Hot on the heels of details of a new album from The Tallest Man On Earth comes similar news for another MM singer-songwriter fave with the announcement of a new album from William Elliott Whitmore. Titled Radium Death, it signals somewhat of a departure from his previous sparse and haunting solo recordings. He describes it thus, “I purposefully went into it wanting to make a little bit … Continue reading New Album From William Elliott Whitmore
The Tallest Man On Earth has been quiet for far too long, but will release his first new album since 2012 this spring with Dark Bird Is Home via Dead Oceans. It’s an album that presents Kristian Mattson at his most personal and direct, deeper and darker than ever at times, yet also an album with strokes of whimsy and the scent of new beginnings. Listen to the … Continue reading New From The Tallest Man On Earth
The Last Bison are following up last year’s much lauded VA long player with a new EP Dorado. It is full of expansive Americana where the anthemic choruses are blended with more experimental flourishes and some powerful percussion. The first track from it is This Changes Everything, stream it here. . Continue reading The Last Bison – Dorado EP
Mojo magazine have put together an excellent cover album of Led Zeppelin’s seminal Physical Graffiti. It will be available as the free cover CD on the April edition in the UK, and it will also be released on a limited edition double vinyl format of 5,000. Fifteen artists including Laura Marling, Syd Arthur, Sun Kil Moon, Duke Garwood, and Michael Kiwanuka have delivered their own interpretation of … Continue reading Physical Graffiti Redrawn
Here, a little later than usual, is our collection of the tunes that, by rights, you should have already heard this week. They include the return of Sufjan Stevens and Crocodiles and new songs from together PANGEA and Eula. Enjoy. 1. Waxahatchee – Under A Rock 2. Sufjan Stevens – No Shade In The Shadow Of The Cross 3. Crocodiles – Crybaby Demon 4. Jacco … Continue reading Seven Songs You Should Have Heard This Week
We’ve already posted a track this week, just a couple of days ago in fact, from Tom Brosseau’s forthcoming long player Perfect Abandon, the sweet folkish ramble of Take Fountain. However, as soon as we heard Hard Luck Boy, we knew we had to share this too. It is a tale of casual, yet wholly deliberate abandonment, told in an autobiographical style. Conversational, matter of fact, … Continue reading Tom Brosseau – Hard Luck Boy
We are pleased to bring you the premiere of Ten Ton Man’s new video for latest single Lifesaver. Concentrating as they do on the darker side of life with themes of addiction, alcoholism, loneliness and despair the band are a pretty much hand in glove fit for Mad Mackerel, and have featured in posts a few times in the past. With echoes of the great Johnny … Continue reading Video Premiere: Ten Ton Man – Lifesaver
A whole host of excellent new videos have come our way recently. Check out new musical films from Laura Marling, Spector, Stealing Sheep, The Rebel Light, Skinny Lister and Run Rabbit Run. . . . . . . Continue reading Video Round-Up
Having so far assailed your ears today with the super-charged sonics of Du Blonde and the bruising hardcore punk of Metz, it is time for a change of direction, a change of pace, and a change of mood, with some more expertly judged country-folk from singer-songwriter Tom Brosseau. Take Fountain comes from forthcoming long player Perfect Abandon, it sounds like the kind of classic rambling folk … Continue reading More From Tom Brosseau
Hailing from our motherland of Norway, Unnveig Aas is one of the up and coming names in the Norwegian folk scene with music that is fragile and bittersweet. She released her debut EP in spring 2013, and this latest, haunting song is called How Long Must A Woman Mourn. . Continue reading Unnveig Aas – How Long Must A Woman Mourn
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