Ethan Jano is a young folk singer, whose guttural vocals and peculiar delivery feel akin to the dust bowl protest songs of the 30s and 50s which blended traditional folk with rhythm and blues and even a bit of rockabilly swagger. It is a musical style inherited from a working class life that he has always known – raised in rural Pennsylvania, he was one of eight children … Continue reading Introducing >>> Ethan Jano
A couple of things that we love are The Walking Dead (roll on the continuation of Season 5 next month) and psych-punk. An unlikely combination you might think, but not so. Enter Margaret Mead is a primitivist psych-punk band from Brooklyn, made up of the former members of other bands who share an interest in cultural anthropology. Ape Tag is an estranged love song, inspired by … Continue reading Introducing >>> Margaret Mead
Following the release of her critically acclaimed album The Innocents, Pennsylvanian artist Weyes Blood (aka Natalie Mering) will play two UK shows in February, on Saturday 21st at the Old Blue Last in London (free show), and the day after at the Glad Cafe in Glasgow To mark the dates, their is a new video for album track Bad Magic directed by conceptual artist Joey Frank and shot … Continue reading New Video: Weyes Blood – Bad Magic
The new album from Diagrams (aka ex-Tunng member Sam Genders), titled Chromatics was officially released today on Full Time Hobby. A blend of folk, electronica, synths and melodic pop that combine to deliver a calmer, warmer whole than his previous record Black Light. Check out one of the standout tracks, the lovely Gentle Morning Song below. . Continue reading Diagrams – Gentle Morning Song
Wild Pink’s sound can perhaps best be described as paradoxical. The band’s songs are all at once eerie yet comforting, dissonant yet oddly satisfying, mysterious yet undoubtedly intimate. With an intriguing blend of power pop and singer songwriter, Wild Pink contradicts all expectations. The band used to play together as the electronic pop group Challenger. After shedding the electronics a handful of EPs are surfacing, … Continue reading Wild Pink – 2 Songs EP
Our regular round up of the songs you really should have heard already this week, chief among them a brand new song from MM fave Sharon Van Etten, a couple of cracking covers and a newly discovered Jason Molina song with Will Oldham and Alasdhair Roberts. Enjoy. 1. Sharon Van Etten – I Don’t Want To Let You Down 2. The Smoke Fairies – Steal Softly … Continue reading Eight Songs You Should Have Heard This Week
David Strange has shared his new single, Lion Tattoo from his debut self-titled EP, out on the 20th January. It follows the whimsical, carnivalesque Vitamin Pills, and his riff-heavy psych jam Aztec Corn. This time he shows a different side of his EP with a folksy lullaby. Listen to all three…. . . . . Continue reading MM Shorts 651: David Strange
The Barr Brothers have unveiled an excellent video for their single Love Ain’t Enough, filmed through one continuous shot of 50 cardboard cut-outs and 15 paintings, totalling 2100 frames. The track is taken from the Montreal based band’s current album Sleeping Operator, which is out now on Secret City Records. . Continue reading New Video: The Barr Brothers – Love Ain’t Enough
The latest act to burst out of Brighton, Spit Shake Sisters operate on a sinister and snarling brand of psych garage. Influenced by White Denim, The Stooges and Ty Segall, current single Blasphemer is a swirling combination of angst, self-assured swagger and doom-surf rock. Give it a spin. . Continue reading MM Shorts 650: Spit Shake Sisters
Formed in 2010, the marvellously monikered Maudlin Strangers is actually the project of Agoura Hills, California native Jake Hays. Recorded in Hays’ bedroom, the debut Overdose EP (available from 20th January via Vagrant Records) simply started life as an “opportunity to play each instrument,” says Hays. What can only be described as dark indie rock, the four track EP combines sombre lyricism masked by light, upbeat … Continue reading MM Shorts 649: Maudlin Strangers
