Author Archives: Michael Eades

PUJOL “Manufactured Crisis Control”

The latest video from PUJOL’s Kludge (out now on Saddle Creek) is directed by Everything Is Terrible – a collective of VHS enthusiasts that manage to cobble together the worst of the straight-to-video releases from the formats heyday and cut them together into something new and entrancing.  To be perfectly honest, the chaotic nature of the […]

Kopecky “Quarterback”

Formerly known as Kopecky Family Band, the freshly renamed Kopecky has a new album – Drug for the Modern Age – coming down the pipe via ATO Records on May 19th. 

ELEL – ELEL EP

Just recently dug into the new ELEL EP and it’s got one very strong thing going for it – fun. The band name is fun to say, the album title is fun to type out and the music within is upbeat, fun and infectious in the good ways.  I always enjoyed the songwriting prowess of […]

Joe Pisapia “Burned Out”

Enjoying this preview of Joe Pisapia’s forthcoming album, Nightvision. The artwork by Sam Smith is what drew me in but the enjoyable pop with a melancholy edge kept me around. 

Penicillin Baby “Stick It Out”

It’s always a treat to see a Nashville band pop up on the deluge of PR emails that I get on a daily basis. Looks like Penicillin Baby has given themselves an upgrade and are promoting their newest track “Stick It Out” – potentially from a forthcoming full-length album. I’m happy to hear anything new […]

MELK – All The Punk Girls

Three Rhode Island natives transplanted to Nashville making bedroom rock-and-roll. Moreso, making enjoyable, carefree, rock-and-roll. There’s something particularly endearing about opening your album with a song called “Us Being Silly” and then following that up with some riff-rock properly mixed with classic rock style guitar solos. Keep an eye on these guys

Bryan Dixon “Only God Can Stop Me Now”

I received a message from Bryan Dixon asking to check out his EP, Never Be Hopeless, as he had poured his heart and soul into the creation of the three songs. It’s hard to turn down that kind of enthusiasm!  After diving in it’s definitely a little outside what you normally hear on WOTT but […]

V to Z “Ape Tree”

The monthly track experiment continues from V to Z (Joshua Moore) with this sometimes creepy instrumental piece. 

NPR First Listen: Andrew Combs, All These Dreams Well done Andrew Combs – an NPR First Listen feels like a legit honor. 

save/quit “in tights”

I’ll be real, at first listen I thought this new track from Save/Quit may not be for me but there’s a cool, reserved, sweet sadness to it that builds over time. Sit with it and let it grow on it, as I’m sure it will.