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Joy Oladokun Asks “Who Do I Turn To?” Amidst Fight Against Racial Injustice
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On June 4, thousands of Nashvillians peacefully marched to protest against racism and police brutality. Organized by five teenage girls, the march’s protestors included members of the Nashville music community like R.LUM.R, Phangs, Hayley Williams, Devon Gilfillian and many others. On the heels of the march, Nashville artist and songwriter Joy Oladokun released beautifully…
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Notelle Returns with Dark, Manic, Industrial New Single “Alive”
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We write often about Nashville’s impressive, vibrant pop scene, and the plethora of talented and diverse artists who comprise it, though, despite their many unique approaches and undeniable personality, it would be fair to say that if you zoom out and look at local pop as a collective, the majority of the most buzzed-about…
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[NO COUNTRY PREMIERE] Kate Tucker Shares “A Little Bit of Love” with New Single
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Songwriter and filmmaker Kate Tucker has been a treasure to the Nashville indie scene since moving here from New York in 2011. We’ve always admired the way Kate captures massive, sweeping feelings and events without leaving behind the intimate, day-to-day moments. She’s created music here while experiencing historic natural disasters, rich musical collaborations, changing…
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Brooke Alexx Navigates Intoxicating Effects of Attraction in New Single “Drunk”
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It seems like ages ago given everything that’s happened in the world since, but it was only last month that local singer Brooke Alexx dropped one of our favorite pop tunes of the year, “Downplay,” which she followed not long after with a stunning, self-directed music video. We told you more about Brooke at the time,…
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[NO COUNTRY PREMIERE] Ahead of Their Debut LP, Blonde Bones Dazzle with Groovy, Propulsive Single “Cape Fear”
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Though they’ve been together now for several years, and an increasing live presence in the local scene as of late, 2020 has seemingly been something of a transformative soft reset and new chapter for indie pop outfit Blonde Bones, whose debut LP, Hiding Out, is due out next month! Showcasing a slick, melodic, reverb-soaked, energetic, and pop…
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[NO COUNTRY PREMIERE] Hardcastle Reach New Heights with Hook-Laden Single “Growing Pains”
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Though their roots trace back a number of years, formed by brothers and lifelong musicians Graham and Miles Laderman, and close friend Val Hoyt, in their native Atlanta, it wasn’t until individually relocating to Nashville, regrouping and rounding out their lineup with Noah Christian, and undergoing something of a formal reboot of their sound and style (including wiping…
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Hayley Williams Brings in boygenius for Hypnotic New Song “Roses/Lotus/Violet/Iris”
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After kicking off the year with the surprise announcement of her first-ever solo LP, Petals for Armor, set to arrive May 8, then wowing us with a series of singles and narratively-woven music videos, and, later, lyric videos, culminating in a five-song EP, Petals for Armor I, Paramore singer Hayley Williams, who also recently announced her first solo tour,…
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[NO COUNTRY PREMIERE] The Blam Blams Preview Forthcoming Concept Album with Soaring New Single “Isabella”
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If you keep up with our local show recommendations, you’ve almost certainly seen us mention rising local glam rock outfit The Blam Blams in recent years, who, since first coming together in late 2017, have become an increasingly buzzworthy fixture in Nashville and beyond. The glitter-soaked combo have, already, amassed a reputation for their theatrical, harmony-soaked,…
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Brooke Alexx Dances Heartbreak Away with Stellar New Single “Downplay”
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At this point, it’s no secret that Nashville’s pop scene is one of the coolest, most vibrant, and creative you’ll find anywhere, and it seems like we’re constantly singing the praises of the next new buzzworthy artist who feels poised to break out in a widespread way. Not often though, does a local pop singer…
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Sad Penny Drops Scorching and Grungy Anti-Love Track “Pissing”
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“How’s this for overreacting?” Sad Penny posits in “Pissing,” an absolute scorcher of an anti-love song. While everyone else was posting photos of their loved ones with long captions about the teary-eyed, soul-humping impact their partners have had on their lives, Sad Penny dropped this one for the rest of us on Valentine’s Day.…