We are loving Insignificance, a track of warm, unhurried, organic folk that is as mellow as they come. It is the first single from Matt Kivel’s forthcoming album Days of Being Wild, which is out on the 8th July via Woodsist Records. Listen below, and pre-order the album from iTunes here. . Continue reading MM Shorts 562: Matt Kivel
We’ve got no idea what to make of this, other than this track from Sydney’s Spookyland has a peculiar rawness and melancholy that is impossible to resist. Vocalist Marcus Gordon has a unique voice that matches the twisting cacophony of harmonica, folk guitar and reverberating feedback of the song (and the video) perfectly. . . . Continue reading Video: Spookyland – The Silly Fucking Thing
San Francisco’s The She’s deal in beachy tunes filled with perfectly tuned three part harmonies and songs about hanging out, young love, and dreaming about boys – believe us when we say this is open-top boardwalk cruising manna from heaven. They just released their first new single in over 3 years, My Secret to Keep and it features Beach Boy-esque vocal harmonies, crooning base riffs and an wonderful extended 50’s inspired … Continue reading The She’s – My Secret To Keep
The gorgeous Running From Zombies is being released as part of a three track digital EP titled Today Is A Bright New Day, which is out next week, unfortunately only in the USA. This previously unreleased track is taken from the sessions that produced Tom Brosseau’s recent excellent long-player Grass Punks. Notable for its prominent use of classical guitar, it is sweetly judged pastoral folk … Continue reading Tom Brosseau – Running From Zombies
Start your week with this sublime slice of hazy, jangly indie pop from Cheerleader. Waiting, Waiting is one side of a new limited edition vinyl single and together with Perfect Vision will be released in the UK on June 16 via Young & Lost / Bright Antenna. Pre-order it here. . Continue reading Introducing >>> Cheerleader
Having spent two days at the Great Escape mostly under a regular onslaught of aggressive guitars and drums, it was a relief to head out early and catch a marvellous set of twangy Americana, folk and country from The Crooked Brothers who were playing at the Alberta Music Week Canada Showcase – not only that but there was a mighty fine breakfast on offer too. … Continue reading Saturday @ The Great Escape
1. First Aid Kit – Cedar Lane 2. Rose Windows – There Is A Light 3. The Antlers – Hotel 4. Hamilton Leithauser – In The Shallows 5. Vomitface – Sloppy Joes . . . . . . Continue reading Five Songs You Should Have Heard This Week
On reflection, it was a day for the Celts at the Great Escape, and the Aussies, and even the Argentinians… We kicked off the day with a set from New Desert Blues, whose mix of folk, country and indie rock has graced previous posts here on MM. They have a debut album in the pipeline and happily the songs they showcased from this stood up … Continue reading Friday @ The Great Escape
This popped up in our Soundcloud stream and has become an instant fave here at MM. Smoke Em Up is the brilliant first single of resigned, word-weary psych-tinged folk from Bloomington, IN’s Dust From 1000 Yrs. It is taken from the forthcoming Famous Cigarettes EP, due out June 10th via Exploding In Sound Records. The EP is split between Bad History Month and Dust From 1000 Yrs, and … Continue reading Introducing >>> Dust From 1000 Yrs
A long drive, rain, a Prisoner Cell Block H style hotel room, discovering the camera was still at home… the initial omens for The Great Escape were not great. Thankfully first impressions can be deceptive as Brighton is a sparky town full of quirky shops and streets, trendy young things and youthful counter-culture swagger (“I smoked 35 bongs once” being my favourite bit of eavesdropping of … Continue reading Thursday @ The Great Escape
The Mad Mackerel 