Category: Folk
Mad Mackerel Recommends…Steakhouse
Or should that be S T E A K H O U S E? Either way, this San Francisco five-piece borrows from early 70s krautrock bands like Neu! and Kraftwerk, and throws in some tasty art-rock moves on top (think Wire or Gang of Four). Add to that some classic artifacts of modern America’s first native music, Country & Western, and you have the rough outlines … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends…Steakhouse
Wednesday Means Eight of the Best
Here is our regular round-up of the recent best of the inbox, blogs and internet for you to peruse, scrutinise and download for your undoubted listening pleasure and aural delight. First up is a second taste from the forthcoming Two Gallants long player The Bloom And The Blight. While previous offering Broken Eyes was a gorgeous, folky delight, My Love Won’t Wait indulges the band’s … Continue reading Wednesday Means Eight of the Best
Strand Of Oaks Offer Up Pope Killdragon For Free Download
Today the brilliant Timothy Showalter aka Strand Of Oaks releases new album Dark Shores. To celebrate that fact, he has also made previous album Pope Killdragon available for free download in its entirety via Noisetrade. This is what is says on the Noisetrade page about Pope Killdragon: “In Strand Of Oaks songs, lovers get divorced, murder John Belushi’s drug dealer, go bowling with mythical giants, … Continue reading Strand Of Oaks Offer Up Pope Killdragon For Free Download
Farewell to The Word
As many folk will already know, after nine years on the newsstands, the current issue of The Word magazine is to be the last. I used to subscribe to The Word, along with Mojo, Uncut and Q. I stopped about a year ago, although I have kept up the other three (Q is hanging by the skin of its teeth mind you as it gets … Continue reading Farewell to The Word
New EP From The Wilderness Of Manitoba
Chamber-folk specialists and Canadian 5-piece The Wilderness of Manitoba have announced details of a six-track EP release for the UK to coincide with their forthcoming tour dates. Named after a house in Toronto where all of the band have lived at one time or another, and where they have their basement studio, The Delaware House EP will be released digitally in the UK on 24th … Continue reading New EP From The Wilderness Of Manitoba
Video of the Day: Mike + Ruthy
Stream Strand of Oaks Trap Door
A short while ago we posted Maureen’s, the first taste of Strand of Oaks new album Dark Shores. Now we have Trap Door, which is, if anything, even better. Timothy Showalter is a man at the peak of his songwriting prowess, and this track of plaintive heartbreak and yearning sits companionably next to some of the very best work that Mark Linkous, Vic Chesnutt or … Continue reading Stream Strand of Oaks Trap Door
Video(s) of the Day: Anna Rose
We Love Damon Moon & The Whispering Drifters
OK, so we’ve already posted a few songs this year from Lungs, Dirt And Dreams by Damon Moon & The Whispering Drifters, as well as picked it as one of our albums of the year so far (check the sidebar on the left), but hells bells if they haven’t now given up another song from the album, and is one of our absolute favourites (tho’ … Continue reading We Love Damon Moon & The Whispering Drifters
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