Category: Indie

Americana, Country, Folk, Indie, Music

Another From Orpheum Bell

Orpheum Bell have become our favourite ‘Country & Eastern’ artists! They deftly and elegantly mix classic Americana with gypsy rhythms plucked from travelling carnivals and vaudeville sideshows to create something that is in equal parts melancholic, seductive and sometimes a little bit dangerous. We’ve already posted two tracks from their latest album The Old Sisters’ Home and here is a third, the ukelele led Whatever Shines So … Continue reading Another From Orpheum Bell

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Indie, Music, Rock

New Single From The Cast Of Cheers

Family by Irish four-piece The Cast of Cheers was one of the first singles to really catch our ears at the start of this year, being an infectiously raucous slice of indie-rock that mined a similar vein to Howler or Spector. Ahead of the release of their first proper debut album later in the year, the band are releasing Animals, another rousing, raucous monster of a … Continue reading New Single From The Cast Of Cheers

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Alternative, Americana, Country, Indie, Music, Punk, Rock

Mrs Mackerel’s TFI Friday (20th April)

I hear the train a comin’, it’s rolling round the bend… This term’s inaugural school journey saw the introduction of Johnny Cash week, in my attempt to give the sprats an all-round musical education. We’ll spin the bottle and see where it lands next week – everyone a winner! Frankly, not much to laugh about this week. Little Liberty and HP still marooned in hospital; … Continue reading Mrs Mackerel’s TFI Friday (20th April)

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Acoustic, Folk, Indie, Music

Monument Valley’s New Single

We’ve posted a couple of times about melancholic, wise-before-his-years, south London singer-songwriter Ned Younger, aka Monument Valley. His latest single is the darkly tender Your Cover Blown, which is starkly informed by the death of one of his closest friends and sees a release on May 21st via community label Everybody’s Stalking. It is sure to bring more praise and critical acclaim his way. Watch the perfectly … Continue reading Monument Valley’s New Single

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Americana, Blues, Country, Folk, Indie, Music, Rock

New From Black Creek

We first mentioned the scuzzy country rock and bar-room boogie of Aussies Black Creek back in November when we posted a track from their album Ragged Shark. They are back with a new digital single titled Not For The Faint Of Heart backed with Gone Is The Darkness and it is another muscular example of their ragged, raw take on Americana, a sound they describe as … Continue reading New From Black Creek

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Americana, Indie, Music, Psychedelic, Rock

MM Shorts 143: St Augustines Video

The track Juarez by St Augustines has rapidly become a firm favourite in the Mackerel household over the past few weeks, and many a reference to rattlesnake guts have been made by the sprats recently. Opportune then that we should receive details of a new video to accompany the song. The clip captures a road trip across the border towns of the Southwest as an … Continue reading MM Shorts 143: St Augustines Video

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Electronic, Folk, Indie, Music, Punk

Win Win Cover Crass

In the 1980s Crass, and their whole anarchist commune collective, was a huge influence on my safe, rural, middle-class upbringing and made me aware of political issues and wider moral injustices that I may otherwise never have been. For that reason alone I will always have a fondness for them and the many bands like Zounds, Conflict, The Mob and others that appeared on their … Continue reading Win Win Cover Crass

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Americana, Country, Folk, Indie, Music, Rock

Free EP From The Lumineers

The Lumineers have been generating a lot of buzz recently following the release of their self-titled debut album earlier this month. As a celebration of the release they are making a four track EP, Tracks From The Attic, available for free from Noisetrade. Their sound is a mix of barnstorming Americana, stomp-and-clap rock and front-porch folk and the EP offers an early glimpse into the … Continue reading Free EP From The Lumineers

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Americana, Folk, Indie, Music, Psychedelic, Rock

More From Coke Weed

Coke Weed were one of our favourite discoveries of last year and their new album Nice Dreams has been seducing us further and further with each play – each track like tendrils of fog swirling round your head, elusive and smoky, but gradually revealing their irresistible delights. They have made a video for new single, Jimmy which they are also giving away as a free … Continue reading More From Coke Weed

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Americana, Folk, Indie, Music, Rock

Introducing >>> Sci-Fi Romance

LA’s Sci-Fi Romance describe themselves as an alt-folk band and have a new album, The Ghost of John Henry due out on May 8th. Their music has attracted the moniker ‘steam folk’ and they have been compared with the Decemberists and Nick Cave, but there are nods to punk and even metal in the mix too. Enough then to make us want to give the … Continue reading Introducing >>> Sci-Fi Romance

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