The second single from Bully’s forthcoming sophomore release, Losing, is now streaming over on the SubPop Youtube channel. “Runningâ€, like the first single “Feel the Sameâ€, is a grunge inspired, big guitar number – cut with vocalist Alicia Bognanno’s gravely screams. In my opinion, if you’re not a lyric person, you’re missing out on the best part of the band as the lyrics are clever, confessional and relatable.Â
The second track from Jessica Lea Mayfield’s forthcoming album, Sorry Is Gone, is now available in the form of a cotton-candy colored world juxtaposed with a mournful Mayfield performance in the video for “Meadow.†The track is a heavy missive on distrust and loneliness but really ratchets it up at the end with some affected guitars and plenty of things on fire.Â
The directorial style of Mike Kluge, aka MKAV, is the perfect pairing for JEFF the Brotherhood. In the official video for “Idiot†(off of Zone) there’s just the right balance of 80′s video effects, datamoshing, slit scan and color shifting psychedelia. It makes for some damn good GIFs.
First and foremost, I must proclaim my respect for any band that chooses to go with a wildly un-Google-able name like And the Boys. They like the name and discoverability be damned!Â
Fortunately, these guys are just starting out and there’s plenty of time for the Search Engine Gods to properly associate their name with the music. The first, and only, song from the band “Hate you Now†is a jangly pop song masquerading as a love song buried in pent up frustrations.Â
While we wait for more music from the band find them on Soundcloud, Instagram, Facebook and Spotify – there, I did the search work for you!Â
If you’ve been paying attention, you know The By Gods have a new album coming out in October. We’ve heard two tracks from Move On already - “Rat in My House†and “Wait Up†– and they’ve been gracious enough to add another track for preview if you head over to their pre-order page. You won’t get the record until later in October but you can listen to “Silver Line†right now.
It’s practically impossible to keep up with the volume of releases from R. Stevie Moore. That’s just an accepted fact. In between his long playing releases of surprisingly brilliant pop music, he also releases quite a few very weird records. Lately, there’s been a slew of them worth checking out. One such release is Phoney, a compilation of phone call conversations from 1973. Some are prank phone calls, some are just random chats and all of them are weird.
You can read the transcripts here and enjoy the oddities.
The debut single from Smart Objects has arrived in the form of “The Autumn Man.†If the vocals sound slightly familiar that’s because this is the latest from Benjamin A. Harper. His previous solo release, Get Thee Behind Me, his work in Magnolia Sons and his releases with The Comfies have more than prepared him for the task of making captivating, layered, moving pop songs.Â
Over on YouTube, he’s releasing a music video for this track in 20 second chunks, all animated by different folks.Â
Catch Smart Objects live TONIGHT, August 25th, over at The 5 Spot with The Nobility and Phantom Farmer.
Despite being released in 2015, I’d not heard of Boyscott until very recently. Better late than never as their debut album, Goose Bumps, is a delightful romp of pop songs undercut with just the right dose of melancholy vocals.Â
There’s a great interview with frontman Scott Hermo over on Baewatch that’s worth a read through to learn more about the band.Â
Hopefully you are not like me and already know the delights of this band. They play Little Harpeth Brewing this Saturday, August 25th.
The previous Anchor Thieves album, Monolith, was an enjoyable listen from a band confident in their sound. It was also an album that showed growth and change from the previous releases. The band continues in that streak of evolution with this peek into their next album with the track “Tickinburr.†They went as far as to tag it with “#Americana†– signaling their comfort with dabbling in genres beyond the big riff rock that they started with. That rolling pedal steel throughout is a delightful surprise from the band.
Excited to announce that we’re sponsoring a show featuring New Man, Field Days and Charlie & The Evil Mothers. Mark your calendars for Friday, Sept 8th, and join us at The 5 Spot for a night of highly enjoyable Nashville music.
Our sincerest condolences to everyone at Fond Object on the passing of founder Jeff Pettit. I only interacted with Jeff on a handful of occasions while browsing records but he was also incredibly nice, forthcoming and helpful; a fine example of the sort of people that you hope move to your city and make it a better place. He certainly did.Â
Keep an eye on Fond Object social media feeds for updates on any assistance his family may need in the wake of his startling, surprise, passing.Â
It’s Eclipse Day! If you don’t have any plans on how to view the Total Solar Eclipse, maybe swing over to Third Man Records and watch the Weather Warlock summon the event with his weather machine? Or go to one of the many Eclipse Viewing Parties around town? There’s a ton of them, just be sure to wear the damn glasses.Â
Might I suggest some local music for your viewing experience? These should put you in an appropriately spacey headspace:
Coupler – Sunless: electronic music from an album entitled Sunless. Need I say more?
Penicillin Baby – Who Cares: just the right amount of pop, rock and headtripping psychedelia.Â
All Them Witches – Dying Surfer Meets His Maker: with tracks like “Call Me Star†and “Talisman†you’ll be in good hands here as the moon breaches our energy source.
Jonesiii from the Moon – The Moon is Watching Us: prefer a little hip-hop to accompany the sun occulting? Jonesiii got you covered.
And remember, in 1.4 billion years, the moon will have creeped further away from the Earth and won’t be large enough to even cover the face of the sun. So, consider yourself lucky.
