The longest day has come and gone, and halfway through the year we are. It seemed a good point to reflect and share thirty of our favourite albums of 2014 so far, and so here they are, in strictly alphabetical order of course… . The Amazing Snakeheads – Amphetamine Ballads . Amen Dunes – Love . Avers – Empty Light . Dan Baker – Pistol In … Continue reading Favourite Albums of 2014 (So Far)
Here is Silver Timothy the first taste of Damien Jurado’s forthcoming album Brothers and Sisters of the Eternal Son, due out on the 20th January. One listen and we were hooked. . Continue reading Damien Jurado – Silver Timothy
Another quick round-up of our favourite new tracks gathered via all sources digital, via our in-box, our favourite blogs, the internet at large, and best of all those CDs that arrive out of the blue. This week we can offer you the Byrdsian jangle of White Fence’s It Will Never Be, more high octane, clattering punk riffage from Terry Malts, Grouper’s unique ethereal ambience comes … Continue reading Thursday Means Eight of the Best
Only recently we posted the lovely taster track from Damien Jurado’s forthcoming album Maraqopa. He isn’t relaxing though, because now he too has recorded a reverent and devoted cover of Christmas Time Is Here, the Vince Guaraldi classic from A Charlie Brown Christmas. So grab it below, enjoy and compare with the the version we posted by Woods just a few days ago here. Download … Continue reading Christmas Post 6: Damien Jurado
Here is another collection of tunes we’ve gathered from our in-box and the internet – we’d like to have more time to do them justice, but nevertheless a cornucopia of pleasures awaits you we promise! First up is the consistently wonderful Damien Jurado with some authentic, strummed desert blues. Nothing Is The News is the first taste of his forthcoming album Maraqopa. Download Damien Jurado – … Continue reading Mad Mackerel’s Mega Round Up
Busy, busy, busy today but wanted to post this. Cloudy Shoes is from Damien Jurado’s forthcoming album Saint Bartlett. Out on May 25th. Visit his MySpace here. Pre-order the album here. Download Damien Jurado – Cloudy Shoes mp3 (from Saint Bartlett) Continue reading New from Damien Jurado
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