Following hot on the heels of our plug for the latest edition of Uncut magazine, comes this one for the latest edition of Mojo. The cover CD is another classic album reinterpretation – this time of Harvest and features artists such as Villagers, the Smoke Fairies, Danny And The Champions of the World and Sam Amidon. Of particular interest to us was the inclusion of … Continue reading Phosphorescent cover Neil Young for Mojo
White Wilderness, the new album from John Vanderslice, is out January 25 in the US. Due to his collaboration with the Magik*Magik Orchestra, the songs are more effortless and carefree in their execution yet more expansive in their arrangements. Listen to album opener Sea Salt and you’ll hear exactly what we mean. For a limited time, in addition to the standard pre-order that includes a … Continue reading New Album from John Vanderslice
So It Goes is the first single from Akron/Family’s new album S/T II: The Cosmic Birth and Journey of Shinju TNT. It is a soulful psych-bounce over a groove both surly and sexy. The riff is sticky, and the whole boat seems to sway with abandon while Upsetters-style backup singers keep you swaying in agreement…and just then the wind picks up and tosses you into … Continue reading Akron/Family: New Track
As any recent, or regular, reader of MM will know Wooden Wand is a stonewall favourite round these parts, featuring prominently in the end-of-year best of lists for both tracks and albums. So we wanted to let you know, and to urge you, to get behind his Kickstarter project to fund a new album to be recorded under the name Wooden Wand & The Briarwood … Continue reading Support Wooden Wand’s Kickstarter Project
The Indianapolis quartet We Are Hex have been quite busy these last few months: releasing their acclaimed sophomore album Hail The Goer on (My Old Kentucky Blog’s) Roaring Colonel Records, and touring like crazy to promote it. The band has released a new video for their song We Are The Goer (found on Hail The Goer). The video was directed by Nathan Karamanski, and can … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends…We Are Hex
Although we don’t often mention ‘news’ items we did just want to let you know that the wonderful Joe Pug will play his first UK headline show later this month at the Relentless Garage in London and will precede this with a couple of dates in Dublin and Glasgow. There are only a few tickets left for the London show so you’ll need to be … Continue reading Joe Pug’s UK Headline Show
The new issue of Uncut magazine has a quite excellent free cover CD containing new album tasters from 15 bands including the likes of The Low Anthem, The Decemberists, Iron & Wine, Joan As Policewoman, Drive-By Truckers and Arbouretum as well as a couple of new bands to us such as the rather good Lucky Strikes with their Crazy Horse influenced tale of boxing champ Frankie Valentinez, … Continue reading Uncut’s Cover CD is a Cracker
In 2005, Chad Kichula sold his truck to pay for his first album. The result was a self-titled Americana/roots-rock album that showed he could craft lyrics and tell a story with the best of them. In 2007, Chad went into the studio to record a three song EP entitled Better in the Morning. It featured acoustic compositions which Chad was already playing on the road. In … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends…Chad Kichula
The Twilight Singers will return with their first new album in five years in February with the release of the much anticipated Dynamite Steps on SubPop. Try the taut, driving, full-on sonic assault of On The Corner and consider your appetite well and truly whetted! Visit their website here. Download The Twilight Singers – On The Corner mp3 (from Dynamite Steps) Continue reading Return of the Twilight Singers
Céleigh Chapman grew up singing country standards in the juke joints of Bakersfield, California. Isaac Watters was born in Mexico City, Mexico and raised in Tucson, and spent much of his youth in El Coyol, Mexico. He is an artist, writer and architect. Celeigh and Isaac met and began performing together in Los Angeles. Coyol is the result: whiskey bravery and absinthe romanticism, a collision … Continue reading Introducing…Coyol
