In case you missed it, Kim Logan released the first Chapter of her “second oeuvre” back in December with Pseudoscience: Chapter 1. Before that, in October, she released the video for “Better Way” – which you should really watch at your earliest convenience. All that’s to say, there’s been consistent Kim Logan output as of late and we’ve been missing out on it.  

The latest coupling of songs was produced by Brett Orrison (Black Angels) and pairs Logan’s hard hitting, psych rock style (Better Way) with a soaring introspective number (Western Medication). 

Personally, I prefer Chapter 2 over Chapter 1 but the diversity in styles across the four new songs is a testament to Logan’s prowess as a dynamic performer.

Fuck off winter, it’s springtime! Summer looms on the horizon. Forget all that dreary bullshit of the past. C.R.E.A.M. is the enlightenment of the future, the fast paced garage rock, madness inducing, sloppy rock and roll, feel good future. 

Brand new EP from Synth Poppers (yes, I’m calling them that) Scale Model is on the horizon. Four brand new tracks entitled Afterglow will be available on May 12th but, for now, you can indulge in the keyboardy goodness of “Other Voices.” Love those 80′s triggered drums.  

Despite having written this blog for years now, I’m still pleasantly surprised by the quality and diversity of music coming out of Nashville. The 3-song EP from Transylvania Stud, The Red Queen, is big riff rock inspired by the likes of Kyruss, Failure and Shiner – with a emphasis on the heavier side of things. Let’s hope these tracks are just a peek behind the curtain of a full album, filled with the same spacey rock flourishes and driving energy.

Hear the second single from the forthcoming Daddy Issues album, Deep Dream, over on NPR Music. The backstory of the jangly rock track adds some additional appreciation to the listening experience. Here’s a snippet from the NPR piece:

In an email to NPR Music, the band explains the song was written from a very personal place. “As a survivor of childhood sexual abuse, I spent a long time going through every reason why it had to have been my fault, until I finally started to come to grips with the fact that it wasn’t, which wasn’t until very recently,” Maxwell says. “I’m Not,” she says, is about the unique pain of feeling like your trauma is ignored, and of watching people treat an abuser as “a good and kind person [who] should be allowed to continue on with their pleasant and perfect world.” The band hopes “I’m Not” can signal solidarity to women who have had similar experiences, and ease the feelings of isolation those experiences can bring.

I never know what to expect from Brett Rosenberg’s undertaking, Quichenight. It’s got a 70′s influence with a little tongue-in-cheek humor and a, seemingly sincere, floaty chorus. Which is the real Quichenight? The melancholy choral narrator or the gruff “on the hunt” sexpot voice in the verse? The world may never know but we may find out on the forthcoming Quichenight VII.

Metal band Inferi formed in 2006 and has released three intense metal albums, with a fourth on the horizon for 2017. The Path of Apotheosis was released in 2014 and has everything you’d hope for with an album cover depicting a bladed angel fighting a trident-wielding demon – double bass drum as far as the eye can see, growling vocals, lighting fast guitar shreds and big, chunky, riffs. It also contains a great deal of melody, angelic interludes and tasteful solos. 

It’s a completely unearthed part of the Nashville music scene for me – well formed metal that draws influence from the earliest days of the genre while still adding its own unique contributions.