Mountain Man unveil new song, announce tour dates

If the Coen Brothers had decided to make Oh Brother, Where Art Thou? a decade later, it’s a pretty safe bet to suggest that Vermont based trio Mountain Man would be the obvious choice to take over the mantel of old-timers Emmy Lou Harris, Gillian Welch and Alison Kraus during the movie soundtrack highlight ‘Didn’t Leave Nobody but the Baby’. Echoes of the films plaintive accapella chants and heartbreaking Appalachian folk are strewn across Mountain Man’s debut Made The Harbor, however on ‘Play It Right’ – a brand new song filmed last month in the darkest depths of East London – we see the all-girl group reaching for a more R&B based tone.

Made The Harbor is out now via Bella Union.

Mountain Man will be playing shows throughout the UK beginning this Wednesday (25 August) with label mates The Low Anthem…

We’re giving away FIVE pairs of tickets for the St. Giles show on Thursday 2 September. To win a pair, simply email competition@thelineofbestfit.com with the subject line: GIMME MOUNTAIN MAN – we’ll randomly select five winners from our virtual hat. Winners will be contacted via email. Closing date is Wednesday 1 September @ 5pm.

Wednesday 25 August – BRIGHTON – Komedia (with The Low Anthem)
Thursday 26 August – YORK – Pocklington Arts Centre (with The Low Anthem)
Saturday 28 August – INVERNESS – Bogbain Farm (with The Low Anthem)
Sunday 29 August – ABERDEEN – The Tunnels (with The Low Anthem)
Monday 30 August – EDINBURGH – Queens Hall (with The Low Anthem)
Wednesday 1 September – BRISTOL – Colston Hall (with Jonsi)
Thursday 2 September – LONDON – St. Giles (£10 – Headline Show)
Saturday 4 September – IRELAND – Electric Picnic
Sunday 5 September – GLASGOW – Academy (with Jonsi)
Monday 6 September – MANCHESTER – Academy (with Jonsi)
Wednesday 8 September – LEEDS – Academy (with Jonsi)
Thursday 9 September – BIRMINGHAM – Academy (with Jonsi)
Saturday 11 September – ISLE OF WIGHT – Bestival
Sunday 12 September – DORSET – End of the Road Festival
Monday 13 September – BOURNEMOUTH – Academy (with Jonsi)
Tuesday 14 September – BRIGHTON – Dome (with Jonsi)
Wednesday 15 September – LONDON – Campire Trails at the Troxy (with The Felice Brothers)