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The Return of PARAMORE | New Single; Album Details
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It’s been a trying few years for Franklin natives Paramore. In late 2009, the band released their most mature and critically well-received record to date, Brand New Eyes. The record subsequently went gold, and spawned five singles for the band, yet came with the cost of internal turmoil behind the scenes. One year later, founding…
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Check out Brendan Benson’s new single “Swimming.”
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Local Raconteur, Greenhorne, and Readymade Records label founder Brendan Benson is busy working on his next LP, and we’ve got a single to share with you from that upcoming release. This will be the followup to his April 2012 album What Kind Of World, and I would imagine we will have more tracks and details leaking out in advance…
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No Country in a Nutshell: The Weekly Recap | 1.14-1.20
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January’s really flying by, huh? Once again, as we enter a brand new week, here’s the rundown on everything we covered last week on the site, in case you missed it: NEWS: Animal Collective and Dan Deacon announced a March show at Marathon Music Works. NEWS: East Nashville Underground announced its 2013 winter lineup.…
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Golden Spurs Release Second Record, Set to Play Alanna Royale Release Show & ENU Winter 2013
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Local East Nashville act, Golden Spurs, released a new record this week and are slated to play two of No Country’s don’t-miss-events of early 2013: Alanna Royale’s CD release and ENU Winter 2013. We had an opportunity to chat with Jared from Golden Spurs about their new record, the local rock scene, and the…
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Civil Wars Release New Unplugged EP on Itunes, cover Michael Jackson & Portishead
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The Civil Wars may be in a total state of future ambiguity as they hint at new music, but they have released a new-ish EP of “Unplugged” material from a VH1 taping now on Itunes. The EP comes complete with videos in addition to 7 tracks that include their it’s-so-weird-and-atmospheric-it-totally-works cover of MJ’s “Billie…
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The Delta Saints release Death Letter Jubilee & Grimey’s In-Store
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Nashville’s The Delta Saints have been hard at work. They first hit our radar with their 2009 EP Pray On and their 2010 EP Bird Called Angola, and they somehow slowed down from their incessant touring to get a kickstarter funded full-length together. Death Letter Jubilee releases today, and they are celebrating with us…
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No Country in a Nutshell: The Weekly Recap | 1.7-1.13
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It’s been a spectacularly busy week here at No Country. Even reading this recap list is a bit of an undertaking, so we don’t fault you if you missed a feature or two. As always, we appreciate all of you reading, sharing, and commenting on the site and we’re eager to continue to grow along with…
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Local Natives: The Buzz for The New Album “Hummingbird” Looms Large.
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I remember the first time I heard the Local Natives’ first record Gorilla Manor in late 2009, and I was absolutely blown away. Their dedication to ear-soothing three-part harmonies and constantly catchy tunes that feature afro-pop guitars made for an amazing record. Shortly thereafter, I went to Grimey’s and bought that record on vinyl. At…
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Justin Timberlake, Destiny’s Child Announce New Music; Millennials Have Heart Attack
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2013 is shaping up to be the year of unexpected comeback, apparently! First Bowie, then The Postal Service, and now we’ve got two more for you: this morning ’90s/’00s darlings Justin Timberlake AND Destiny’s Child made unrelated announcements of new music! Timberlake’s last release was 2006’s critical and commercial breakout FutureSex/LoveSounds. The singer has…
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Auto Defiance w/Thee Japanese Schoolgirls, Vyie, and Violet Knives @ The High Watt Tonight
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Art rockers Auto Defiance, fronted by songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Bradley Boyer and co-writer/vocalist Asheira on synth and bells, may not be trying to convince you to save money and the environment by biking or walking to work, but they are attempting to cross new borders and explore new frontiers by mixing vintage film clips with their…