Cole Randall and Shpresa Lleshaj are the American/Swedish pair who met on Soundcloud instantly falling in love with the other’s music. In June 2012, Shpresa flew to Cole in Minneapolis from Stockholm where she stayed until they returned to Sweden as a couple two months later. It was there that the band Flora Cash was born. Now, after three EPs of gorgeous, haunting folk, the … Continue reading Flora Cash – For Someone
Ghost Blue is the latest single from Sparrows Gate. Singer-songwriter Zebedee Zaitz and his band of outsiders venture to new horizons with two new tracks of surrealist folk-rock that roll in like a cloud of coastal fog, and paint in faded colours. Listen as the violin weaves in and out of the melody like an ancient gypsy folk song and crystalline acoustic guitars play in harmony, while the bass throbs … Continue reading MM Shorts 820: Sparrows Gate
Austin’s My Golden Calf release their new LP, Perfume Brute, on the 26th of this month. Listen to Young Pioneers, another excellent slice of alt-country tinged indie rock with just the right amount of rough-edged authenticity. Continue reading My Golden Calf – Young Pioneers
Here is another track from Heron Oblivion, a new San Francisco combo consisting of some of the leading figures in the psych / folk scene, including Meg Baird of Espers and members of Sic Alps, Six Organs of Admittance, Howlin’ Rain and Feral Ohms to name a few. Together they combine West Coast psychedelic rock with English Folk roots, and on the evidence of Your Hollows, … Continue reading MM Shorts 818: Heron Oblivion
An outcast of the D.C. suburbs, Dan Penta arrived in New York City in 1999, quickly becoming a staple of the anti-folk scene. But while friends like Regina Spektor, the Moldy Peaches, and Langhorne Slim went on to earn acclaim, Dan remained unknown. Creating in obscurity, he handmade CDRs for the consecrated few who, through the years, came to form a tiny congregation. Many years … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends… Jagged Leaves
Apologies for the uninspiring heading. However, with time against us and a plethora of new tracks from some of our favourite artists piling up in our in-box we’ve decided to lump them all together and share five new tracks in one go. So without further ado, enjoy new music from Future of the Left, William Fitzsimmons, Teleman, September Girls and Eskimeaux. How good is that? … Continue reading Five New Songs
Cold Weather Company are a folk trio from New Jersey. Wide-Eyed is the first taste from their upcoming second album and is a gorgeously plaintive track full of rich vocal harmonies, and backed by a warm, acoustic strum. Fans of Iron & Wine or the Fleet Foxes should certainly listen below. Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends… Cold Weather Company
Last week The Survivalists released their first album, Counting Down The Days Until Aliens Ride In On A Comet Destroying Most Things On The Planet But Hopefully Not Me. They have been described as an apocalyptic folk-punk duo and hail from Oshawa, Ontario. Have a listen to the excellent Learning To Lose Interest and I Can’t Wait To Die with touchpoints as diverse as Jeffrey Lewis and The … Continue reading MM Shorts 817: The Survivalists
Dreaming Heart is another track from We/Or/Me’s recently released album Everything Behind Us Is A Dream. It is a simply gorgeous slice of gently swirling Americana – dark and serene, this track takes listeners to Chicago’s Rogers Park, on the coast of Lake Michigan, where a weary traveler stares over the water, talking to someone who is no longer there. It is a slow dance … Continue reading More From We/Or/Me
Andy Ferro is the lead guitarist in Nashville’s retro garage outfit Ranch Ghost, but Muirhead is his debut solo album. A wonderful collection of dusty, folk-pop songs which harken back to the golden era of the 1950s and 60s, they have already garnered him comparisons to Syd Barrett, Buddy Holly, and even Sgt. Pepper’s-era Beatles. Listen to the first two singles taken from it below, Sugar and … Continue reading MM Shorts 815: Andy Ferro
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