MM Shorts 127: More From Crystal Bright & The Silver Hands

Crystal Bright & The Silver Hands release Muses & Bones nationally in the US today. Having already offered us the crazed Eastern European burlesque show vibe of Especially Your Mother, we now have the frantic gypsy gallop of Drowned Out and the haunting, soaring melodrama of The Misplaced Zygote. Buy from Bandcamp here. Download Download Crystal Bright & The Silver Hands – The Misplaced Zygote mp3 (from Muses & … Continue reading MM Shorts 127: More From Crystal Bright & The Silver Hands

More From Moonface

We can’t help but think of Enid Blyton’s wartime children’s classic The Magic Faraway Tree whenever we hear the name Moonface, however, Spencer Krug’s incarnation of said name is about as far away from pixies, fairies, magic lands and wholesome well-mannered children innocently called Fanny and Dick as you can get. So having already posted the excellent, full on aural synth/guitar assault of Teary Eyes … Continue reading More From Moonface

Hush Arbors & Arbouretum Split LP For Record Store Day

Thrill Jockey are releasing a split LP by Hush Arbors and Arbouretum on Record Store Day, and we have a track from the Arbouretum side for you to check out and download. In their own ways, each been exploring for years now the intersection of progressive folk and psychedelic rock and so it seems a good fit for a split release. Hush Arbors are all … Continue reading Hush Arbors & Arbouretum Split LP For Record Store Day

More From Orpheum Bell

We recently posted Orpheum Bell’s track Poor Laetitia, describing it as Gypsy Americana or Country & Eastern music. It came from their scheduled new album The Old Sister’s Home, due May 8th and the band have made a new song available for free download. Daddy’s Crying is, as you might expect, a melancholy lament accompanied by suitcase pump organ, shepherd harp, oboe, violin and french horn. Over … Continue reading More From Orpheum Bell

Thursday Means Six More Of The Best

Been a little while since we’ve rounded up a few of the best tunes that have found their way into our iTunes library recently. So, here is a great way to kick off your Thursday with six tracks gathered from our in-box and our favourite blogs. First up is the brooding psych-rock of Creepoid and a slow burning track from Horse Heaven called Dream Out. … Continue reading Thursday Means Six More Of The Best

MM Shorts 123: Wye Oak’s Daytrotter Session

We’ve mentioned it a few times before, but if you’re not parting with $2 per month to access the daily Daytrotter sessions then more fool you. More fool you because, for example, you’ll have missed out on recent sessions from Boxer Rebellion, Slow Club, Nathaniel Rateliff, Avi Buffalo and Heartless Bastards, and you’ll have missed the excellent Wye Oak session from yesterday, that included this … Continue reading MM Shorts 123: Wye Oak’s Daytrotter Session

Stream The New Tom Williams & The Boat Single

Anyone who is more than an occasional visitor to MM will know how much we like Tom Williams & The Boat. A lot. They’ve got a lot going on with their new album eagerly awaited (pre-order here), a brilliant taster out already in the form of My Bones, a release date for the USA (1st May – pre-order here) and now a stream of new … Continue reading Stream The New Tom Williams & The Boat Single

Introducing >>> Palomino

Brooklyn’s Palomino have released a five track digital EP of gently swirling and insistently beguiling alt-Country ballads mixed with gritty and powerfully raw Americana. The results are by turn captivating and dissonantly urgent. They also found some old 1955 footage of the 3rd Avenue elevated train in NYC and edited it to one of the standout tracks from the EP. Ghost Story is a song about old … Continue reading Introducing >>> Palomino