The Mahogany Sessions // Chief
For us, Chief are one of the most exciting bands to emerge over the past year or so. They’re the latest Domino Records signing and definitely a big priority for the Autumn and beyond.
With Santa Monica as their hometown, Chief are representing the true musical roots of the sunshine state -- no Botox involved.
The sun was shining during our session with them at Lounge on the Farm festival earlier in the summer and they performed two outstanding unplugged renditions from their upcoming album, Modern Rituals.
Chief -- Mighty Proud
Chief -- Night and Day
Little Comets
Getting a record deal with a major label ain’t always as it good as it may sound -- it definitely wasn’t for Little Comets.
I caught Little Comets play Hoxton Bar & Grill just before they got signed up by Columbia (Sony) and nothing really happened after that -- well stuff happened but the expected launches didn’t and they parted ways.
Now their creative shackles are free, under a smaller and more nurturing record label and they’re currently gearing up for a proper reintroduction to the scene.
Their next single titled Isles is about to be released but we’ve got a sneak peak of a demo from the studio which is all yours to download and enjoy.
Little Comets -- Intelligent Animals -- download
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They might look like your run-of-the-mill indie band but these Northern boys possess a very original sound -- pure and cheeky.
Little Comets -- Adultery
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The Mahogany Sessions // Everything Everything – Schoolin’ + Giveaway
So Everything Everything were shortlisted by BBC for their Sound of 2010 and since then have toured extensively with their unique genre-blending music.
The 4-piece, from all over the British Isles joined us for a Mahogany Session on a lovely green terrace in East London and it all went perfectly so sit back and enjoy an acoustic version of Schoolin’!
Everything Everything -- Schoolin’
Everything Everything -- MY KZ, UR BF
We’re giving away the t-shirt that was signed by the entire band (seen pictured above) and you can get your hands on it by entering the competition.
- Send an email with the title ‘Everything Everything Giveaway’ to competitions@themahoganyblog.com with your full name, full address details and date of birth.
- The draw comes to a close at 23:59 (GMT) on 10th September and a winner will be announced shortly after.
This is competition is now closed. Thanks to all the applicants!
Bootleg #1 – Everything You Wanted (DJ Mujava Remix)
We don’t post any mp3′s that aren’t expressly permitted by labels, artists , management etc but it’s no secret that there’s a hell of a lot of tunes on YouTube that aren’t technically allowed but hasn’t got shit to do with us!!
This new editorial section will feature some top-notch bootleg YouTube videos that we love and we’ll leave the legal bit to the uploader!
First up is DJ Mujava’s remix of Kele’s next single, Everything You Wanted.
Kele -- Everything You Wanted (DJ Mujava and DJ Qness Remix)
Blog image by Guz Manzano
Pigeons
They performed the upcoming single exclusively for us just a couple of weeks ago and now the official video is just gone online and it’s excellent.
The Hundred In The Hands -- Pigeons
The Mahogany Sessions // The Hundred In The Hands -- Pigeons
