1. Old Crow Medicine Show – Brushy Mountain Conjugal Trailer 2. Kult Country – Trembling Moon 3. Dust From 1000 Yrs – Party Song 4. Bonnie “Prince” Billy & The Cairo Gang – We Love Our Hole 5. Beach Day – All My Friends Were Punks . . . . . . Continue reading Five Songs You Should Have Heard This Week
Work has been more than hectic lately, but conversely that seems to have coincided with listening to more music too – maybe the extra time sat on the train or in the car? Who knows or cares, but it does mean a collection of mighty fine tunes for you to welcome home the weekend too… We kick off with a brilliant track of hypnotic garage-psych … Continue reading Time For A Friday Round Up
The noir trip hop of Lady Vengeance is showcased perfectly in this new animated video from the Moulettes and featuring Emma Richardson of Band of Skulls. . Continue reading Video: The Moulettes – Lady Vengeance
The latest track to be revealed from Strand of Oaks’ much anticipated album Heal is Shut In – a raw and visceral tale of isolation, addiction and self-doubt. It is revealing, intimate and vivid and just sharpens the appetite and anticipation for what is already promising to be a very fine album indeed even more. Have a listen. . Continue reading Strand of Oaks – Shut In
For one reason and another we were unable to create the time to see Mirel Wagner at the Great Escape, which was perhaps the single biggest disappointment for us of the whole weekend scheduling. Even more so, now we’ve heard Oak Tree, the first taste from her forthcoming album for Sub Pop, the brilliantly and ominously titled When The Cellar Children See The Light Of … Continue reading Mirel Wagner – Oak Tree
Green In Those Baby Blues is the latest single from Cat Meat, and those who checked out our last post about them will know that, despite the name, we’re talking a sweetly blended mix of indie folk and alt-country. Listen below and grab it from Bandcamp for free here. . Continue reading New Single From Cat Meat
Monument Valley (aka Londoner Ned Younger) has unveiled his new video for Tattooed Fists. Inspired by his affection for cult Canadian TV show Night Walk (a late-night 80s oddity which tracked instrumental jazz to a night-time walk round downtown Toronto), this new video traces a lone nocturnal journey from the deserted underground up to the hustle of neon-lit city streets. . Continue reading Video: Monument Valley – Tattooed Fists
Hiss Golden Messenger have signed to Merge Records and released this new track, the blues inflected, call and response, six minute stunner Brother Do You Know The Road? It is yet another example of M.C. Taylor and collaborator Scott Hirsch’s incredible ability to create some of the most affecting and original Americana out there. Immerse yourself in slide guitar, organ, shuffling percussion and resigned, world-weary vocals below. … Continue reading Hiss Golden Messenger – Brother Do You Know The Road?
While we’ve started each weekend to pick out five (good) tracks that have been setting the internet ablaze during the week, there are still lots of tunes that are not getting the attention their quality deserves. Here for a Sunday morning is a few that we’ve picked out…the spectral, desert folk of Jess Williamson, from the ashes of Abe Vigoda comes the new-wavey Roses, we have warped, … Continue reading Weekend Round Up
1. Sharon Van Etten – Your Love Is Killing Me 2. Parquet Courts – Instant Disassembly 3. Peter Matthew Bauer – Philadelphia Raga 4. Big Search – Role Reversal 5. Lydia Loveless – Mile High . . . . . . Continue reading Five Songs You Should Have Heard This Week
The Mad Mackerel 