announced the release of a split 7-inch single. Comprising of four tracks – two originals by McCombs and two covers from Meat Puppets who take on Cathy’s Clown by the Everly Brothers and Texas Tornados’ (Hey Baby) Que Paso. Listen to the brilliant funky folk of McCombs’ Night Of The World and the rollicking Meat Puppets … Continue reading Split 7″ from Cass McCombs And Meat Puppets
Elle Mary is a noir-ish folksinger from Manchester who has joined forces with fellow folkies Hawker Reunion on a track called Plateau. It is an intriguing listen, beautiful slow moving Americana that slowly pushes into psych and noise territories. And stunning vocals too. Stream it below, or download for free from her Bandcamp page here. . Continue reading MM Shorts 603: Elle Mary & Hawker Reunion
The ethos and energy of punk rock first inspired Steve Palmer to pick up a guitar, but it was his discovery of the music of John Fahey in 2012 that renewed and deepened that interest. For his first full-length, Unblinking Sun, he filters cosmic krautrock, drone, and psychedelic improvisation through the vernacular of the American fingerpicked folk tradition. We have a couple of excellent tracks from it to stream or download, Cassini and Six … Continue reading Steve Palmer – Unblinking Sun
Brooklyn’s Backwords blends modern psychedelics with folk-rock, 60s-pop and a myriad other sonic surprises. Gentle, lazy melodies that cannot be forgotten, and a swooping darker underside mean nothing can be taken for granted – be it in lyrical cynicism, primal growl, or feed backing improvisations – in between the sun-drenched, flowery pop melodies, freak-outs are always welcomed. New album Nest is released on September 16th, check … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends… Backwords
Saint Saviour releases her new album of layered, lush, pastoral folk, In The Seams, on November 4th through Surface Area. The lead single is the achingly beautiful I Remember, watch the video below. “I remember when we would hang about in hollow trees New sounds, sitting smoking leaves Walking past boarded up windows gets you down Shit town, knew you couldn’t breathe” . Continue reading New Video: Saint Saviour – I Remember
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
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