On their recently released self-titled EP, The Hardy Band combine the melodic guile of folk romantics, the savage twang of west coast hepcats and the joyous stomp of an Americana tinged barnburner into one fantastic melting pot of bluegrass tinged folk and country. Check out lead track, the harmony laden Falling For You. 100 Posts in 100 Hours is a series rounding up the best of … Continue reading 100 Songs In 100 Hours: 43 – The Hardy Band
Lo-fi acoustic strangenessness, weird anti-folk, oddball Americana – call Koala?! And The K-Holes what you want and you still won’t get it right. The simple truth is, these short, off-kilter songs are filled with scape sharp lyrical gems of observation, self-deprecation and humour of the blackest kind. Think Daniel Johnston or a very warped Jeffrey Lewis… Try the brilliantly named Shit Mittens below. Well I’ve been sane and … Continue reading 100 Songs In 100 Hours: 40 – Koala?! And The K-Holes
Tackling themes of love and human consciousness, New Orleans singer-songwriter Daniel Amedee’s track Everything Will Change mixes meditative beats and haunting, blues vocals to create an exquisite urban folk anthem. It is the title track off his upcoming EP out in early February. 100 Posts in 100 Hours is a series rounding up the best of our inbox from the tail end of 2015. Continue reading 100 Songs In 100 Hours: 37 – Daniel Amedee
Formed in 2014, Copperhead expertly blend dark, throaty motown, swaggering rock ‘n’ roll and folk with a rusty edge. Check out Waiting from their recently released six track, self-titled EP. 100 Posts in 100 Hours is a series rounding up the best of our inbox from the tail end of 2015. Continue reading 100 Songs In 100 Hours: 32 – Copperhead
This is Alohaha’s new track Nausea. It is a hazy pop song of sorts, a slow-burning track that layers wistful guitars with tranquil yet forlorn vocals. Good for a Sunday afternoon or a rainy day. Check out this lovely slice of easy-going, folkish indie-pop below. 100 Posts in 100 Hours is a series rounding up the best of our inbox from the tail end of 2015. Continue reading 100 Songs In 100 Hours: 31 – Alohaha
North Texas musician Jacob Metcalf will be releasing his first full-length solo effort, Fjord, later this month. And while fans of his two longtime groups, Fox and the Bird and Dallas Family Band, might expect a similar rootsy update on rural American music, the sparsely orchestrated cinematic folk that sweeps through the eleven tracks on the record provide an often-breathtaking collection of compositions that range from … Continue reading 100 Songs In 100 Hours: 25: Jacob Metcalf
You Don’t Know Me is a powerful and infectious single from singer-songwriter Vinten’s debut EP What Has Been. The furiously strummed track showcases his characteristic raw vocal and passionate delivery style. 100 Posts in 100 Hours is a series rounding up the best of our inbox from the tail end of 2015. Continue reading 100 Songs In 100 Hours: 22 – Vinten
Alaskan alt-country-folk singer, songwriter and guitarist Arlo Hannigan has a new EP House And Home in the pipeline and the warm, organic Little Black Box is a more than sweet taste from it. 100 Posts in 100 Hours is a series rounding up the best of our inbox from the tail end of 2015. Continue reading 100 Songs In 100 Hours: 19 – Arlo Hannigan
Following the success of their debut EP, alternative folk collective Snowpoet have returned with their new single Mermaid, which is taken from their new album due out later this month. The song is textured by vocalist Lauren Kinsella’s soft mixture of speech, song, whispers and breath. As well as being inspired by the natural world, the composition reflects a wide range of influences from across the artistic … Continue reading 100 Songs In 100 Hours: 17 – Snowpoet
On January 29th, Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter Miranda Lee Richards will release a new album Echoes Of The Dreamtime on Invisible Hands Music. The collection of eight psychedelic folk songs was recorded in her home and brings together eight pastoral, atmospheric epics into a work that is her most impressive yet. Have a listen to 7th Ray below. 100 Posts in 100 Hours is a series … Continue reading 100 Songs In 100 Hours: 8 – Miranda Lee Richards
The Mad Mackerel 