Author Archives: Michael Eades

Sad Baxter “Doubt”

My apologies for sleeping on Sad Baxter. They put out a full-length album back in 2016 entitled Weirdy and it just slipped right past me. I had the pleasure of seeing them play The East Room last weekend with The By Gods and they really left an impression. Their vibe is a bit of the […]

Makeup and Vanity Set – Jogger (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

It’s actually fortunate that it’s a bit dreary in Nashville today because it serves as an appropriate backdrop to the new surprise release from Makeup and Vanity Set, the soundtrack to the short film Jogger. As with much of MAVS (friendly nickname) catalog, it’s a dark and foreboding piece of work; particularly fitting for a […]

PANGS “NEXT TO ME”

Today, August 4th, Bandcamp is donating 100% of their profits to the Transgender Law Center in support of Transgender Rights. Read more about that, here. In support of this movement, PANGS has released a new song, “Next to Me”, that you can purchase for as little as $1 or if you’re looking to donate more to […]

*repeat repeat – “Girlfriend”

*repeat repeat “Girlfriend” I’ve had *repeat repeat’s “Plugged In” in rotation for over a year, never tiring of it’s charms. In that time, they signed to Dangerbird Records and formally announced the release of their album Floral Canyon on September 15th.  All that is to say, I’ve been anticipating new music from the band for awhile […]

Jessica Lea Mayfield “Sorry Is Gone”

The first single, and title track, from Jessica Lea Mayfield’s forthcoming album Sorry Is Gone is now streaming in this desert-set musical-chairs new video or over on Spotify. The album will be available September 29th. (Source: https://www.youtube.com/)

The Privates – OST

If you haven’t found the time to watch the short film, The Privates, inspired by the band of the same name; do so stat. If you have watched it, you’ll want to steer yourself over to the Original Score now available on Bandcamp and revisit the three main pieces from the film as well as […]

Bully “Feel the Same”

The first track from Bully’s forthcoming sophomore album, and Sub Pop debut, Losing emerged in the form of “Feel the Same.” As one would hope, it’s a logical extension of the grunge vibe from the debut album, Feels Like, but with a bit more polish and layering up of harmonies. Or maybe it’s entirely different than that, […]

Volume 89

After compiling this edition of the podcast I immediately starting putting together the *next* volume; quickly tearing through all of the great music that has come out recently.

Jonesiii From the Moon – The Moon is Watching Us

I know very little about Jonesiii From the Moon, aka Dedrick Jones, but the four tracks he’s posted on Bandcamp as a preview for his forthcoming album, The Moon is Watching Us (due Sept 10th),  is a compelling argument for learning more. The overall tone is laid back but he’s managed to mix mysterious spacey vibes […]

Dark Party – Demos

Total honesty policy, typically when I hear a group of songs that begins with a soft acoustic guitar coupled with hushed, intimate, vocals I tend to skip ahead to the next thing. Fortunately, when listening to the Demos from Dark Party, aka Carmen Canedo, I forced myself to indulge a bit further and discovered some […]

Night Machine – Demo 2017.07.09

The tags for Night Machine’s first batch of demo’s describe the band as “metal”, “retro” and “synthwave” – a combination that can be embarrassingly cheesy when not correctly balanced. Fortunately, based on these three demo tracks, the band seems to have figured out the right formula. It’s certainly over the top at times but that’s an intentional dramatic […]

The By Gods “Rat In My House”

The first taste of The By Gods forthcoming album, Move On (due Oct 2017), has surfaced in the form of this phenomenal Jonathan Hagans directed video. If you’re familiar with the music videos of The Pixies from the 90′s, you should feel right at home with the desaturated tones, lens distortions and wandering lights. The songs […]