And The Relatives have started recording their first full-length album and have decided to post some of the demo’s over on their official site. The first (of many, we’re told) is for “Bereavement” – a track that’s been played pretty regularly recently. Granted, it’s a rough demo version but nice to know that progress is being made for longer player from those guys. Go download it.

We knew it was Coming Soon, and now it is here. The latest iteration of the Lake Fever Sessions has been released – this time around it’s for new Nashville transplants Roman Candle. Having your entire band consist of various family members seems like a recipe for trouble but judging from the performances captured here, it seems to be working out just fine. Seeing the subtle interactions between band members is often lost when seeing them out and about with friends at a typical venue. Here you can see that the band loves playing these songs and it shows in the performance. If you’re not familiar with these guys yet, I suggest giving them a whirl right away.