Category: Folk

Acoustic, Folk, Music

MM Shorts 307: Anais Mitchell & Jefferson Hamer

Following on the widespread acclaim for last year’s Young Man In America, Anais Mitchell’s new album, Child Ballads, which she recorded with friend and collaborator Jefferson Hamer, is a collection of traditional songs from our very own British Isles. Named after their 19th century collector, Francis James Child, and already picking up some very decent reviews, it is out in March. Have a listen to the … Continue reading MM Shorts 307: Anais Mitchell & Jefferson Hamer

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Acoustic, Americana, Country, Folk, Music

Introducing >>> Laurelin Kruse

Laurelin Kruse is a girl from Colorado stuck in Brooklyn and this song is about how she’s always trying to get the hell home. She says “It’s like a meteorite crashing into a Spaghetti Western. Plus, ya know, folk music.” Sounds about right to us, as does the song. Good stuff. It is called Jupiter, listen to it. Download it. Continue reading Introducing >>> Laurelin Kruse

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Acoustic, Electronic, Folk, Indie, Music

Sun Kil Moon & The Album Leaf – Perils From The Sea

Sun Kil Moon’s bitterly poignant and self-deprecating Among The Leaves was one of our favourite albums of last year and Mark Kozelek has wasted no time in following that up with a collaboration with The Album Leaf titled Perils From The Sea. It would appear that upbeat still remains a distant expectation with titles like Baby In Death Can I Rest Next To Your Grave…only an eight minute … Continue reading Sun Kil Moon & The Album Leaf – Perils From The Sea

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Acoustic, Alternative, Americana, Country, Electronic, Folk, Garage, Gothic, Indie, Music, Pop, Psychedelic, Punk, Rock

Mad Mackerel’s Best Of The Month: January 2013

So, all things considered January got off to a rip-roaring start where new tunes are concerned. Here is our selection of our best of the month’s downloads (27 in all) and a few new tunes too – more than 30 to pick from, so blow those January blues away with these babies. Prissy Clerks – Bruise or Be Bruised Mix of fuzzed up punk and … Continue reading Mad Mackerel’s Best Of The Month: January 2013

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Acoustic, Americana, Country, Folk, Music

Introducing >>> Scowlin Owl

Scowlin Owl are an all-female folk band, low on twee but big on drama and vocal harmonies. Their debut single, called Mifune is a driving, atmospheric song about the relationship between Japan’s most famous actor Toshiro Mifune and legendary film director Akira Kurosawa. Released yesterday, Scowlin Owl are influenced by storytellers from the classic (Dylan, Baez) to the contemporary (Decemberists, Midlake). Any story or concept which inspires may … Continue reading Introducing >>> Scowlin Owl

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Folk, Indie, Music, Rock

New Single From Washington Irving

We have previously posted a couple of videos of Scotland’s Washington Irving’s powerful folk rock. Now we have a stream of the band’s rather tasty new single, Holy Company, which is as guaranteed a toe-tapper as we’ve heard this year and is released on Monday (Feb 4th), via Instinctive Racoon. Have a listen, and check out the b-side too… See them supporting Frightened Rabbit on tour. Feb 8th – … Continue reading New Single From Washington Irving

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Americana, Country, Folk, Garage, Indie, Music, Psychedelic

Debut Album From Rare Monk

Portland, Oregon’s Rare Monk have a sound that is both familiar and distinctly their own. With a slew of brand new tracks, Sleep/Attack is their first long player (out 26th February) and a follow up to their excellent Death by Proxy EP (see our original post here). It’s an upbeat and ambitious album that takes inspiration from such diverse concepts as the enormity of the universe to … Continue reading Debut Album From Rare Monk

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Acoustic, Alternative, Ambient, Americana, Folk, Indie, Metal, Music, Psychedelic, Rock

Videos of the Day: Arbouretum || Edmund Wayne || Lowlands || Dead Wolf Club

Watch epic psych-folk rockers Arbouretum with their new video for Coming Out Of The Fog as well as Edmund Wayne and his simple acoustic video for the brilliant track To The Bugs On My Ceiling, which we have just discovered (and is on repeat here). We also have the haunting Song For Motion from Australia’s up and coming Lowlands and finally Dead Wolf Club’s video for … Continue reading Videos of the Day: Arbouretum || Edmund Wayne || Lowlands || Dead Wolf Club

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Folk, Indie, Music, Rock

Gerard & The Watchmen UK Tour

Gerard & The Watchmen are a UK based four piece folk/alternative band that offer up warm, rich harmonies and a winning way with a melody. They will shortly be going out on tour to celebrate the completion of their six month ‘song a week’ challenge. It comes on the back of a very successful 2012 which saw them tour extensively and release the excellent eight … Continue reading Gerard & The Watchmen UK Tour

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Introducing >>> Luke Elliot

Creating a sound without direct lineage, Luke Elliot’s sound is lived in and familiar, like an old friend. Alongside his band, the group brings every song to life onstage with their stunning, Jerry Lee Lewis-esque-piano-wrecking experience. Just releasing their newest single, Benny’s a Bum, from the independent film of the same name which won Best Local Film at the Philadelphia Film Festival, the track is … Continue reading Introducing >>> Luke Elliot

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