Esmé Patterson has featured a couple of times on MM, but her latest solo release is a fascinating concept. It is a collection of responses to songs in popular music about women, written from the perspective of the subject of each song – Jolene (Dolly Parton), Alison (Elvis Costello), Loretta (Townes Van Zandt), Caroline (The Beach Boys), Eleanor Rigby (The Beatles), Evangeline (The Band), and Irene … Continue reading Esmé Patterson – Woman To Woman
On Golden Margins, troubadour Owen Tromans reunites with his band, The Elders, to produce nine songs drawn from a deep well of inspiration. Recorded during the depths of winter in the Hampshire countryside the album channels ghostly chill and laid-back charm in equal measure. Described as being driven along by Byrds-ian twang and thrum, the title track takes a wry look at what it is … Continue reading Owen Tromans – Golden Margins
We first posted about Annie Eve at the height of last summer and her new Feversome EP will feature three tracks all written and performed (except slide guitar and accordion) by Annie, with the lead track Southern released on 17th March. Watch the video for this emotive and bewitching song, driven by haunting vocals, resulting in a sound that manages to be simultaneously powerful, intimate … Continue reading Video: Annie Eve – Southern
We don’t know much about Stampede Road other than what their Bandcamp bio says, namely that they’re a Scottish four piece with plenty of harmonies, reverbed guitars, and a clubhouse mentality that aims to create the type of folk songs that have been lost since the 1960s. On the evidence of single Old Town, and latest Soundcloud offering, a cover of Michael Marra’s Scribbled Down Drunk, … Continue reading Introducing >>> Stampede Road
Following our post on Algernon Doll yesterday, we now have a new track hewn from an equally idiosyncratic and unusual world view – this time of maverick singer-songwriter Benjamin Shaw. He channels the best of the worlds of those like Syd Barrett, Mathew Sawyer, and Damon Moon with ramshackle psychedelic folk and a healthy splash of darkly black humour into a wonderful new single, Goodbye, Kagoul … Continue reading New Single From Benjamin Shaw
The idiosyncratic and peculiar world of 24 year old singer-songwriter Algernon Doll caught our ears with his debut album of acerbic acoustics and raw, honest explorations of his struggles with extreme anxiety and bipolar disorder. His second album was equally engaging, but saw him moving chameleon like through musical styles. His third album will see a release later this year in June, and those restless tendencies … Continue reading The Return Of Algernon Doll
Our five music films come today from Ruby the RabbitFoot and her beguiling track Ways, from Daddy Lion and their new video for No Solution But Resolution. Then we turn it up a bit with Hounds’ cover of the classic Ministry track Stigmata, the Strokes style swagger of Made Violent’s anthem of youthful decadence Wasted Days and lastly together PANGEA’s give us a glimpse into their world with … Continue reading Videos of the Day: Ruby The Rabbitfoot || Daddy Lion || Hounds || Made Violent || Together Pangea
Check out Jenny Said Yes‘ indie folk-pop mingled with glimpses of trumpet, melodica and glockenspiel – think a combination of Fleetwood Mac and the mosaic sound palette of Fiona Apple. With the excellent A Song About Wolves, the four piece take you on a haunting and uplifting journey through the streets of London. . Continue reading Video: Jenny Said Yes – A Song About Wolves
We’re putting up the bunting at Mackerel Towers because long-time favourite, Wooden Wand will release a new album, Farmer’s Corner on May 5th via Fire Records. This time it is an album recorded on his travels, in fits and starts, and wherever and whenever he felt like it. It means nine new songs captured in six sessions in four studios in three different states. Amongst … Continue reading Wooden Wand Announces Farmer’s Corner
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