The Southern Shame
Careful with That Ax, Irene
iTunes – CDBaby

In attempting to describe the sound of The Southern Shame I found myself fairly stumped. And then I ran across their description of themselves:

Acoustic violence mixed with rock & roll, self-deprecating humor, a six pack of beer, marital problems and country music.

That sums it up pretty well. There’s a good hybrid mixing of country, rockabilly, rock and a bit of drunken languid swagger to it. “Drinking Music” if you will.

I Believe in Hotpants
The Teenage Pregnancy Party
Available Digitally

I know very little about I Believe in Hotpants but after having listened to The Teenage Pregnancy Party EP I am glad they reached out for some coverage. The band is comprised of two brothers (twins) and a drummer they discovered through “an extremely desperate Craigslist ad” making pop-rock the way it should be made. Big guitars, emphatic sing-along choruses and an energy that’s always moving things forward. Fans of Superchunk, Dinosaur Jr., Sugar or any number of mid-to-late 90’s indie rock should find this right in their wheelhouse. I certainly did.

Matt Moody
“Name Your Heart”
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Matt Moody is a man of many bands. You can often find him making music with Hands Down Eugene, A Country Gentleman and, lately, with By Lightning. But he’s also decided to start releasing tunes under his proper name – Matt Moody. The first release from this new undertaking is the single “Name Your Heart” – available here. It’s 3 minutes and 19 seconds of big guitars and a welcome introduction to what may be coming down the pipe.