New Music Discovery

Finding new music for the WOTT podcasts is never an easy task but I recently noticed that Bandcamp has integrated a tiny bit of tagging to their service that allows you to search by region. So, I fired up the Nashville and Murfreesboro tags in search of new and undiscovered gems. I’m not saying all of these things are headed for a future podcast but it’s always interesting to hear a diverse bit of musical offerings from our fair town. Here are a few of my findings…

• Ramus – Machines Are Good – post-rock instrumental hard rock / metal onslaught. A genre that, as far as I’m concerned, is a Nashville rarity.
• Lawrence Crow – 1/f – abstract, ethereal, experimental electronic music. Maybe not something you’d jam out to in your car with the sunroof down but it creates a nice wall-of-sound aural setting at times.
• And The Relatives – Below and Above – apparently ATR has released a smattering of b-sides; all worth snagging.
• Yoseph y la Zilla! – Machine – a bit of electronic bedroom pop.. misfires a few places (autotune should be banned) but a fresh switch up.
• Whales – Departure – four song EP of big riff / wall-of-sound / shoegaze rock.

There’s a lot to wade through but I recommend giving it a spin and seeing what you come up with.