The wonderful Mountain Man who I caught at SXSW where “three girls huddled around a trio of microphones and wonderful things happened,” will release Made The Harbor through Bella Union on June 11th. ‘Animal Tracks’ is a newly re-recorded version that will appear on the album – it’s a thing of gentle, comforting beauty.
Mountain Man – ‘Animal Tracks’ by Bella Union
Molly Erin Sarle, Alexandra Sauser-Monnig and Amelia Randall Meath will play Crawdaddy, Dublin on July 2nd where it will Amelia’s 22nd birthday. Do wish her a happy one. Tickets are €13 with booking fee.. You can get their debut EP from Bandcamp for $5.

Niall Byrne is the founder of the most-influential Irish music site Nialler9, where he has been writing about music since 2005 . He is the co-host of the Nialler9 Podcast and has written for the Irish Times, Irish Independent, Cara Magazine, Sunday Times, Totally Dublin, Red Bull and more. Niall is a DJ, founder of Lumo Club, club promoter, event curator and producer of gigs, listening parties & events in Dublin.
Alex Bleeker does a lovely (gnarly) cover on his album, here’s a live version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvnwSB_3sps