Category: Folk

Americana, Folk, Jazz, Music

MM Shorts 177: The Appleseed Collective

With their heady blend of bluegrass and gypsy jazz, The Appleseed Collective croons a sentimental folk duet with their latest single Something New (Changes) from forthcoming album Baby To Beast. With some whimsical fiddle playing and washboard flare, this is a the tale of a couple yearning for something to change, a daydream of what’s to come. Download The Appleseed Collective – Something New (Changes) … Continue reading MM Shorts 177: The Appleseed Collective

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Americana, Country, Folk, Indie, Music, Pop, Rock

Free Samplers from Family Of The Year And Shovels & Rope

Two of the latest free NoiseTrade offerings come from Family Of The Year and Shovels & Rope. Family Of The Year play an upbeat, infectious blend of pop and folk, which has let to support slots with Mumford & Sons and Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeroes amongst others. They are offering up a five track sampler EP of their wares ahead of forthcoming summer … Continue reading Free Samplers from Family Of The Year And Shovels & Rope

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Acoustic, Americana, Folk, Indie, Music, Pop

Introducing >>> Sonnet Cottage

With Another Time, Sonnet Cottage offer rich, rootsy rhythms and melodic vocals carrying listeners on a modern journey through the woodsy folk and honey-dipped hymns of yesteryear. Virginian sisters Rachel and Torey Russell’s ethereal voices conjure up the laid back sweetness of Norah Jones and Lisa Hannigan as they gently meander over the warm acoustic backdrops provided by the band’s creative spearhead, Kent Heckaman. The simple arrangements fit like a … Continue reading Introducing >>> Sonnet Cottage

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Alternative, Americana, Electronic, Folk, Indie, Music, Pop, Punk, Rock

Round Up Time Again

What with being out at No Direction Home and away with the day job, a whole host of songs have come and gone without us posting them, so we’re remedying that oversight now with this round up of the best from our in-box and around the web. We have the anthemic Mrs Magician who released their debut album Strange Heaven a couple of months ago. … Continue reading Round Up Time Again

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Alternative, Blues, Folk, Garage, Metal, Music, Psychedelic, Rock

New Album From Buffalo Killers

We were big fans of Buffalo Killers album 3 released last year and the follow up, Dig. Sow. Love. Grow. will be released on 7th August and promises to be just as an intoxicating mix of ferocious blues psychedelia and good old fashioned rock and roll as its predecessor. But there are some nostalgic echoes of Laurel Canyon and 60s hippiedom too, which provide some … Continue reading New Album From Buffalo Killers

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Acoustic, Alternative, Ambient, Americana, Country, Electronic, Folk, Indie, Metal, Music, Pop, Psychedelic, Punk, Rock

No Direction Home Festival: A Review

No Direction Home Festival  ||  Welbeck Abbey, Nottinghamshire  ||  8-10 June 2012 The omens were not good for the inaugural No Direction Home music festival, setting out in heavy rain that only got heavier as the traffic got slower the further north I went. However, despite the slate grey skies and constant brake lights of the M1, a journey of over 5 hours was rewarded … Continue reading No Direction Home Festival: A Review

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Ambient, Folk, Music, Rock

Mad Mackerel Recommends…Dead Rat Orchestra

In July, London label Critical Heights will release the new album from Dead Rat Orchestra. It was originally recorded as the soundtrack to Intrepid Cinema’s critically acclaimed BBC Documentary The Guga Hunters of Ness, which follows the journey of ten men from the community of Ness on the Isle of Lewis as they embark on a traditional hunt for gannets. Utilising their customarily unconventional instrumentation to create … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends…Dead Rat Orchestra

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