Time for the MM countdown of our favourite tracks of the year to begin. Over the next few days we’ll be revealing our top 100 tracks and top 30 albums of 2015, with contributions from Mrs Mackerel, Chris T Popper, Polly Pocket and Franca. We’ll also share their personal choices with you next week. So without further ado, here are numbers 100 through to 76. … Continue reading MM’s BEST TRACKS OF 2015: 100 – 76
Just in time for the holidays, the Cave Singers have shared another cracking song off of their upcoming album Banshee, entitled Christmas Night. It is an uptempo, almost jaunty slice of twangy Americana, but juxtaposed with lyrics that follow a darker path and pattern, Pete Quirk proclaiming, “walking through life with a knife in your back.” Have a listen. Continue reading Another From The Cave Singers
Nova Scotian folk/Americana crooner David Myles made his official US debut in September with the release of his new album So Far, a collection of his songs over the years re-recorded and re-imagined in an acoustic stripped-down format. Now, just a couple months later, he follows his debut with an holiday album It’s Christmas. The album’s single Santa Never Brings Me a Banjo is available as … Continue reading Festive Fayre (9): David Myles
Joseph Bradshaw and Kyle Cox have released a simple, traditional split Christmas EP of four songs featuring two originals and versions of Silver Bells and In The Bleak Midwinter. Have a listen… Continue reading Festive Fayre (5): Joseph Bradshaw & Kyle Cox
Our penultimate round up of the year of the best of the week’s new releases. This week eight tracks from indie rock to honky tonk to folk to psych rock. Margo Price – Hurtin’ (On The Bottle) Nada Surf – Believe You’re Mine La Sera – High Notes Matt Kivel – Jamie’s M. Ward – Girl From Conejo Valley Cheatahs – Freak Waves Dan Sartain … Continue reading Eight Songs You Should Have Heard This Week
Time for another instalment of music videos that we’ve been enjoying recently. Continue reading Friday’s Video Fest…
Singer-songwriter Daniel Martin Moore has shared his new festive single It’s Christmas, which is simply a beautifully judged lovely, reflective and poignant holiday song. You can purchase a digital copy here. Continue reading Festive Fayre (4): Daniel Martin Moore
Vandaveer have announced their fifth full-length album, The Wild Mercury, will be out via WhiteSpace Records on February 19. One of our favourite bands with everyman narratives and striking, folk-based harmonies, Vandaveer loosely fall under the Americana umbrella, but the band regularly elbow their way into wider spaces with a kaleidoscopic assortment of sounds. The lead single is But Enough On That For Now, a grandiose kick off … Continue reading Vandaveer Announce New Album
Long standing MM faves the Smoke Fairies have shared a new video for Christmas Without A Kiss, taken from their holiday-themed collection Wild Winter. Continue reading Festive Fayre (3): The Smoke Fairies
Fresh from posting about them in our most recent Nickel In The Jukebox feature, we have another track from Del Water Gap. Cut The Rope is six minutes of beautifully mournful slice of slow moving Americana that recalls Houndmouth and the Felice Brothers. Have a listen. Continue reading New From Del Water Gap
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