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/)

UZi – Sc’UZi

Posted Wed January 20, 2016

The first official EP from UZi is now available in limited edition cassette, CD and digital formats. If you want it digitally, be prepared to pay double – so why not help them clear out those physical versions and just buy the tape?

The four song EP is a nice dose of fuzzed out rock intermingling with some warbly guitars and dark overtones. Makes ya feel like a real bad ass. 

Photo Ops “Memories That Glow”

Posted Tue January 19, 2016

Another perfectly balanced melancholy pop song from Photo Ops new record, Vacation, is available for your streaming pleasure. Listen to “Memories That Glow” over on Soundcloud now and pre-order the Feb 5th album over on iTunes.

Step Sisters – THICK

Posted Tue January 19, 2016

It will be a good month before the entire Step Sisters EP is available but, for now, you can enjoy one track of big riff guitar rock that does that cool thing where the lead guitar is in your right ear only.

Lionlimb “Domino”

Posted Thu January 14, 2016

Really looking forward to the March 4th full-length from Lionlimb after hearing “Domino.” There’s a decidedly Elliott Smith vibe to the vocal delivery (to me) but that is an enjoyable compliment if ever there was one. It’s poppy with a heartfelt, cutting edge to it. I’m ready for more!

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Posted Wed January 13, 2016

Brooke Waggoner “Sweven”

The Jan 15th full-length from Brooke Waggoner is now streaming in full over on FLOOD. I’ve had the pleasure of previewing this album over the last few weeks and it’s a beautiful piece of work. It’s early days but please mark this down as contender for Best Of 2016. It’s intricate and intimate (”Fink”), it’s gleeful and strangely optimistic (”Pennies and Youth”) and, maybe most importantly, it has moments of very macabre strangeness mixed in (”Cherry Pick”).

It’s a diverse album that manages to maintain its identity while keeping things interesting from start to finish. Let’s hope this is the first of many more great albums in this vein.

Goth Babe – Wasted Time

Posted Tue January 12, 2016

Awhile back I posted about an EP from Fuzz Ghost, a bombastic bit of garage rock that I was quite smitten with. Since that short time, the outfit has changed names to Goth Babe but continues to make some crunchy, thick, face-melting rock. 

The By Gods “The Stairs”

Posted Wed January 6, 2016

The second full-length from The By Gods fast approaches and “The Stairs” continues the trend of 90′s Rock vibes from the outfit. Get On Feelings will be available Jan 22nd.

BUTTHOLE – Secret EP

Posted Tue January 5, 2016

I won’t lie, when I heard that there was a band named Butthole in town I was eager to hear it just for the awesome trainwreck that it had to be.  It seems that naming your band something so sophomorically silly would equate to putting in the least amount of effort possible. Turns out, for Nashville’s BUTTHOLE, that’s simply not true. There’s a lot of potential puns to be made here but I’ll take the high ground and point out that their Secret EP is actually a great mix of unbridled energy, some spasmatic outcries and delightful pop music. 

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Posted Tue January 5, 2016

Steelism “The Tube”

Watch Steelism from their Christmas Party performance at The Stone Fox as recorded by Jason Marsden.