Nashville singer-songwriter Amelia White is set to release her fifth full-length studio album, Beautiful and Wild, on February 28 next year. Filled with tales of loss and hope, demons and saints, and the lure of star-crossed love, the title track is a graceful homage with a gentle send off to her long time friend and famed songwriter, the late, Duane Jarvis. Have a listen. a Continue reading MM Shorts 45: Amelia White
Dark and light; light and dark. A week of two halves. A source of great light: daughter sprat’s birthday. A girl who finds great joy in many things, who notices the little things that matter. I’m probably a lot better at hiding the dark than I used to be; comes with a bit of practise in recent years, sadly. But I’m sorry to say I … Continue reading Mrs Mackerel’s TFI Friday (25th November)
What better gift on Thanksgiving for all our US friends than a taste of the wonderful Sharon Van Etten’s forthcoming new album in the shape of Serpents. The song features collaborations with The National (Aaron and Bryce Dessner), Wye Oak (Jenn Wasner), The Walkmen (Matt Barrick), and Doveman’s Thomas Bartlett. As you might expect, it is a keeper! The new album will be called Tramp and will be … Continue reading New From Sharon Van Etten
Fairlamb describes her music as “what you listen to when you’re sad and want to be sadder“. Her album People Change was released a week ago and this track, The Way It Goes is a lovely example of her waspish lyrics and gently strummed acoustics. Buy from her Bandcamp page here. Download Fairlamb – The Way It Goes mp3 (from People Change) Continue reading MM Shorts 43: Fairlamb
Bradley Wik has settled neither here nor there; he’s been traveling all over the continental United States for the past few years, guitar in hand playing whenever and wherever anyone would let him. In Bradley Wik & the Charlatans debut album, Burn What You Can, Bury the Rest… he brings you the tales from his travels, and introduces you to some of the people he met … Continue reading Introducing…Bradley Wik & The Charlatans
Here is another collection of tunes we’ve gathered from our in-box and the internet – we’d like to have more time to do them justice, but nevertheless a cornucopia of pleasures awaits you we promise! First up is the consistently wonderful Damien Jurado with some authentic, strummed desert blues. Nothing Is The News is the first taste of his forthcoming album Maraqopa. Download Damien Jurado – … Continue reading Mad Mackerel’s Mega Round Up
Indie-Folk meets Outlaw-Country when The Sudden Passion breaks out the acoustic guitars & lo-fi synths to sing you sleazy tales of the road. The caustic, and slightly tongue in cheek Walk Of Shame comes from their recent 5 track EP Successful Friends, which can be purchased for a minimum price of $1 or more from their Bandcamp page here. Download Sudden Passion – Walk Of Shame … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends…The Sudden Passion
Ahead of kicking off their UK Tour tonight in Bournemouth, Frank Turner and Emily Barker & The Red Clay Halo have made a newly recorded duet available for free download. Called Fields Of June, and taken from Emily Barkers’ 2008 ‘Photos. Fires. Fables.‘ album, they will be performing the duet during Barker’s set on each night of the tour. Grab it below. a And the tour dates: O2 Academy … Continue reading Frank Turner & Emily Barker Duet
We’ve posted a few times about Wooden Wand’s new album Briarwood, initially funded via a Kickstarter campaign and now getting a “proper” release in the US and UK via the excellent Fire Records – it is out tomorrow. Here is another track, another winner. Buy direct from Fire album here. Download Wooden Wand – Winter In Kentucky mp3 (from Briarwood) Download Wooden Wand – Big Mouth USA mp3 (from … Continue reading Wooden Wand Releases Briarwood Tomorrow
Hailing from Lambertville, New Jersey, three piece The Great Afternoon have been playing together for just over a year and released a self-titled EP back in August. Mixing banjo with some sturdy bass lines and toe-tapping drums they come up with a soulful new take on the traditional approach and are well worth a listen. Download Science Fiction below. a Continue reading Introducing…The Great Afternoon
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