As you may know The Haunted Windchimes have become favourites of both Mrs M and myself over the past twelve months, making it into our Best of Lists for albums and tracks at the end of 2010. They will be releasing a live album soon with, as they say, all your favourite Windchimes songs, and to tempt us have offered up this short video teaser … Continue reading Haunted Windchimes Prepare Live Album For Release
Joyful Noise is a label we like for their eclectic range of cassette releases and they have just announced the release of the new Danielson album on cassette (w/ digital). Best of Gloucester County is Danielson’s first album in five years – and the follow up to their widely acclaimed album Ships. Featuring the banjo/vocal work of Sufjan Stevens, and a cameo from Jens Lekman, … Continue reading New Album from Danielson gets limited cassette release
James Vincent McMorrow’s debut record, Early In The Morning, is an album he originally self recorded, played and released in Ireland last year, and which got its US release just a few days ago. For those unfamiliar with McMorrow, the record is laced with haunting melodies, mythical storytelling, and musical structures that bring a singular and unique vision to the traditional folk style that emerged in the … Continue reading Introducing…James Vincent McMorrow
The self-titled solo album from Alexander Ebert of the wonderful Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros will be released on the 1st March on Community Music (via Vagrant) and on 28th February via Rough Trade. The album consists of ten brand new songs that Alexander wrote and composed entirely himself while touring with his main band. Alone in his room, he had his guitar, a Lowery … Continue reading Debut album from Alexander (of Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros)
A while ago we posted a track from the recent, self-titled Sonny + The Sandwitches EP, which has rapidly grown to be a massive favourite here at MM. However, it was only recently that we discovered Sonny Smith’s 100 Records project in which he created more than 100 fictional bands, then wrote songs for them and enlisted musicians (including Ty Segall and Kelley Stoltz amongst … Continue reading Introducing…Earth Girl Helen Brown (sort of)
Exactly a week ago we gave you the wonderful So It Goes from Meredith Adelaide and Josh Schroeder. In the seven days that have elapsed they have put up a new song for free download from their Bandcamp page (or indeed just below this text). Where Are You? is a more straight-forward indie ballad that this time has a more epic quality as it quietly … Continue reading More from Josh Schroeder & Meredith Adelaide
London bluesman, Duke Garwood is set to release Dreamboatsafari, his first release for Fire Records, tomorrow. We’ve already given you Jesus Got A Gun and now we have another offering of sparse folk-blues for you in the shape of the skeletal and unsettling Summer Gold. Download Duke Garwood – Summer Gold mp3 (from Dreamboatsafari) Download Duke Garwood – Jesus Got A Gun mp3 (from Dreamboatsafari) Continue reading More from Duke Garwood, new album released tomorrow
Michigan quartet Ghost Heart are about to release their debut album, The Tunnel, which will be available from January 29, on Friction Records. The band happily defy all pigeonholes and categorisation…there is some folk, some electronica, some samples, some tribal percussion, even a bit of shoegaze guitar sound, and all is topped off with layered vocals to deliver songs that are equally expansive and accessible, … Continue reading Introducing…Ghost Heart
Actually, it’s been a week I’d rather forget in many respects. I’m losing heart in what I do because some of the people I deal with. Even going all legal does not seem to discourage their propensity to lie. So, to lighten the sombre mood, I asked MM: me versus Genetic experiment Mark 2 – who wins? Sometimes a virtual vigilante is what’s needed; it’s … Continue reading Mrs Mackerel’s TFI Friday (21st Jan)
Here at MM, The Mountain Goats are a bit of a marmite band, you either love ’em (Barry-Sean) or you don’t (Mrs M) and there’s not much grey area in between. So there will probably be delight and complete indifference in equal measure at the imminent release of new album All Eternals Deck and advance taster Damn These Vampires. I actually think this horror inflected … Continue reading Mountain Goats: New Album Taster
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