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We’re just two days away from Bear Your Mind, the highly-anticipated sophomore LP from from local emo/indie punk outfit Free Throw. A followup to 2014’s Those Days Are Gone, which helped propel the group from the Nashville DIY scene to the national spotlight, Free Throw’s latest marks a shift to more mature, personal, and introspective songwriting, while…
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Following a string of stellar singles in recent months, local grunge pop trio Daddy Issues have finally released their full-length debut, Deep Dream, today through Infinity Cat Records. One of our favorite local groups to emerge in recent years, and one whose career ascent has been a real treat to watch, the record is a huge leap in…
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Nashville-raised pop artist Dela Kay takes the finesse of Ellie Goulding’s electronic anthems with the unabashed attitude of Tove Lo to carve out a space for herself. After releasing debut single “9 Out of 10” in 2016, Dela Kay is following it up with a new EP, Empty. It’s streaming exclusively here at No Country for…
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We’ve watched Nashville rockers and blog faves Los Colognes since their debut, and it’s incredible to see them grow from a promising local rock band to a nationally recognized institution. Via a smattering of new singles, the band announced their third album, The Wave, which officially drops today, May 11- and they will be celebrating…
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For years now, we’ve been singing praises about local emotionally-charged alt rock outfit Daisyhead, whose 2015 debut full-length, The Smallest Light, helped introduce them to a broader national audience. The group have been keeping busy, touring the nation, experiencing a few lineup shifts and personal turmoil, and recently opening for Dashboard Confessional. They still found time…
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Leading up to the release of his debut EP, The Sad Bastard, a collection of songs that didn’t quite fit the direction of also in-the-works first full-length, Posthumous Release, Kellen of Troy, the solo vehicle of former Apache Relay (RIP) fiddle player turned solo artist and multi-insturmetnliast Kellen Wenrich, recently teamed up with us to premiere first…
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If it feels like the road to grungy, local hard rock outfit Thelma and Sleaze‘s debut LP has been a long one, you’re not wrong. Two years in the making, the album, which arrives after a couple of killer EPs, hundreds of tour dates, lineup changes (frontwoman Lauren Gilbert remains the constant), near-breakups, and even a recent…
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Formed just last year in nearby Murfreesboro, Pale Lungs have fast become one of our favorite rising acts to emerge from the the thriving local DIY scene (they’re also an instrumental part in helping grow the scene, as several members reside in and co-run house show space Dad’s Garage). With impressive dynamic range, the group, who…
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As the ranks of Nashville’s indie pop community grows, we’re excited to introduce our readers to synth-pop duo Reign and their debut EP, Until Tomorrow. Founded in 2012, Reign originally started as a garage rock band before shifting gears into the realm of pop. Songwriter / lead singer Ashley Nite and guitarist / synth…
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Though best known for the southern, psychedelic, poppy blues rock sound that made up her self-titled, 2013 debut LP and least year’s Pseudoscience releases, we’ve long known that talented local singer Kim Logan had a lot of range, and that’s exactly what she flexes on new EP Fresh Juice, a collaboration with The Hydramatic, a killer soul band from her…