We’ve been trawling through a whole mass of videos recently and here are some of our favourites assembled for your viewing and listening pleasure. First up is Crybaby’s video for excellent debut I Cherish The Heartbreak More Than The Love That I Lost, shot in the gloomy surrounds of Bristol hospital and is a noirish loveletter to the exquisite pain of a broken heart. a … Continue reading Mega Video Round Up
Matt Cranstoun is a singer-songwriter comfortable and confident enough to imbue his music with genres and styles that should, by rights, probably be more used to staying well away from one another. So is then that despite a classic troubadour’s husky drawl and some classic folk chops, funk and soul and some classic rock are bedded in too, and the results, whether backing whispered intimacy … Continue reading New Single From Matt Cranstoun
Where Is Parker Griggs? is a collection of songs from the excellent Alive Naturalsound label, with exclusive tracks from artists such as Hacienda,Buffalo Killers, Black Diamond Heavies, Radio Moscow and more. Over the past three years it has undoubtedly become one of our favourite labels and we have posted many times about the bands on their roster including Henry’s Funeral Shoe, Gardens and White Noise Sound. Founded … Continue reading New Compilation From Alive Naturalsound
Valentine’s Day sees the release of Hearts & Arrows, the new record from a pretty new incarnation of Danny & The Champions Of The World. To mark the occasion they will be heading out with Billy Vincent on The Pubs Rock Tour (dates below) and are also giving away You Don’t Know (My Heart Is In The Right Place) for free as well. The record is … Continue reading New From Danny & The Champions Of The World
Our final Top Ten selection comes courtesy of the lovely, and ever radiant, Mrs Mackerel. Over to you girl! It’s been a great musical year. But such a plethora of riches always presents a problem – what’s a girl to choose? Fortunately some fine contributions in the preceding week means most bases are covered. Live gigs, although few and far between this year, have been … Continue reading MM’s 2011 Top Ten Series: No 9 Mrs Mackerel
Punk-blues-rock trashman James Leg of The Black Diamond Heavies will be closing out 2011 with a series of live dates – to mark the tour he has made another track from his excellent solo album Solitary Pleasure available for free download. Get the tour dates from his Facebook page here. Download James Leg – Do How You Wanna mp3 (from Solitary Pleasure) Download James Leg – Drowning … Continue reading MM Shorts 49: More From James Leg
This months Mojo magazine has a free cover disc reinterpreting the Rolling Stones classic album Sticky Fingers. The idea behind the collection was simple: ask a number of modern-day soul and soul-influenced artists to pay tribute to the Stones most soulful album. So we have eleven covers including Aloe Blacc & Joel Van Dijk, Alice Russell and Lee Fields amongst others. We’ve provided a couple … Continue reading Mojo’s Sticky Fingers Tribute Album
New York’s Little Racer are the Y&L Club label’s newest signing – a three piece producing sonic amalgamations of surf-indie-motown-pop. As an introduction they are giving away the track Little Racer, soon to be followed by their debut single and a trip to London. Have a listen to the rest of their self-titled EP too. Download Little Racer – Little Racer mp3 (from Little Racer … Continue reading Introducing…Little Racer
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
Way too much good stuff has been flooding our in-box. Way too little time to give it a proper write-up and give these artists the space they deserve. Anyway, what it means is a Friday smorgasbord of treats to choose from. Something for everyone we guarantee. First up is Vandaveer. A worthy pretender to the thrones left behind by Vic Chesnutt or Sparklehorse some might say. … Continue reading Mega Round-Up
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