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[NO COUNTRY PREMIERE] Jagular Break Out with Synthy Debut Track “Move”
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One look back at a 2012 Road to Bonnaroo lineup reveals how members of now-defunct projects have moved on to keep growing, experimenting and releasing exciting music under new banners. With jangly, feel-good rock project Ravello in the rearview mirror, vocalist Justin DeRosa set out to push the boundaries of his repertoire with two…
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Bully Debut New Single “Running” | See Them Dec. 14 & 15 at Mercy Lounge
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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 two nights at Mercy Lounge, on Dec.…
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[NO COUNTRY PREMIERE] Smart Objects Make Soaring Debut with “The Autumn Man”
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After capturing acclaim over the past few years fronting local retro soul/rock outfit Magnolia Sons (and, before that, The Comfies, for you O.G. Nashville music fans), Benjamin A. Harper stepped out with his first solo release, Get Thee Behind Me, back in 2015. Adopting a sun-soaked, ’60s-inspried, experimental, and layered flavor of indie pop, that musical…
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[NO COUNTRY PREMIERE] Hear’s Trenton Vibey Pop Love Song “One in a Million” Ahead of New EP
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It’s been just over two years since local indie artist Trenton captured our attention with his magnificent, genre-bending EP Ghost Runner, which navigated the waters of pop, indie rock, and alternative, all the while honing a sort of layered, atmospheric, and anthemic pop sound which has come to even more sharply define the handful of songs he’s released…
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[NO COUNTRY PREMIERE] Pujol Unveils Side B of Spoken Word Opus “Political Errors @TheEndOfThe20thCentury”
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In addition to fronting eponymous thinking man’s punk project Pujol, prolific local artist Daniel Lucca Pujol is an accomplished poet and author. His band’s 2015 EP Kisses built upon his musical background while incorporating elements of spoken word poetry, and last fall’s Mighty Stranger chapbook, which featured a collection of poems and musings, provided him a base of new material to…
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*repeat repeat Debut “Girlfriend” Ahead of New LP ‘Floral Canyon’
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It’s lining up to be a big year for local candy surf rockers *repeat repeat. They just wowed us (and the local media) at this year’s Forecastle Festival, and seemingly caught the eye of many at this year’s Firefly Festival. All of this providing the perfect momentum for the release of their sophomore LP, Floral…
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[NO COUNTRY PREMIERE] Uncle Knuckle Shares Confessional New Track “Out of Bed”
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For many of us, gathering the strength to face another day can be an overwhelming challenge. That struggle is the main focus of Uncle Knuckle‘s hauntingly honest new track “Out of Bed,” which we’re excited to exclusively premiere today. “Some days just getting out of bed is my greatest accomplishment,” musical mastermind Chris Plank tells No Country.…
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[NO COUNTRY PREMIERE] James Droll Experiences Catharsis with “Bad For You”
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Nashville indie artist James Droll has been on a roll in 2017 with emotive and sparse R&B singles “Wall” and “Off Beat.” Droll delivers the goods once again with new single “Bad For You.” This go around, the emotional temperature is turned down with an ice-cold beat that elevates his self-aware lyrics and gorgeous…
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Lilly Hiatt Remembers “The Night David Bowie Died” in New Video
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We’ve been following the career of East Nashville songwriter Lilly Hiatt since her excellent 2015 release, Royal Blue. In the years since, we’ve had a chance to see the daughter of songwriting legend John Hiatt really spread her wings and find her own voice while still channeling her love of ’90s alt rock. She…
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Bully to Play Mercy Lounge Dec. 14 & 15 | Hear New Song “Feel the Same”
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We’ve been eagerly awaiting news of breakout local grunge pop group Bully‘s sophomore LP, which comes after two years of endless praise and tours all across the globe in support of their incredible debut, Feels Like. It was recently revealed that the band had inked a deal with legendary label Sub Pop for the upcoming release,…