Fanfarlo’s debut album, the folk tinged, literate indie pop of Reservoir was one of the success stories of 2009, seemingly coming out of nowhere to generate a lot of buzz and deserved critical acclaim. At times it seemed The Walls Are Coming Down was on repeat play on BBC 6 Music. Two years later, and to the news that the band have now finished recording their … Continue reading The Return Of Fanfarlo
Ha Ha Tonka’s latest album Death Of A Decade is a gem and one we find ourselves playing more and more often. Original giveaway track, Usual Suspects has been hugely popular with all the Mackerel clan and associates ever since we first posted it, and to celebrate a new run of tour dates, the band have made a second single available for free download. So, … Continue reading New From Ha Ha Tonka
Another month, another free digital mix from Insound. This time there are tracks from Zola Jesus, Ganglians, the wonderful Case Studies, WU LYF, Nurses and many more. As usual we’ve picked a couple of our favourites below or you can grab the whole thing for free just by clicking here – but only for the next week or so. Download The Regents – Cinder Machine … Continue reading September’s Free Digital Mix From Insound
Fresh from seeing him wow the crowds at the weekend, and hot on the heels of yesterday’s End of the Road review, comes a new track from Kurt Vile. The Creature comes from a new EP So Outta Reach, which will also contain a cover of Springsteen’s Downbound Train. The EP will also be released as part of a deluxe edition of Smoke Ring For My Halo. … Continue reading New From Kurt Vile
It is true to say that our first visit to the End of the Road Festival last year was without doubt the best music event (bar SxSW) we had ever attended. A superb line-up, brilliant layout, and festival goers who were there for the music rather than the ‘experience’ ensured three days of superb entertainment. It meant we bought tickets immediately they went on sale … Continue reading The End of The Road Festival: A Review
We were big, big fans of Vanish Valley’s self-titled debut album (a lovely mix of rootsy folk and hazy country psychedelia) that we got hold of back in the summer of last year, so we were delighted to learn that the band have expanded in number and will release new album Get Good in September on the Hard Bark label. Once again, perfectly blending elements of … Continue reading New Album From Vanish Valley
Just before we left for the End of the Road Festival, we received a lovely 7″ single in the mail – with a cover made of wood. It was from a band called The Hunting Accident who consist of members of Arlo (Sub Pop), Piebald, and Burning Brides, and this is their first release on The New Black label. Consisting of four tracks of quality indie rock that … Continue reading Introducing…The Hunting Accident
Last month we posted about the excellent new EP from Sissy & The Blisters titled Let Her Go. Here is the video for the title track, and take a listen to another song from the EP, Got No Home. a a Continue reading Sissy & The Blisters Video
We’ve already given you Cheers To The Years from raucous, party good-timers Turf War from their debut album Years of Living Dangerously, which is out on October 18th. To keep up momentum here is the equally enjoyable Summertime Booze, just in time for the end of those long summer nights. Party on. Download Turf War – Summertime Booze mp3 (from Years Of Living Dangerously) Download Turf … Continue reading More From Turf War
The perfect companion track to our earlier post today about Diarrhea Planet comes in the form of Marijuana from Black Pussy. Another slightly iffy band name, and another track crying out for the open road, beer, and a bag of weed. This one comes barrelling down the road a whoopin’ and a hollerin’, wearing a shit-eatin’ grin and its anthemic heart firmly on its sleeve. … Continue reading Introducing…Black Pussy
