Mystery Drug is the title of the new album from southern California’s psychedelic country rockers I See Hawks In L.A. This is their seventh long player and the latest phase of the Hawks journey – mixing serious country credentials with wild lyricism and surreal story telling. There’s slide guitar and fiddle, there’s twang, there’s honky tonk and there’s cowpunk grooves, but above all there’s a … Continue reading New Album From I See Hawks In L.A.
Videos to enjoy from Wax Fang’s glam-psych pop to the soothing folk of Fauntella Crow and the surreal Americana of Royal Forest. Finally, the post-punk of BNLX and their video for 1929. . . . Continue reading Videos of the Day: Wax Fang || Fauntella Crow || Royal Forest || BNLX
Taking equal inspiration from Elliott Smith, Wilco, and Pink Floyd; Mason Brothers are a contemporary roots band whose music bridges the gap between rock & roll, 1970s British folk and 21st century Americana. The band began as a partnership between Christian and James Mason, two Virginia-born brothers who grew up in Richmond and attended college at the nearby University of Virginia. Mason Brothers made their … Continue reading The Mason Brothers Release Falling Together Single
With a name like Lipstick Lumberjack, it could only really be folk-pop in the vein of Rilo Kiley or the Fleet Foxes. And so it proves with the release of Desert Balloons, apparently the May release from their Year of Lumberjackery project. Every month of this year they will write, record, and self-produce a new single. Cascading white balloons rained on me While in the air … Continue reading MM Shorts 387: Lipstick Lumberjack
Fine music videos to enjoy from Waxahatchee, Grape Soda, Juan Wauters of The Beets, and Gauntlet Hair who unveil the seedier side of life with their video for Human Nature. . Download Grape Soda – Obvious Signs mp3 (from Form A Sign) [Click through for free download] . . Continue reading Videos of the Day: Waxahatchee || Grape Soda || Juan Wauters || Gauntlet Hair
Here is a second taste from Lightning Dust’s forthcoming album, Loaded Gun ups the tempo somewhat both in the heavier, muscular percussion and the use of synths…it seems as though Fantasy out later this month on Jagjaguwar will be quite a change in direction… “Official” audio is below – have a listen. . Continue reading More From Lightning Dust
King Eider’s debut single Drink Me Dry is a winding evocative late night bar lament to love lost, tumbling through haunting three part harmonies, acoustic motifs, bass and shuffling drums, through to a wonderful Neil Young-esque harmonica solo. It is out next week – listen to it here. Continue reading Introducing >>> King Eider
We first featured the country-surf sounds of London’s Men’s Adventures back in February and now we have a new track from the duo that is taken from their debut four song EP Solitary Trip (out June 24th on Dirty Bingo Records). B.B Vulture gallops along on the back of a hypnotically groovy country-twang that would have the mighty Johnny Cash tapping his toe in approval. This … Continue reading More From Men’s Adventures
New six-piece, Lola Colt are an intriguing proposition – a fusion of influences that are as visual as they are aural – from the spaghetti westerns from where they take their name, vintage films and unusual Asian stage instruments picked up on their travels through to the Velvet Underground, shoegaze and even a splash of Morricone styled Americana. Debut single I Get High If You … Continue reading Introducing >>> Lola Colt
The Big Sun hail from just up the road from us in Oxford, and while we always like to support our local music scene (which to be fair is pretty damn good), sometimes quality control can be an issue… Thankfully it is certainly not the case here as their new single, the intriguingly titled Pants! is as quirky and as engaging a slice of sweet indie … Continue reading Introducing >>>The Big Sun
The Mad Mackerel 