A confrontation at a thrift store inspired the 2020 $avvy single “Bag/Purse” and its accompanying phenomenal video. It also exemplifies $avvy’s approach to hip-hop; unafraid and not putting up any fronts. With Boys Wear Pearls, $avvy continues that undaunted approach by showcasing eight tracks that blend a range of influences and beat styles that prop […]
Katy Kirby, Ken Sable, $avvy, Houston Kendrick, Wilderwater, The Blackson with AB Eastwood, DD Island, Pickup Sticks, Jesop, Groh, Young Robot, Snail Male, Jack Silverman
Secret Speech, the latest album from Stuffed Spider, is a fascinating record combining a myriad of surprising elements as instrumentation. The album notes are clear that many of the sounds within are captured from found audio: Tape samples and field recordings from 1997 – 2020, sourced from tapes recorded on street corners, apartments, kitchens, practice […]
Tennessee by Les Ailes The debut Les Ailes album Tennessee is full of secrets, the kind that hide in plain sight but are unseen nonetheless. If that sounds confusing, bear with me. Taking a look at the liner notes for the record you’ll see that it is produced by Mike McCarthy; best known for his […]
The Feature, Lydia Luce, Styrofoam Winos, $avvy, The BlackSon, Pink Sweat$, Casters, The Ragcoats, Soviet Shiska, Enki, Satorian, Dominic Billet, faster is faster
It was recently announced that Spotify Studios launched a new original podcast series called “Bandsplain” – a program in which the host invites a different guest every episode to explain cult bands. This sounded oddly familiar because we here at We Own This Town are partnered with music journalist Olivia Ladd and her podcast Bandsplainer, […]
A fresh blast of memorable garage rock.
No Stress, Bear in the Campsite, Rainsticks, Reaux Marquez, Da Real A1yo, Chuck Indigo, Aaron Lee Tasjan, The Marvelles, Joe Pisapia, Maiden Mother Crone, bloopr, blaqspace_, Nashville Ambient Ensemble, Other Nothing
If it’s not clear yet, we are huge fans of Bandcamp. It’s a music streaming platform designed from the ground up to actually assist in the turbulent task of making money as an artist. As we’ve noted many times before, streaming platforms like Spotify or Apple Music definitely have their role in exposing an artist […]
Asher Horton has always been a quietly busy individual. He’s released music as part of Fox Fun, as a member of Sun Seeker, under his own name, under side-project pseudonym Hot Car and two excellent albums under the name Rainsticks. The latest of which, October Onwards, propelled the project into new atmospheres of pop enjoyment […]
Tayls, Dungeon of Skeletons, Palm Ghosts, Mike Floss, Brian Brown, HGHR GRND / Quez Cantrell, Antler Shell, Les Ailes, Petty, The Chewers, Heavy Richard, Commander Keen, f_Forever, And the Boys, NGC 4414
Cold Lunch Recordings is continuing to regularly publish their series of performance videos aptly entitled Live at Josh’s House (though, truth be told, this one was filmed Live at Scott’s House, not that it matters). If you didn’t see the debut Heaven Honey set, mark that one to watch later. Right now, dive into the […]
