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Posted Wed December 11, 2013

Tristen – Daytrotter Session

Clear Plastic Masks – CPM EP

Posted Wed December 11, 2013

I’m not gonna lie, I have huge suspicions regarding any band that moves from a bigger city to a smaller one. Why would they do that? What could possibly be the advantage of doing so? 

Turns out, that kind of paranoia talk really isn’t healthy or productive and, 99.9% of the time turns out to be completely wrong. The Ettes moved here from LA and they’re doing just fine. Black Keys and Jack White are more popular examples and they certainly seem to be settling in just fine.

Long story short, now that Clear Plastic Masks have released something while living in Nashville I am able to trust them again. And that’s what it’s all about right – trust between a sparsely read blog and a loosey-goosey bluesy rock band?

Sherbert – Stupid Hat EP

Posted Mon December 9, 2013

How about 3 original new songs of highly enjoyable indie pop and 1 Guided by Voices cover? Sounds like a quality EP to me and, upon listening, can be verified to be exactly that. Really enjoying what these guys are up to and glad the new releases keep on improving!

The Katies Acoustic Session

Posted Mon December 9, 2013

I still remember seeing The Katies flail around at The Boro on any given night during my time at MTSU. It’s definitely odd to see them subdued and playing acoustic versions of their songs but nice to see that they’re still willing to have the songs in their lives in some respect. Those guys got some great pipes on `em that’s for sure.

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

Neil O’Neil – Almost Good Enough

Posted Wed December 4, 2013

“If it doesn’t work out, we can be awkward” is a sentiment about failed relationships and trying friendships that just about anyone can relate to. Neil O’Neil does a fine job of creating upbeat-yet-melancholy songs that are excellently layered with all sorts of folky instrumentation. Job well done from all involved.

Meadownoise – The Bats Have Come Now

Posted Mon December 2, 2013

Making good on his promise to release new music in regular intervals and to promote his Wednesday Dec. 4th show at The Stone Fox with Stone Jack Jones , Meadownoise unleashes The Bats Have Come Now. Love the song and the video features the most precious singer.. not to mention undeniable proof of Glassmeyer’s solitary creation style.

(Source: https://player.vimeo.com/)

Hammock – Oblivion Hymns

Posted Mon December 2, 2013

Did you see Gravity? Do you struggle with the size of the Universe and the somewhat futile nature of our existence? Do you want to hear something beautiful while imagining being blown to tiny atom sized bits? I’m not being flippant – this is what you would listen to if you were dying in a space shuttle. It has a feeling of enormity but still intimately personal. I guess if you’re going to call your album Oblivion Hymns you better bring the right music to back it up.. Hammock nailed it.

Fond Object + Welcome to 1979 + Black Friday

Posted Fri November 29, 2013

It’s Black Friday and you should be making an effort to visit each and every record store in town. If you’re an artist, you should be lining up over at Fond Object to take advantage of this great opportunity:

Welcome to 1979 will be recording acoustic performances. Artists are invited to bring their instruments, be inspired by the atmosphere, and record 2 songs on analog tape. These recordings will be entered in a drawing, where the winner will be able to join us at Welcome To 1979 as their songs are cut on a 7 inch vinyl record (technically called a lacquer master). Each artist will be able to pick up a CD of their recordings from us at Welcome To 1979 as a thank you for participating.

Even if you don’t win, I bet you can convince them to give you the two songs for release on your own!