We have been meaning to post about Slow Down, Molasses for a while now, and especially so since catching their set at The End of the Road Festival earlier this month. They describe themselves as a Canadian alt/drone/folk rock band and it is as good a place to start as any. New album Walk Into The Sea was released here in the UK earlier this … Continue reading Introducing…Slow Down, Molasses
We’ve already posted two tracks from Luke Temple’s album Don’t Act Like You Don’t Care. Now here’s a third titled More Than Muscle and if the evidence of these three are anything to go by, we are in for a treat. Out on Western Vinyl. Download Luke Temple – More Than Muscle mp3 (from Don’t Act Like You Don’t Care) Download Luke Temple – How Could I … Continue reading And Another From Luke Temple
Well tonight saw us Mackerels in down town, home town Charlbury (population circa 5,000) watching the annual egg throwing competition. It was great fun, if a little messy towards the end. An admiral performance from MM and son, with an awesome catch from darling daughter. Alas no victory toast for us, only an omelette. These strange southern customs. Happy Friday. Mrs Mackerel Download Adam & … Continue reading Mrs Mackerel’s TFI Friday (16th September)
Benjamin Shaw is one of those people you immediately know really does see the world differently from just about everyone else. It is a rare gift to have and one I think many artists aspire to, or try hard to convince all and sundry that they possess, but a genuinely fresh take on the everyday is hard to fake all of the time. With Mr … Continue reading Introducing…Benjamin Shaw
We Mackerels will always have a soft spot for singer songwriter Jason Ward thanks to his wonderfully bitter track Bless You that perfectly soundtracked a particularly appropriate point in our lives. So it is good to see he is back with a new single You’re Gonna Be OK – a short, but poppy jaunt of melancholic comfort. It’s not available to download yet, but have … Continue reading New Single From Jason Ward
So much to catch up on…here’s a few tracks to tickle the earbuds. Veteran noisemongering indie rockers Comet Gain have given us another track from their excellent album Howl Of The Lonely Crowd, this time it is the marvellously titled Clang Of The Concrete Swans. Download Comet Gain – Clang Of The Concrete Swans mp3 (from Howl Of The Lonely Crowd) Acid Baby Jesus deliver … Continue reading Round-Up Time
Back in February we posted about Jones Street Station and their track Understanding, which we described as being “like if the Beach Boys played folk music – a wonderful sense of melody and intricate rhythms played with a joyous abandon and sense of fun.” Well, here is the brand new video for said track. Enjoy. a Download Jones Street Station – The Understanding mp3 Continue reading New Video From Jones Street Station
We’re looking forward immensely to the new Brown Bird album Salt for Salt, due out on the 18th October. We’ve posted the excellent Fingers To The Bone previously, and here is a second track to savour, the darkly dramatic Thunder And Lightning. Download Brown Bird – Thunder And Lightning mp3 (from Salt for Salt) Download Brown Bird – Fingers To The Bone mp3 (from Salt For Salt) Continue reading More From Brown Bird
Here is another excellent track from Here We Go Magic’s frontman Luke Temple’s country tinged solo album Don’t Act Like You Don’t Care. Out on Western Vinyl. Download Luke Temple – How Could I Lie mp3 (from Don’t Act Like You Don’t Care) Download Luke Temple – Ophelia mp3 (from Don’t Act Like You Don’t Care) Continue reading More From Luke Temple
Megafaun, who were one of the (many) highlights from the End of the Road Festival last week have made a third track available from their forthcoming self-titled album. This time it is the epic eight minutes of Get Right. The album is released on September 20th via Hometapes. Download Megafaun – Get Right mp3 (from Megafaun) Download Megafaun – State/Meant mp3 (from Megafaun) Download Megafaun – These Words mp3 (from … Continue reading Megafaun Drop Third Track From Forthcoming Album
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