Kjartan Bue is a songwriter and folk musician living in Copenhagen, Denmark. His debut release, Man Riding Backwards, is out on the 25th of November 2012 as a Pay-What-You-Want deal (digital only). He has been compared to everything from an early Neil Young to a rough Townes Van Zandt, and it was after a couple of years of drifting he decided to move home to … Continue reading Introducing >>> Kjartan Bue
Rare Monk are from Portland, Oregon and meld their love of the late 90s alternative music scene with a splash of psych-rock in a way that defies easy categorisation. Their latest EP is titled Death By Proxy and will be followed by a full length album in February. For now, content yourself with listening to the giddy, effervescent pop fizz of the EP’s title track. … Continue reading MM Shorts 268: Rare Monk – Death By Proxy EP
a a a a Download Sassparilla – Threadbare mp3 (from Magpie) Continue reading Videos of the Day: Best Coast || Chemical Smile || Eliza & The Bear || Sassparilla
We got this through from Norwich’s Port Isla described simply as “anthemic folk for lonely castaways“. And, on the evidence of the video for current single Sinking Ship, that is exactly what they deliver. Watch it, and pick it up as a completely free download from the band’s website here. a We also have a couple of other tracks you can download from their Soundcloud below. Continue reading Introducing >>> Port Isla
We’re loving the pained apathy of this track, You Can’t Save ‘Em All from Big Harp’s forthcoming sophomore album Chain Letters, which is due early next year via Saddle Creek. For this record, the duo of Chris Senseney and Stefanie Drootin-Senseney is joined by their friend John Voris on drums. The album moves away from the rustic, pastoral sound of their debut White Hat, and … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends…Big Harp
Sometimes a band says all there needs to be said about a new release when they describe the inspiration for it, and in common with the latest album from another uniquely visioned indie fave Darren Hayman, the Douglas Firs new record, The Furious Sound, is loosely based around the East Lothian witch trials of 1590. Seventy persons, mainly women, were tortured, tried and burned for their supposed … Continue reading New Album From The Douglas Firs
a a a Download La Sera – Break My Heart mp3 (from Sees The Light) Continue reading Videos of the Day: Dead Sons || Wons Phreely || La Sera
Little Metal baby Fist is the latest single from The Dirty Nil. Available for a pay what you want deal on their Bandcamp. By way of explanation, The Dirty Nil recording experience is dependent on beer, blood, broken bones, broken instruments, broken ears, inescapable loudness, screaming, unresolved girl problems, exposed wiring, no pants, no shoes, making their producer drink more than he wants to, a … Continue reading MM Shorts 267: The Dirty Nil
We first became switched on to Bottom Dollars when we downloaded their recent Daytrotter Session. In particular the near ten minute epic of Fall Into Arms, a southern-tinged indie rocker, which has one of the best, and most insistent, openings of any song we’ve heard all year. It is a nailed on, pedal-to-the-floor tune for the open road! A bit of further investigation revealed a … Continue reading MM Shorts 266: Bottom Dollars
