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[Premiere] Stream Joy Of Painting’s New Record Tender Age
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It was last winter that we premiered The Joy Of Painting’s, Asterisk, and here we are 15 months later with a new release. We already shared the first single, “Dontchu Wanna,” with you a couple of weeks ago. The long EP / short LP, 7 song, 20 minute release, Tender Age, officially drops next Tuesday, May 21st,…
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No Country in a Nutshell: The Weekly Recap | 5.6-5.12
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What a week, huh? If you didn’t manage to catch an awesome show in the past seven days, you’re definitely doing it wrong. I think most of the No Country crew are suffering from post-ENU fatigue, but we still managed to catch quite a few other fantastic shows as well. We also interviewed a…
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Album Review: Hotpipes – Dust
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In case anyone hasn’t figured it out yet, I listen to Lightning 100 a lot. In fact, I’d say that my dial stays tuned to 100.1 for 99% of the time, only turning when I don’t think I can stand hearing one more spin of “Stubborn Love” by The Lumineers. It should come as…
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Courtney Jaye Releases Love and Forgiveness Today & a Grimey’s In-store
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I’m admittedly not a fan of today’s country music. It’s a personal choice. I respect your personal choices, so please don’t waste your time or mine leaving hating messages about my personal choices. To be honest, I haven’t always cringed at country. I actually have a very soft spot in my heart for some…
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Paramore Debut New Album; Video | Set to Perform on Kimmel
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Nashville indie pop rockers Paramore released their self-titled new album, the group’s first since 2009, today (and it’s already dominating the iTunes charts)! Paramore is the band’s first release since the departure of brothers and founding members Josh and Zac Farro. Produced by Justin Meldal-Johnsen (Beck, Nine Inch Nails, M83), the record marks a dramatic shift in…
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Ravello’s Nostalgia: A Record Review.
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Yes, Ravello may be referred to as a feel-good, straight-ahead Nashville hard rock act, and that description may serve them well, but it doesn’t do them justice. As proven by the newest record Nostalgia, they are the Nashville balladeers: a band that does the ballad the right way, again and again. And again. They hit…
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Listen to The Strokes’ ‘Comedown Machine’ Early & Check Our First Take!
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Back in January, The Strokes dropped a teaser track (but not an official single) and announced their new album Comedown Machine. That track, “One Way Trigger,” was followed in February by the release of proper first single “All the Time” (which the band also just debuted a brand new video for). Those two tracks lay out a…
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New Release Spotlight | December 2012, Part 2
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Now that the holidays have settled and everyone’s back in the swing of things, I wanted to go ahead and bring you the second part of our December Release Spotlight. As I mentioned in our New Release Spotlight | December 2012, Part 1, December is the slowest month for record releases. Rather than scrape together…
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No Country’s Best Nashville Records of 2012
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Yesterday, we threw out our two cents with our favorite “National Records” of 2012, and today it’s all about Nashville. Check out our picks for our best Nashville records of 2012 from the No Country team. Stick around and soon we’ll break down our individual staff picks for 2012 concerts. Yesterday, we posted full…
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No Country’s Best Records of 2012
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Everyone else is doing it, so I guess that means that we need to do it too. Yes, mom, we would jump off a bridge with everyone else if they were doing it.. because, that’s how we roll. So, we’ve broken down our lists into our favorite “national releases of 2012” and our “Nashville…