Just call me the Hoarse Whisperer. This week a suitably seasonal cold virus left me a muted, aching snot monster, forced to communicate via hand and arm signals that cast me somewhere between a (somewhat troubled) cricket umpire and a football referee. It has also rendered me powerless to children and animals, not necessarily in that order. HP suggested helpfully that I might like to … Continue reading Mrs Mackerel’s TFI Friday (9th November)
Daytrotter have posted up some absolutely top-notch sessions recently – although to be fair this is what they generally do pretty much 100% of the time – however, the last few days have seen some real gems. Our friends at Rollo & Grady have already beaten us to the post with their Deer Tick session post, but it is so good we thought we’d cover … Continue reading Daytrotter Delights
Denver “folk & roll” songstress Esmé Patterson is releasing her solo album, All Princes, I, on the 20th November via Greater Than Collective. Described by Patterson in an interview as “raw,” the record is greatly influenced by Van Morrison’s Astral Weeks and Feists’s Metals. Featuring guest appearances from many musician friends we have a couple of tracks for you to check out, My Young Man … Continue reading Introducing >>> Esmé Patterson
We first picked up on Yellow Red Sparks last month, via a single song (My Machine Gun) on one of the many Insound free digital mixes. Here is another, Monsters With Misdemeanors, which is the first single from their self titled debut due at the end of January – Filter Magazine called it stunning and we’re more than inclined to agree. Stunning it is. Have … Continue reading MM Shorts 258: Yellow Red Sparks
Much like another MM fave Wooden Wand, wandering modern day minstrel D.B. Rouse seems capable of prolific output without suffering the usual accompanying decline in quality control. And so it is that he has released a new digital album Vaudeville Routine via his Bandcamp page where it can again be picked up for a “pay what you want deal”. He told us “It’s a new … Continue reading New Album From D.B. Rouse
a a a Download Cemeteries – The Wilderness mp3 (from The Wilderness) Continue reading Video of the Day: Wool On Wolves || Cemeteries
She & The Sun is Andy Stack and Melissa Ahern, siblings from Western New York. Growing up in a musical family with their mother, a travelling nurse who also spent her time playing Irish traditional music, the two started collaborating creatively almost by accident after discovering that Melissa’s vocal and songwriting strength complemented her brother’s instrumental and production skills in an extraordinary way. They have … Continue reading Introducing >>> She & The Sun
a Download Joe Pug – Hymn 76 (Daytrotter Session) mp3 a a New DVD – Mudhoney: Live in Berlin, 1988 (Pre-Order available at Amazon.com) Continue reading Videos of the Day: Joe Pug || Colour The Atlas || Mudhoney
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