Another of our longstanding favourite bands, Americana duo Blessed Feathers have announced details of their new album There Will Be No Sad Tomorrow. Two years in the making, the record is equal parts beauty and brutality, a transgressional road trip that stretches from the ghettos of Peru to the high plains of Wyoming, from the swamplands of Florida to the oceanic wilds of Big Sur. Listen … Continue reading New Album From Blessed Feathers
It is Wednesday, so that means it is time for ten new tunes from the virtual jukebox and for you to decide on their merits…or otherwise! Holy Esque – Strange (RIYL: Post-punk, The Twilight Sad, Frightened Rabbit) . Mainland – Not As Cool As Me (RIYL: Surf-rock, Weezer, The Clash) . Debris Of Titan – What’s In My Cocoon (RIYL: Psych-rock, Tame Impala, Mac … Continue reading Nickel In The Jukebox (Vol 4)
Back in May we posted Hands, the first single of lilting back porch Americana from Jackson Emmer’s forthcoming solo album. The album, The Last Known Photograph Of Jackson Emmer has now been released and is a lovely collection of classic country and folk tunes – here is another track from it, the jaunty, old-timey folk swing of Living On The Cheap. Order from Bandcamp here. … Continue reading Jackson Emmer – Last Known Photograph Of Jackson Emmer
Quiet Hollers’ excellent new single is Mont Blanc, the second taste of their sophomore album, which is due out on October 23rd. Lead singer/songwriter Shadwick Wilde describes Mont Blanc as a post-apocalyptic love song, which follows the albums’ first single Cote d’Azur, which we posted here and has been on regular rotation here at MM Towers. . Continue reading Quiet Hollers – Mont Blanc
We really don’t post as many videos as we should… so as usual here is our rather feeble attempt to clear the backlog of some of the excellent musical films we’ve seen recently. . . . . . . . . . . Continue reading Video Round Up Time
After last week’s bonanza collection we’re back to an altogether more manageable collection of nine songs gathered up from the past seven days just for you. Calexico – Tapping On The Line Blitzen Trapper – Love Grow Cold Alex Chilltown – Cwtch Lucero – Can’t You Hear Them Howl Sun Kil Moon – The Weeping Song (live) (Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds cover) Avers – Calling … Continue reading Nine Songs You Should Have Heard This Week
To celebrate the release of their excellent new album All Yours, Widowspeak have shared a cover of 90s rock band Third Eye Blind’s (best) song, How’s It Going To Be. They’ve taken its inherent melancholy and smothered it in a languid, swirling haze giving it a disconnected dreamlike quality that is hard to resist. . Continue reading Widowspeak cover Third Eye Blind
Our third week of ten new tunes for you to test drive and decide…hit or miss? Honey Moon – Waiting (RIYL: Hazy pop, Mac DeMarco, Real Estate) . Seratones – Necromancer (RIYL: Garage soul, Detroit Cobras, Alabama Shakes) . Trudy – Behave (RIYL: Trash pop, Jonathan Richman, The Beach Boys) . Primitive Parts – Troubles (RIYL: Indie rock, Eddy Current Suppression Ring, Swell Maps) . … Continue reading Nickel In The Jukebox (Vol 3)
Ease those back-to-work Monday morning blues with some gorgeous finger-picked folk from Sam Moss. Walking The Line is from his new Pitkin County Morning EP. Three sweetly plucked songs that are presented as works in progress – he simply describes them as a lo-fi preview of things to come. Lovely, lovely stuff. Have a listen and purchase for $3 from Bandcamp here. . Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends… Sam Moss
Following yesterday’s collection of ten excellent new tracks from the past week, here are another ten for your listening pleasure including three more cracking cover versions. Kurt Vile – Life Like This Holly Miranda – Fourth Of July (Sufjan Stevens cover) White Fang – Bong Rip The Dead Weather – Cop And Go Wavves – My Head Hurts Radkey – Personal Jesus (Depeche Mode cover) … Continue reading Twenty Songs You Should Have Heard This Week (Part 2)
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