Category: Folk

Alternative, Americana, Folk, Garage, Indie, Music, Rock

MM Shorts 130: Insound’s March Vinyl News Mixtape

Insound have made another of their free Vinyl News mixtape’s available – the March edition features eleven tracks from Denison Witmer, Food Pyramid, Glow Kit, Japandroids, Jennifer Castle, Julia Holter, The Larchmont Trash and more. You can grab a couple of our own favourites from the selection below or just head here and swap a tweet, Facebook like or e-mail address to get the whole thing for … Continue reading MM Shorts 130: Insound’s March Vinyl News Mixtape

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Alternative, Americana, Folk, Indie, Music, Rock

New Album From Johnny Bertram & The Golden Bicycles

A Boise, Idaho transplant, Johnny Bertram sonically channels the influences of the Pacific Northwest’s musical forebears (think Pedro the Lion, The Decemberists, Built to Spill) in his acoustic-based songwriting. His songs are steeped in indie-rock and Americana and filtered through a Deep South lens that generates an interesting perspective and sound. Bertram’s sophomore effort sees the Portland songwriter and his backing band, the Golden Bicycles, … Continue reading New Album From Johnny Bertram & The Golden Bicycles

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Alternative, Ambient, Americana, Electronic, Folk, Garage, Indie, Music, Pop, Psychedelic, Punk, Rock

New Releases Round Up

Here are some ‘hot outta the in-box‘ new releases that are well worth exploring. First up is a new track from the Forty Nineteens forthcoming debut No Expiration Date. Truckers Song is another slice of garage inflected pop-punk that sounds as though it were forged in the underground scene of late 80s Los Angeles. Download The Forty Nineteens – Truckers Song mp3 (from No Expiration … Continue reading New Releases Round Up

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Americana, Folk, Gothic, Indie, Music, Rock

MM Shorts 127: More From Crystal Bright & The Silver Hands

Crystal Bright & The Silver Hands release Muses & Bones nationally in the US today. Having already offered us the crazed Eastern European burlesque show vibe of Especially Your Mother, we now have the frantic gypsy gallop of Drowned Out and the haunting, soaring melodrama of The Misplaced Zygote. Buy from Bandcamp here. Download Download Crystal Bright & The Silver Hands – The Misplaced Zygote mp3 (from Muses & … Continue reading MM Shorts 127: More From Crystal Bright & The Silver Hands

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Mad Mackerel Recommends…Screen Door Porch

Residents of Jackson Hole, Wyoming, Screen Door Porch’s music evokes open space, dramatic textures, and a genuine character that steeps within your psyche from the first experience. Residing in the country’s least populated state as an Americana / Alt-Country/ Folk band has its own set of demands and challenges but this duo are more than equal to it. Seadar Rose’s vocals are a languid, whiskey-smooth … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends…Screen Door Porch

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Americana, Folk, Indie, Music, Psychedelic, Rock

Hush Arbors & Arbouretum Split LP For Record Store Day

Thrill Jockey are releasing a split LP by Hush Arbors and Arbouretum on Record Store Day, and we have a track from the Arbouretum side for you to check out and download. In their own ways, each been exploring for years now the intersection of progressive folk and psychedelic rock and so it seems a good fit for a split release. Hush Arbors are all … Continue reading Hush Arbors & Arbouretum Split LP For Record Store Day

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Americana, Country, Folk, Indie, Music, Rock

More From Orpheum Bell

We recently posted Orpheum Bell’s track Poor Laetitia, describing it as Gypsy Americana or Country & Eastern music. It came from their scheduled new album The Old Sister’s Home, due May 8th and the band have made a new song available for free download. Daddy’s Crying is, as you might expect, a melancholy lament accompanied by suitcase pump organ, shepherd harp, oboe, violin and french horn. Over … Continue reading More From Orpheum Bell

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Thursday Means Six More Of The Best

Been a little while since we’ve rounded up a few of the best tunes that have found their way into our iTunes library recently. So, here is a great way to kick off your Thursday with six tracks gathered from our in-box and our favourite blogs. First up is the brooding psych-rock of Creepoid and a slow burning track from Horse Heaven called Dream Out. … Continue reading Thursday Means Six More Of The Best

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Stream The New Tom Williams & The Boat Single

Anyone who is more than an occasional visitor to MM will know how much we like Tom Williams & The Boat. A lot. They’ve got a lot going on with their new album eagerly awaited (pre-order here), a brilliant taster out already in the form of My Bones, a release date for the USA (1st May – pre-order here) and now a stream of new … Continue reading Stream The New Tom Williams & The Boat Single

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Introducing >>> Palomino

Brooklyn’s Palomino have released a five track digital EP of gently swirling and insistently beguiling alt-Country ballads mixed with gritty and powerfully raw Americana. The results are by turn captivating and dissonantly urgent. They also found some old 1955 footage of the 3rd Avenue elevated train in NYC and edited it to one of the standout tracks from the EP. Ghost Story is a song about old … Continue reading Introducing >>> Palomino

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