AIRELINE – Sons and Daughters Kickstarter Campaign
After ten years of radio silence, AIRELINE has returned with a batch of new songs and a request to fans to help them pay for recording them. They were always a solid, highly enjoyable, band when they were active and from the sounds of the new track, they will continue to be so.Â
A beautiful, quiet, intimate video directed by Elise Tyler. The NPR writeup does a great job of explaining the backstory but it’s a wonderful piece of work. Having personal insight into Tyler’s day is nice but for all the, warranted, lamenting of New Nashville, it’s nice to have a time capsule like this to showcase what you might call Real Nashville.Â
Another quality Pink House session is now available. The heartbreak pouring out of these two is almost too much for a Friday morning. Almost.Â
I love it when I stumble across an artist I’ve never heard of and their Bandcamp offerings are marked as “Demo†– yet they stand as compelling, finished pieces of work. The two tracks available from Also This are great. There’s a great combo of effected guitar tones and languid vocals. Who cares that this is a demo, it’s going into heavy rotation.
Though Jim Valosik’s EXVRBS project is described as “dark fingerstyle acoustic guitar†there’s clearly more going on here with this new release. This is not your standard acoustic dicking around. It’s two relatively short tracks but they show Mr. Valosik has plenty of ideas to share outside of a four word quick description.
The first track from repeat repeat’s forthcoming sophomore album, floral canyon, has been released and it’s got a compelling, fuzzy, dark vibe to it. Can’t wait to hear more of this.
What is Unruly Factions? It’s a collective of underground Nashville musicians creating a wide variety of different music. Hardcore, metal, hip-hop, indie and ambient styles are all represented throughout this first compilation. Stream it on Soundcloud or procure it on Bandcamp.
Unruly Factions: Volume 1 is the first installment in an ongoing mixtape series curated by Unruly Factions Recordings. “UF: Vol 1” is a compilation of ALL UNRELEASED songs from progressive up-an-comers from Nashville’s underground.
Rock and Roll is alive and well in Nashville, TN.Â
I dunno when the Pink House Sessions started but they’ve got a handful of wonderful performances to enjoy. The latest, from James Wallace, is a perfectly intimate acoustic performance that showcases Wallace’s voice in all the right ways.
The full story behind the sessions themselves is pretty fascinating – Langhorne Slim purchased the pink home and invited his friends from La Blogotheque to record a series of performances from the likes of Dawes, Jonny Fritz, Andrew Combs, Evan P Donohue and many more. Dive in.
Preview the first track, “Sweetheart Dealâ€, from Reno Bo’s forthcoming full-length. It’s some delicious pop peppered with just the right dose of melancholy. The album will be available June 22nd.
The fifth installment of monthly releases from Joshua Moore – aka V to Z. Nice high energy undertaking this go around. Will listen again.
I dunno what happened but at some point I decided that Sol Cat was a hippie jam band that wasn’t BAD but just wasn’t in my wheelhouse. However, upon seeing the artwork for their new EP, Uno, I decided to reconsider that baseless opinion and revisit their offerings. If the first track, “Tumbleweedâ€, is any indication of what’s in store for the rest of the EP, I couldn’t have been more wrong. There’s a sinister undertone to these dance-y grooves and I like it. Maybe a whole lot.
The full EP will be available next Tuesday, May 26th.
