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We first reported on new music from the Daniel Ellsworth & The Great Lakes camp with the release of their single “Paralyzed” late last month, and they have followed that up with another absolute banger with their latest track “Control.” The new music will be packaged as part of an upcoming third full-length, Fashion, in 2018,…
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Nashville pop artists keep flying higher and higher in our city’s collaborative atmosphere. The latest collab to take flight is from songwriters Fleurie, Dalton Diehl and Ruslan. We’ve covered Fleurie’s excellent previous releases, along with Diehl’s Young Brother project and Ruslan’s contribution to EZA’s music. The trio teamed up in 2015 for a songwriting session,…
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It’s a bit of a bummer in the local scene that indie rock outfit Kopecky have been on hiatus, but the break has also given its various members a chance to creatively explore individual projects. The latest is from multi-instrumentalist Markus Midkiff and his new solo vehicle William Trouble, which, you may remember, we introduced you to through a…
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“There you go, saying I’ll be fine but, I won’t/ Brush it under the bed another time but it won’t stay down/ Crawling into my mind and out my mouth/ I’m scared you’re not mine and you want out” sings Nashville’s Liza Anne on the final verse of her latest single, the powerful, personal, and sad/poppy “Paranoia,” a…
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Local singer-songwriter Jacob Watts dives into the world of melodic indie rock with his new project WATTS. With his debut track “Real Love,” which we’re exclusively premiering today, he provides the perfect soundscape to a budding romance. With hypnotic synths and soaring vocals, WATTS taps into that swell of emotions that comes when love finally…
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Beloved and supremely talented indie/art rocker St. Vincent is prepping to release her fifth album, MASSEDUCTION, a followup to her 2014 eponymous masterpiece, this Friday, Oct. 13. A culmination of years of work, the LP features contributions from co-producer Jack Antonoff along with Sounwave, Kamasi Washington, Jenny Lewis, Dovemanon, Greg Leisz, Rich Hinman, Tuck & Patti, and even Cara Delevingne, spanning genres and influences…
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Nashville pop/R&B duo Biyo (pronounced like bio) has been dropping futuristic-sounding singles since mid-2016, surfacing with a handful of remixes and coming out of the shadows with euphoric debut track “Bliss.” This year, the project have been busy using their small but excellent catalogue to open for rising R&B star R.LUM.R and mashup legend Girl…
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Ever rising East Nashville alt-Americana songwriter Aaron Lee Tasjan and soaring local songwriter Lilly Hiatt are no strangers to collaboration, as we found with their Third Man Record supported Luck Mansion Sessions earlier this year, and they have again teamed up for a timely release of the Tom Petty (R.I.P.) single “Walls.” Recorded in the summer…
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A few months back, we told you that Canon Blue, the sweeping, electro-laced, etherial, indie/orchestral pop solo vehicle of local songwriter and producer Daniel James, is finally prepping to release a followup to fantastic 2011 sophomore album Rumspringa. Dubbed Lasso Yo, James’ latest will arrive next week, Oct. 6, via Temporary Residence, and was “conceived during increasingly long periods…
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Breakout local grunge pop group Bully recently announced that their highly-anticipated sophomore LP and first release for Sub Pop is slated to drop on Oct. 20. Dubbed Losing, along with news of the album came a manic and ferocious lead single, “Feel the Same,” as well as a winter tour announcement, which includes three nights at Mercy Lounge, on Dec.…