I dunno what the previous level is but this Next Level is certainly interesting. What’s that on the cover? A slug priest holding a three eyed cat while journeying through a field of psychedelic mushrooms? Yes, definitely. To be completely honest, I’ve no idea what I’m listening to but I do know if you played this during your Halloween party you will terrify your friends and potentially drive them to literal madness.

If this is half as exciting live as it is recorded, we’re all in for a treat. The real question is, where are Volumes 1 through 4?

Available for pre-order now and full release on Oct 25th is the latest from Makeup and Vanity Set, Manifold. The EP serves as a soundtrack to the short film of the same name by Anthony Scott Burns. Most importantly, it continues the ongoing progression of MAVS ability to craft some seriously foreboding and incredibly eerie soundscapes. 

You may have already heard this via The Cream already but if not, here’s your chance to hear some great girl-vs-boy melancholy pop music.

Wow, this new Roman Candle stuff is a surprising turn. Loving this new direction. You can pre-order it here and hear the whole thing immediately. Good deal!

It’s true that Netherfriends is not from the surrounding Nashville area but it’s always good to see the State’s best little community get its due. Listen to “Murfreesboro, TN.”

is best known for his damn-near-perfect pop-rock undertakings but he also dabbles in the blips and bloops. Loving this dancey piece of work “Sega Genesis” that I stumbled on via his Soundcloud. More like this pls!

. I don’t know the backstory here but this mashup of JUSTICE, Big Freedia and a host of others is mesmerizing. Absolutely love that this spawned from the Nashville area.