Eels have just premiered their upcoming single New Alphabet. The track appears on the new album Wonderful, Glorious due out 5th February. The single will be available digitally this Tuesday, 18th December. Have a listen. Continue reading More From Eels
This morning we have the foot-stomping guitar-violin duo October Gold, jagged, dark punk from Dead Wolf Club, some old-timey waltz from the 85 year old Dick Hyman and his daughter Judy, and the soulful pop-psych of former Rodeo Massacre front-woman Izzy Lindqwister. a a Click through for free download. a a Continue reading Videos of the Day: October Gold || Dead Wolf Club || Dick Hyman & Judy Hyman || Izzy Lindqwister
Burnt out skies and a peyote drenched moonlight glow above an ancient indian burial ground in the Southern California desert created the landscape for the music of Los Angeles five piece, Blackfeet Braves. Drawing comparisons to fellow SoCal acts like The Growlers and Allah-las, Blackfeet Braves self-titled debut is a twelve song offering of 60s era psychedelia bathed in twangy reverb and infectious melody, resulting … Continue reading Introducing >>>Blackfeet Braves
Hey Sholay are a five-piece group of musicians, filmmakers and artists from Sheffield and Leeds, who play a breed of psychedelic independent pop with a hint of the Northern Lights captured in a jam jar. We posted a video of theirs back in the summer and they have announced that the final single to be released from their debut album ((O)) is Wishbone (Wish Wish … Continue reading MM Shorts 280: New Single From Hey Sholay
Today’s offerings are a blistering live version of The Desert She Screams from Kansas Bible Company’s American Songwriter session, a folky, ethereal offering from Bo Bruce, one of the best ‘festive’ tunes we’ve heard so far this year from Foxtails Brigade, and the first single from Regret Less, the latest album from Richard Walters. a a Download for free here. a a Continue reading Videos of the Day: Kansas Bible Company || Bo Bruce || Foxtails Brigade || Richard Walters
Vancouver’s indie-folkers Said The Whale have just released a collection of all the Christmas EPs they’ve recorded throughout the years. The ten track album is available as a pay-what-you-want download from their Bandcamp page here. Continue reading Said The Whale’s Christmas EP Collection
The Black Keys came roaring out of the second wave of garage rock revivalists, bringing blues and psychedelic rock to the forefront of popular music again. Classical music collective The Vitamin String Quartet latest effort VSQ Performs The Black Keys pays tribute to the duo’s grittiest songs with unique string arrangements of Lonely Boy, Tighten Up and more. Have a listen to Gold On The … Continue reading MM Shorts 279: Vitamin String Quartet Cover The Black Keys
Josh Ritter has a new album, The Beast In Its Tracks, due out on 5th March next year. He wrote and recorded this record in the 18 months after his marriage had fallen apart. They are personal songs, stark even – little nuggets of spite, remorse or happiness – with a corresponding simplicity of production. Listen to Joy To You Baby. Pre-order the album here. Continue reading MM Shorts 278: New From Josh Ritter
Today we have a festive video from La’s Correatown, the bewitching new single from Ólöf Arnalds, a new song from Frightened Rabbit’s forthcoming album Pedestrian Verse and hotly tipped newcomers Kodaline’s latest video – a cover of LCD Soundsystem’s All My Friends. a a a a Continue reading Videos of the Day: Correatown || Frightened Rabbit || Ólöf Arnalds || Kodaline
After meeting in San Francisco and learning each other’s melodies, San Francisco’s Avi Vinocur and North Carolina’s Patrick Dyer Wolf named their band after the ghost town of Goodnight, Texas, which sits halfway between their respective homes. They found their stylistic midpoint amidst old wooden instruments and a vision of late nineteenth century blue collar America – a grittier, simpler, more mysterious world full of raw … Continue reading MM’s 5:1 Interview No 4: Goodnight, Texas
