The Shallow End Divers are a rock ‘n’ roll group from Boston. Their lists of influences are intriguing: The Rolling Stones and Beatles, American soul like James Brown, Otis Reading and The Chambers Brothers, Garage rock like The Black Lips, Screaming Females and Jay Reatard. Worth s listen? We thought so. Continue reading Introducing >>> The Shallow End Divers
New York’s Wry Climate have a sound best described as guitar-driven indie rock that combines jangly guitars, complex compositions and squally feedback. A sound that is equally reminiscent of the Byrds, Beach Fossils, Dirty Projectors and Sonic Youth. Comfort Decay is the first track off their new EP that will be coming out later this year. Stream it below or head to their Bandcamp page … Continue reading Introducing >>> Wry Climate
Following on the widespread acclaim for last year’s Young Man In America, Anais Mitchell’s new album, Child Ballads, which she recorded with friend and collaborator Jefferson Hamer, is a collection of traditional songs from our very own British Isles. Named after their 19th century collector, Francis James Child, and already picking up some very decent reviews, it is out in March. Have a listen to the … Continue reading MM Shorts 307: Anais Mitchell & Jefferson Hamer
Laurelin Kruse is a girl from Colorado stuck in Brooklyn and this song is about how she’s always trying to get the hell home. She says “It’s like a meteorite crashing into a Spaghetti Western. Plus, ya know, folk music.” Sounds about right to us, as does the song. Good stuff. It is called Jupiter, listen to it. Download it. Continue reading Introducing >>> Laurelin Kruse
Sun Kil Moon’s bitterly poignant and self-deprecating Among The Leaves was one of our favourite albums of last year and Mark Kozelek has wasted no time in following that up with a collaboration with The Album Leaf titled Perils From The Sea. It would appear that upbeat still remains a distant expectation with titles like Baby In Death Can I Rest Next To Your Grave…only an eight minute … Continue reading Sun Kil Moon & The Album Leaf – Perils From The Sea
So, all things considered January got off to a rip-roaring start where new tunes are concerned. Here is our selection of our best of the month’s downloads (27 in all) and a few new tunes too – more than 30 to pick from, so blow those January blues away with these babies. Prissy Clerks – Bruise or Be Bruised Mix of fuzzed up punk and … Continue reading Mad Mackerel’s Best Of The Month: January 2013
The new Wavves album will be called Afraid of Heights and will be released on the 26th March via Mom + Pop. This is the really rather excellent Demon To Lean On from it. Continue reading MM Shorts 306: New From Wavves
Scowlin Owl are an all-female folk band, low on twee but big on drama and vocal harmonies. Their debut single, called Mifune is a driving, atmospheric song about the relationship between Japan’s most famous actor Toshiro Mifune and legendary film director Akira Kurosawa. Released yesterday, Scowlin Owl are influenced by storytellers from the classic (Dylan, Baez) to the contemporary (Decemberists, Midlake). Any story or concept which inspires may … Continue reading Introducing >>> Scowlin Owl
We have previously posted a couple of videos of Scotland’s Washington Irving’s powerful folk rock. Now we have a stream of the band’s rather tasty new single, Holy Company, which is as guaranteed a toe-tapper as we’ve heard this year and is released on Monday (Feb 4th), via Instinctive Racoon. Have a listen, and check out the b-side too… See them supporting Frightened Rabbit on tour. Feb 8th – … Continue reading New Single From Washington Irving
Portland, Oregon’s Rare Monk have a sound that is both familiar and distinctly their own. With a slew of brand new tracks, Sleep/Attack is their first long player (out 26th February) and a follow up to their excellent Death by Proxy EP (see our original post here). It’s an upbeat and ambitious album that takes inspiration from such diverse concepts as the enormity of the universe to … Continue reading Debut Album From Rare Monk
