Category: Folk

Americana, Blues, Country, Folk, Music, Rock

Hurray For The Riff Raff Announce New Album

Longstanding MM faves, Hurray For The Riff Raff have announced details of their new album The Navigator. It will be released on March 10th via ATO Records and tells an interwoven, cinematic story of a wandering soul; a street kid named Navita traversing a perpetually burning city in search of herself. It also finds Alynda Segarra and her band at their own musical intersection, delving deep into … Continue reading Hurray For The Riff Raff Announce New Album

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Alternative, Americana, Electronic, Folk, Indie, Music, Post Punk, Psychedelic, Rock

Eight Songs You Should Have Heard This Week

As the year draws to a close and the best of lists start to appear, here is our pick from a surprisingly good week of new releases. We have the first taste from Laura Marling’s new album, Besnard Lakes’ new 12′, and Milo Greene’s new EP as well new tracks from Grandaddy’s, Las Kellies and Syd Arthur’s recent releases and a track from indie rockers Sloppy Heads’ … Continue reading Eight Songs You Should Have Heard This Week

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New Album From Dr. Dog

Dr. Dog have given us an early Christmas present with a surprise new album, Abandoned Mansion released yesterday via Bandcamp. The band did a song a day for two weeks and almost everything was tracked live – the results are classic soulful, Americana that the band are so good at and you can stream the record’s opening and closing tracks below. As an added incentive, … Continue reading New Album From Dr. Dog

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Alternative, Americana, Folk, Indie, Music, Pop, Post Punk, Psychedelic, Rock

Eight Songs You Should Have Heard This Week

A slightly quieter week due I suspect to Thanksgiving, but still we have eight new songs from you. Check out tracks from Father John Misty, Cate Le Bon, Howe Gelb and Tim Cohen (of the Fresh & Onlys), another taste from the Lower Plenty’s album Sister Sister, as well as excellent new singles from  Proper Ornaments, Beachheads and Matthew Squires & The Learning Disorders. Over … Continue reading Eight Songs You Should Have Heard This Week

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Introducing >>> We Leave At Midnight

San Antonio’s We Leave At Midnight recently announced their new album The Holy Rolling Flower Band will be released on December 9th via Texas Is Funny Records. Mixing together swirls of vivid psych, shimmering pop, indie rock, folk, upbeat power-pop, garage rock and alt-country, the band have created a sound that resides somewhere sonically between The Beach Boys and Of Montreal. It’s a headtrip with … Continue reading Introducing >>> We Leave At Midnight

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MM Shorts 897: Son of the Velvet Rat

The upcoming release from Son of the Velvet Rat, Dorado, rides through the dusty California desert with haunting folk noir melodies. On Blood Red Shoes, the duo capture the sweltering heat and arid wind of the sandy landscape they call home. Georg Altziebler’s distinctively deep smoky voice carries the melody on its journey, as the falling sweat seems to evaporate before ever hitting the cracking dirt. The … Continue reading MM Shorts 897: Son of the Velvet Rat

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Alternative, Folk, Music, Psychedelic, Rock

Introducing >>> Shadow Band

On their debut single psychedelic travellers Shadow Band sound more like a foggy dream of fantastical lands than any easily identifiable set of musical choices. Their patient but powerful sounds conjure up images of medieval battles, blissed-out trips and the haze of a sleep-deprived commune of heads in a state of perpetual vibing. On Eagle Unseen, Shadow Band bare their teeth and growl. A self-made world … Continue reading Introducing >>> Shadow Band

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Eight Songs You Should Have Heard This Week

Here are eight new songs to end the week, including two from the mighty Ty Segall – a track from his forthcoming self-titled album and a cover of a Harry Nilsson track that was released as a split seven inch with Loch Lomond. We also have an appropriately apocalyptic track (in every sense) from POND, a re-worked version of an album track from Fear Of … Continue reading Eight Songs You Should Have Heard This Week

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