The first thing you notice about Bobtown is the harmonies. Then the songwriting. And finally, the body count. Tales of ghosts, outlaws and working-class struggles permeate the world of this unique, badlands folk band who are just at home with sparse, puritan ballads as they are full-on washboard stomp ‘n’ holler. Trouble I Wrought is the band’s second release, and we have a couple of pretty … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends…Bobtown
Andy Ellison (a member of The Plastic Traps who we’ve featured before), dropped us a line to tell us he has a new folky, acoustic solo guitar/vocals project called Elk Rhythms (which clearly is a most excellent name!). He has a couple of EPs up for free download on his Bandcamp page, both of which are well worth investigating. For proof, just listen/download the upbeat … Continue reading Introducing >>> Elk Rhythms
LA quartet Nacosta deal in hazy folk acoustics and swirling psych-rock, expertly weaving sinewy guitar lines around reflective lyrics to create a hypnotic and colourful whole. To date they have self released two EPs, Wilderness City and Liquor Eyes. Currently they are in preproduction for their debut full length album which is planned for release later this year. Until then, lie back and immerse yourself … Continue reading Introducing >>> Nacosta
Vagabondage and The Sweet Trade are two San Francisco Bay Area bands who met in 2009 and have played several shows together over the years. Always enjoying each others music and company, they finally decided to consummate their musical affair with an expression of their love of murder balladry, and recorded their own take on the song Henry Lee. Henry Lee may be the quintessential … Continue reading Vagabondage & The Sweet Trade’s Perfect Murder Ballad
The Riverboat Gamblers is one of our favourite ever band names, and they will hit the road this October with Cobra Skulls in support of their new album The Wolf You Feed, out now on Volcom Entertainment. The Wolf You Feed perfectly captures the often-forgotten era of the Dictators and Iggy Pop’s weirder solo stuff while still retaining a remarkable amount of variance in in … Continue reading Riverboat Gamblers Album & Tour
a Download Lindsay Lou & The Flatbellys – Lemon Squeezy mp3 (from Release Your Shrouds EP) Download the whole EP for free here. Continue reading Video of the Day: Lindsay Lou & The Flatbellys
We thoroughly enjoyed the Dolfish debut 7″ EP Your Love Is Bummin’ Me Out (see our post here) with its collection of short, sad, bitter and darkly humorous folk songs that evoked everything from Daniel Johnston to Times New Viking. Dolfish is actually 23-year-old Cleveland born songwriter, Max Sollisch. His first proper LP, I’d Rather Disappear Than Stay the Same features a backing band of Iowa musicians … Continue reading More From Dolfish
Folksters Kalispell’s long player Westbound is now available for free download on Bandcamp (although of course, a donation of any amount is appreciated), but still – free! Having availed ourselves of their album we are happy to report that it is a real gem of laid back folk – listen/download the brilliant Marion, MT as a taster below that tips its hat firmly in the direction … Continue reading Free Album From Kalispell
Mr. Kind is an indie/folk rock band from Oakland, California. They reside somewhere between Wilco and Arcade Fire, and have a newly released EP, OK out now. We have the title track for you gratis below. Enjoy. Buy the EP from their Bandcamp page here. a Continue reading MM Shorts 214: Mr. Kind
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