Volume 74

Posted Wed February 3, 2016 from WOTT Music
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Fun fact, the release of Volume 74 of the podcast coincides with the day of my birth. This is my gift to you. Okay, it’s actually 30+ minutes of Nashville musicians collective gifts to you because it wouldn’t exist without them. The following is culled from very recent releases or slightly upcoming releases. For all the (legitimate) complaints about #NewNashville, there’s still a shining beacon of greatness in the music.

  1. Daddy Issues – Drop Out
  2. Butthole – She Boop She Boo Thang
  3. The By Gods – The Stairs
  4. Anchor Thieves – Isn’t Anything
  5. Dave Paulson – Beep Bop Beep
  6. Brooke Waggoner – Ovenbird
  7. Lionlimb – Domino
  8. The Nobility – On the Sly
  9. UZi – Uh Huh
  10. Goth Babe – Bummed Out

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The Dead Deads “Super Tiny”

Posted Tue February 2, 2016

I don’t mean this despairingly, but there’s a mixture of Mad Max and Harry Potter to the latest from The Dead Deads. The crew meets up in a questionable biker bar with leering men, takes them on with lazer guns and then rocks out after a contemplative moment in the bathroom with a holographic makeup kit. I can’t confess to understand it but I will admit to fully enjoying it.

(Source: https://www.youtube.com/)

Anchor Thieves – Monolith

Posted Tue February 2, 2016

The specificity of it is hard to describe but there’s a raw confidence throughout the latest full-length release from Anchor Thieves that really carries the album. The fuzzed out guitars and dreamy vocals are expertly executed through the ten songs but the variety of small details that crop up in each song are what have me smitten. Listen to the squelching resolution of “Space Stash” or the guitar string swipes of “Algo Siento” to hear what I mean. 

After playing in various bands for over a decade, Anchor Thieves have their feet firmly planted and clearly understand what it means to make an album that looms large from a cursory listen and rewards you even more when paying close attention. The title Monolith is appropriate, as the album is a big, unwavering, striking presence.

All Them Witches “Under Pressure”

Posted Mon February 1, 2016

The infamous Queen + David Bowie cover does not seem like a likely target for brooding psych rockers All Them Witches but it works surprisingly well. I credit the particularly dark lyrical vibe to the song. Oddly, the ATW version is surprisingly short, a song factoid you’ve never heard applied to this band previously.

(Source: https://www.youtube.com/)

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Posted Thu January 28, 2016

The Privates, the Movie

The Privates is a science fiction rock-and-roll comedy about the absurd frustrations and minor triumphs of an everyday rock band with a radioactive energy in their music they can’t control.

The above is the quick summary for a new Kickstarter movie project that draws its inspiration from the Nashville band of the same name. I don’t even know what to make of this but I’m certainly intrigued by it. 

Chrome Pony “Ragged Child”

Posted Thu January 28, 2016

There’s a new Chrome Pony album on the horizon for Summer 2016 and “Ragged Child” is the first taste of what to expect. I gotta give it to them, they managed to work in a wailing saxophone solo that doesn’t sound hysterically out of place. 

Dave Paulson – Beep Bop Beep Bop

Posted Tue January 26, 2016

I don’t know if this should be considered a new direction for NORM or just some enjoyable dabblings from Dave Paulson himself but, whatever it is, it is delightful. Four tracks of beeps, bops and beep bops. 

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Posted Mon January 25, 2016

Volume 73

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Despite my best efforts to slow it down, 2016 is hurdling along. This
edition of the podcast is comprised of many great releases from the end
of 2015. After this, I should be able to keep up with actual NEW
releases. Despite that, releases tend to fall through the cracks at the end of the year and I’d be willing to bet you haven’t spent enough time with these as you should have.

Cover photo by Angelina Castillo

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  1. Johnny Flame and the Jaws of Victory – Where The Sun Never Shines (11-5-15)
  2. ONLY Giant Sunflowers
  3. Bootleg Glory – Young Ambition
  4. Idle Bloom – Some Paranoia
  5. SLACK – Over The Threshold
  6. JEFF the Brotherhood – Deep Space Bound On The Edge Of Reality
  7. BLK PWR – Bâ–²D ЯØMâ–²NC∃
  8. Linear Downfall – The Question
  9. PUJOL – Funky Magus
  10. German Error Message – Everything is scary

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Volume 73

Posted Sun January 24, 2016 from WOTT Music
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Despite my best efforts to slow it down, 2016 is hurdling along. This edition of the podcast is comprised of many great releases from the end of 2015. After this, I should be able to keep up with actual new releases. Regardless, you probably missed these at the end of the year so take some time to properly reflect on them now.

  1. Johnny Flame and the Jaws of Victory – Where The Sun Never Shines (11-5-15)
  2. ONLY Giant Sunflowers
  3. Bootleg Glory – Young Ambition
  4. Idle Bloom – Some Paranoia
  5. SLACK – Over The Threshold
  6. JEFF the Brotherhood – Deep Space Bound On The Edge Of Reality
  7. BLK PWR – Bâ–²D ЯØMâ–²NC∃
  8. Linear Downfall – The Question
  9. PUJOL – Funky Magus
  10. German Error Message – Everything is scary

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The By Gods – Get On Feelings

Posted Fri January 22, 2016

Today’s the day! After weeks of song previews and an entertaining music video debut, the second full-length album from The By Gods is now available. The nine song collection is not shy about its influences, decidedly 90′s rock. Not the industrial inspired rock of the 90′s ala Nine Inch Nails or the grotesquely soft rock ala late era Goo Goo Dolls but the kind of big riff, high energy, enjoyable rock akin to the likes of Pearl Jam, Toadies and early Weezer. That’s a lofty comparison to make but the influences are clear. 

Personally, I am the first to grumble at the amount of praise we put on nostalgia. We see movies made from board games of our childhood or remakes coming out the wazoo because something familiar is more comfortable than something new. But that’s exactly what The By Gods manage to achieve without feeling derivative or stale. There’s a comfortable familiarity throughout the entire record but it’s like a band you loved got back together and their new album managed not to suck (which, let’s be real, it usually does). 

Hear it on Spotify, Soundcloud, Bandcamp or vinyl.

The By Gods “The Stairs”

Posted Thu January 21, 2016

Big week for The By Gods! They’re releasing their second full-length album, Get On Feelings, tomorrow (Friday the 22nd) and they’ve also released this hilariously gorey video for “The Stairs.” The band makes no qualms about having a decidedly 90′s sound and this video feels like a natural extension of that vibe. It harkens back to the time when videos were little mini movies, often with low budget effects, somewhat silly stories and a clear indication that the band involved was having FUN. Despite the bloody result at the end of this ambulance nightmare, you get the sensation that the band is enjoying themselves and the music is just an extension of that. 

(Source: https://www.youtube.com/)