Duke Garwood’s soulful, stripped-bare sound has been receiving much acclaim for his fifth album Heavy Love, his first for Heavenly Recordings. The word looks set to continue to spread with new single Disco Lights, which has had an appropriately psychedelic treatment for the video. Watch it here. . Continue reading New Video: Duke Garwood – Disco Lights
Former Standard Fare frontwoman Emma Kupa releases her first new material in three years, the mini album Home Cinema; six songs of spritely jangle-folk-indie-country, about family, death, drink problems, holocaust survivors and communism. Have a listen to a couple of tracks here, and order the record via Bandcamp here. . . Continue reading Introducing >>> Emma Kupa
Aside from hitting the skins for Quilt and playing keys for Woods, John Andrews also has his hand in a whole host of other creative projects from story animation to releasing home recordings via tape. Bit By The Fang is his debut solo release via Woodsist (the Yawns are an imaginary backing band), and if the evidence of I’ll Go To Your Funeral (If You Go … Continue reading John Andrews & The Yawns – I’ll Go To Your Funeral (If You Go To Mine)
Here is our regular gathering up of some of this week’s best new releases for you. Enjoy. 1. Daughn Gibson – Shatter You Through 2. Laura Marling – Strange 3. This Is The Kit – Silver John 4. Bully – I Remember 5. Tame Impala – Let It Happen 6. Adam Torres – Dusty Wing Spirit 7. Lower Dens – Ondine 8. Mikal Cronin – ii) … Continue reading Eight Songs You Should Have Heard This Week
Sufjan Stevens is sharing Should Have Known Better from his forthcoming album Carrie & Lowell, which is picking up some mighty fine pre-release reviews. Thematically the album’s eleven songs address life and death, love and loss, and the artist’s struggle to make sense of the beauty and ugliness of love. The album is named for Stevens’ mother and stepfather and is a (welcome) return to … Continue reading Sufjan Stevens – Should Have Known Better
Sorren Maclean hails from the beautiful land and seascapes of the Isle of Mull in Scotland, and it is these rocky peaks and green slopes that are reflected in his warmly pastoral and delicate folk. Watch the captivating video for the title track to his new EP Way Back Home, which portrays the longing desperation of life on the road, and the bittersweet homecoming that follows upon the journey … Continue reading MM Shorts 675: Sorren Maclean
Although Johanna Warren has lent her vocal talents to artists like Natalie Merchant and Iron & Wine, she identifies primarily as a songwriter. An intuitively self-taught guitarist, she channels powerful songs in weird time signatures and melancholic open tunings, weaving adept finger-picking with acrobatic vocal lines and carefully crafted poetry, in reverence of her patron songwriting saints Elliott Smith, Joni Mitchell and Nick Drake. The … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends… Johanna Warren
Here is our regular weekend feature highlighting the songs that you really should have made time to hear this week. Enjoy offerings from Laura Marling through to Thee Oh Sees by way of Vetiver and Joanna Gruesome amongst others, as well as the very welcome return of Holly Miranda. 1. Laura Marling – I Feel Your Love 2. Mexican Slang – Fever 3. Chastity Belt … Continue reading Nine Songs You Should Have Heard This Week
Through haunted lyrics and haunting melodies, Nature Thief steal inspiration from the corners of the earth. Melodic fingerpicking often gives way to heavy guitar riffs; ambient synth pads are replaced by driving bass lines and enchanting harmonies, and the result is a sound that ranges from ethereal and dreamy to psychedelic and crunchy. Watch their cover of Pixies classic Gouge Away, and stream a couple of … Continue reading Introducing >>> Nature Thief
Philadelphia singer-songwriter Emmett Drueding has finished a six song EP entitled Strange Bruise and is sharing the first single as a free download. Twilight is a superb example of his unique storytelling style – lyrically engaging, thought provoking and with a sweet vocal delivery that in combination delivers a wonderful and slightly off-kilter slice of folky Americana. Listen/download it below. Continue reading MM Shorts 672: Emmett Drueding
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