Enjoy this first track from Okey Dokey – the collaborative project of Sol Cat guitarist Johny Fisher and bassist Aaron Martin. It’s got a bit of a doo-wop  mixed with bedroom pop psychedelia vibe going on. I look forward to more. via No Country for New Nashville
The Lees of Memory – Unnecessary Evil The second full-length from The Lees of Memory is available for pre-order over on PledgeMusic. I can not imagine a scenario in which this album is disappointing, so go ahead and get it.
*repeat repeat – Podcast Podcast Did you know repeat repeat has a podcast now in its tenth episode? Well, they do and it’s quite enjoyable. Go give it a listen and then go see them on April 5th at Third and Lindsley.
It’s been a minute since we’ve heard from Bravemaker but, slowly but surely, he’s been releasing some great new songs at a pleasingly trickle pace. The latest, “1234567″, a fuzzed out, rolling-tempo rock song. The choral oohs are undeniable.
Remember when I recently admitted to being totally shocked that some legit Vaporwave was coming out of Murfreesboro? Well, turns out that there’s plenty more where that came from. Ardis Tilson is a man of many projects and Usenet just happens to be his Vaporwave moniker, done in great collaboration with Lauren Croney. To be […]
Aaron Robinson has collaborated with Patrick Damphier and Kyle Andrews for this brooding, rather emotionally crushing song. Robinson’s voice has always had an indescribable weight to it but pair it with a song about gun violence and you’ve got some serious oomph. Oddly, they still managed to make the song catchy and enjoyable, despite the […]
Despite my initial enjoyment of their album, Vanishing Ink, I’d never encountered the music video for the lead track “Portrait in Smoke†until recently. It is a mesmerizing montage of vintage clips meshed together into a dreamscape that manages to bring out the best of the frantic energy of the song and the more lulling tones […]
Dead Air: The Rise and Ruin of College Radio I’m very excited to see the official announcement of the new documentary film from Steve Haruch and Doug Lehmann covering the lifespan of College Radio. There’s not much to report at this time but you can follow along with the production over on Instagram – which […]
Naming your band RIFFT will set certain expectations to any potential audience. There better be some guitars and they better be real big. Fortunately, RIFFT delivers on that promise with four tracks of epic proportion. Not only are the guitars big but they span a range of influences: doom metal, space rock, prog and a […]
I’ve written about them before but Murfreesboro’s Tomato Face exists in a place where I can’t tell if they’re a total joke or a completely serious undertaking with a bizarre aesthetic. Fortunately, there’s plenty of gray space between the two. These two songs will be available via a 7″  on Third Ham Records and feature […]
I wouldn’t have believed it if I hadn’t stumbled upon it myself but Murfreesboro is making some great Vaporwave. The latest from Success Factors hits on all the right production aesthetics (visually and aurally) – reverb-y sax solo’s, MIDI galore and the feeling that you need to rewind the VHS tape when you’re done watching. […]
Recently, someone described We Own This Town as “very sincere.†I couldn’t help but feel a little offended as I took it as a slight that there wasn’t thought or proper critical thinking put into the reviews and posts here. I try to keep things generally positive around these parts and see no reason to write […]
