Like Vic Chesnutt and Mark Linkous (of Sparklehorse), Jason Molina was a truly unique songwriting voice, a genuine poet who could capture in a few short lines what others would fail to say in a whole song. That he should lose his battle with alcoholism at the age of just 39 is a tragedy. Download Songs: Ohia – Two Blue Lights mp3 (from Didn’t It … Continue reading R.I.P. Jason Molina
A long time ago when we were on the hideous Google blogspot platform we posted about the unique and dislocated folk of Thirty Pounds Of Bone (aka singer-songwriter Johny Lamb). So the news that he has a new album titled I Cannot Sing You Here, But For Songs Of Where, due out on the 6th May via Armellodie Records was especially good to hear. Even more so when … Continue reading New Album From Thirty Pounds Of Bone
Alt-folk sextet Woodenbox release their second album End Game on 27th May 2013 via Olive Grove. They are offering up Roll For Me as a free download from the album. Watch the video and grab it below. . See their previous video for Asphyxiation here. Continue reading MM Shorts 334: Woodenbox
Short films of the musical variety to enjoy with the sweet folk of The Paper Kites, and the hillbilly swamp-rock of The Ruminaters. There is Sanders Bohlke’s slightly macabre and dreamlike video for Ghost Boy, and some powerful electro tinged rock from Waking Up Dead, with a video based on the opening scene from the 1983 cult, art-horror flick The Hunger. . . (Click through to download for free.) … Continue reading Videos of the Day: The Paper Kites || The Ruminaters || Sanders Bohlke || Eyes On Film
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
Alela Diane returns with a new album About Farewell and the first taste is this absolutely stunning track The Way We Fall. It is a wistful, haunting lament for lost love, and softly and sorrowfully rakes over past memories in a way that makes the heartbreak as poignant and as real as anything we’ve heard for a long time. Have a listen. Continue reading MM Shorts 333: Alela Diane’s New Album
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
The Mad Mackerel 