The new single from brother and sister duo This Frontier Needs Heroes is called, appropriately enough, 2012. It is another lovely example of their authentic, tumbledown Americana that they seem do so effortlessly. Wonderful stuff – have a listen. a Continue reading MM Shorts 72: New From This Frontier Needs Heroes
Boom Chick are a rock ‘n’ roll duo from Brooklyn whose sound is born out of an ecstatic love for 50s era American rock & roll, blues, surf guitar and early country music. They have a new three track single out on the 20th February, you can listen to the bone rattlingly good title track Shake Can Well below. The first 100 pre-orders will receive the … Continue reading MM Shorts 71: Boom Chick Single
Cheyenne Marie Mize introduced herself internationally on the 10″ release Among the Gold with Bonnie “Prince” Billy – an inventive take on a variety of late 19th century American parlor music handpicked by her and Will Oldham. We first discovered her when we posted her Valentine’s Day recording – a lush and spine-tingling cover of said same Bonnie Prince Billy’s I Called You Back from his 2006 release The Letting Go. Her … Continue reading New EP From Cheyenne Marie Mize
Clash Magazine regularly offer up their free Cross Section digital mix of new music and the latest is well worth taking a moment to download. It features tracks from Beth Jeans Houghton, Catherine A.D., Stealing Sheep and Rough Fields amongst others. They also have a link to an excellent free Cargo Records sampler of the best of their 2011 offerings – artists include Wire, Howe … Continue reading Free Clash Magazine Digital Mix
Here is a quick and dirty round up of some of the new tracks starting to circulate the web and on some of our favourite blogs. A chance to pick up any you might have missed… We have some very tasty surf infused pop from Vivian Girl Katy Goodman’s side project Le Sera, a second taste from Of Montreal’s imminent new album, some viciously uncompromising … Continue reading New Year Round Up
Well I started off writing the old looking forward, looking back, eating less, drinking less, spending less routine. But then I thought bollocks, why state the obvious when I never do anyway? January comes around with increasing swiftness the older I get, so it’s with a wince of mental planning and a little bit of trepidation that I look forward to this year’s thrills and … Continue reading Mrs Mackerel’s TFI Friday (6th January)
In all the craziness of Christmas our in-box got overwhelmed with videos from all sorts of interesting folk. So here’s your chance to give them a viewing and pick up one or two nice mp3s. Those Lavender Whales have come up with a novel way of showcasing their track Growth In Question from their new record, Tomahawk Of Praise, which is due for release on … Continue reading Mega Video Round-up
Garage/surf rock supergroup Darling Pet Munkee, as part of their series of tunes celebrating the many bizarre items that were sold in comic-book ads of yore, is releasing Kung-Fu Sandals, a grungy tune with screaming guitars, a fuzzy interpretation of the famous Oriental theme, and vocals that channel The Violent Femmes. Grab it for nowt below. This is the edgy last installment of their EP … Continue reading MM Shorts 70: Darling Pet Munkee
We posted back in October about Last American Buffalo and their excellent free self-titled EP of dusty, sunbaked Americana. They have returned with a new song, Yucca Bacatta which comes with a short statement “Getting your heart ripped out makes for a lot of songs. So cheers.” They have also made this song available for free. Have a listen and then download it. a Continue reading New From Last American Buffalo
Night Genes sing bold, dark folk infused songs that are sometimes traditional, sometimes experimental, but always engaging. Unlike much currently on offer, their new album Like The Blood is full of tracks that have a underlying core strength, which gives them the capacity to hold the listener’s attention and invokes the Old West in a way that seems effortlessly authentic. Grab yourself Cyber Me below, … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends…Night Genes
