Category: Folk

Alternative, Folk, Indie, Music, Rock

MM Shorts 294: Insound’s First Free Mixtape of 2013

Those good folk at Insound have put together their first free Vinyl News Mixtape of 2013. The sampler has ten tracks from Bare Wires, Big Harp, Eastern Midwestern, Fulton Lights, Passing Phases, Rah Rah, Solar Year, STRFKR, Tom Morgan, and (the ever-brilliant) Wooden Wand. Here are a couple to whet the appetite, or just exchange the usual information (e-mail, tweet or Facebook like) to get it for free … Continue reading MM Shorts 294: Insound’s First Free Mixtape of 2013

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Alternative, Country, Folk, Indie, Music, Rock

Introducing >>> Lower Plenty

The always excellent Fire Records have delved further in to the Australian underground with the signing of Melbourne-based four-piece Lower Plenty. Their transfixing LP Hard Rubbish was voted Album of the Year 2012 on Aussie indie bible Mess + Noise and is now due for a worldwide release in April. Named after a Melbourne suburb, Lower Plenty create beautifully melancholy, suburban-country music that’s made (and often … Continue reading Introducing >>> Lower Plenty

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Acoustic, Alternative, Americana, Country, Folk, Indie, Music, Rock

Mrs Mackerel’s Last TFI Friday (11th January)

So long, farewell, auf wiedersehen, adieu … you know the rest. I’m off to skip over the mountains, Swiss Outpost, but I do promise to Skype… Anyway (surely one of my favourite refrains?), it’s a New Year and time for me to bid goodbye to TFI and my Friday night soubriquet. With a few gig dates already booked for the months ahead, I may get … Continue reading Mrs Mackerel’s Last TFI Friday (11th January)

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Folk, Indie, Music, Pop, Rock

The Return Of Stornoway

MM faves and local boys Stornoway are following up the success of their excellent 2010 debut album Beachcomber’s Windowsill with Tales From Terra Firma which sees a release on 11th March via 4AD. It was mostly written in a camper van in land-locked Oxford but on listening, the yearning for adventure and the freedom of the coast and wild places is palpable. Whilst the band strengthened their … Continue reading The Return Of Stornoway

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Introducing >>> Ryan Martin

Ryan Martin has announced the release of his debut album For All The Beautiful Losers available via digital outlets now. Recommended if (like us) you like Dawes and Delta Spirit, the ten track album provides an aural narrative of life’s ups and downs influenced by Martin’s own experiences. Hailing from Los Gatos, California, Martin’s musical journey kicked off as a teenager playing electric guitar. After … Continue reading Introducing >>> Ryan Martin

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Americana, Country, Folk, Indie, Music, Rock

MM Shorts 292: Another From Indian Wars

Indian Wars have been on our radar for a little while following their excellent long-player Walk Around The Park and their more recent version of long-standing murder ballad Tom Dula. Most recent album Songs From The North was released last November and the excellent Rollo & Grady put up a new track from it over the weekend. Worth a re-post? Most definitely. This is Sweetheart … Continue reading MM Shorts 292: Another From Indian Wars

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Acoustic, Americana, Blues, Country, Folk, Indie, Music, Rock

Videos of the Day: Brother Dege || Will Johnson || Birds of Chicago

Brother Dege  is one of the best-kept secrets in the Deep South. A musician, writer and Southern enigma, Dege is the haunted face of 21st century Delta blues. The reclusive Louisiana Cajun’s song Too Old To Die Young was recently selected by Quentin Tarantino to appear in the soundtrack of his new film Django Unchained – watch the new video for it along with the hushed, … Continue reading Videos of the Day: Brother Dege || Will Johnson || Birds of Chicago

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