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We kept a close eye on talented local singer-songwriter Jake McMullen over the last couple of years. We covered the release of his debut EP Always, and even had him out for one of our Acme Feed & Seed showcases. Now, in anticipation of a new EP due out this fall, McMullen has released…
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Nashville’s own Wave & Rome specialize in poppy, melodic indie rock that nods to Coldplay, Death Cab For Cutie, or maybe even Fleet Foxes. We applauded, along with the rest of the Nashville pop scene, at the success of their debut EP Across The Map last year. For the new reimagining of the hot, ear-worm, track “Strangers,”…
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The Jack White juggernaut has slowed down in the past year, after the Nashville based rocker announced that he would be “taking a break from performing live for a long period of time.” However, that hasn’t slowed White from helping to launch a record player into space, releasing a documentary on the recording industry, and,…
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If you haven’t yet noticed just how much of a renaissance the pop punk and emo scene has been undergoing in recent years, or the long-overdue critical acclaim that many artists have been amassing, there is, perhaps, no clearer sign on the local level than the fact that Joyce Manor are slated to play Third Man Records next week,…
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Local boogie rockers Savoy Motel, made up of members of Cheap Time and Heavy Cream, have been pinging our radar for a while now, and we just can’t get enough of their new video for garage-y/glam inspired track, “Souvenir Shop Rock,” off of their upcoming self-titled debut LP, set to drop Oct. 21 via What’s…
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If you are a fan of this site, you know that we have been tracking the progress of rising local indie pop duo MYZICA for some time now. They first caught our eye ahead of their debut EP last year, and now we are gearing up for the release of their debut full length,…
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We’ve been following the local brother/sister outfit Pageant for a while now, and they blew us away at our No Country Presents showcase last year. Erika and Derek Porter have a musical bond that has clearly been building for years, and we’ve seen them effortlessly harmonize between genres since we first became fans. So, we…
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The faces may look, and the music may sound familiar, but The Black Mags are a new band on the Music City indie/garage landscape that you need in your life. Formally performing under the moniker The Gad Gods (see this post), The Black Mags have rebranded themselves, and spent some time in Nashville’s legendary…
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It’s no secret that we’re huge fans of buzzworthy local indie pop singer CAPPA, and, if you’ve been keeping up with her rise to broader acclaim, then you likely remember the fantastic cover of TLC’s “No Scrubs” she released last year, which, stunningly, has since gone on to rack up millions of plays and help introduce the talented…
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Amidst a buzzy summer festival season, the anticipation continues to build for Phantogram’s upcoming LP Three, which drops on Sept. 16 via Republic Records. We already shared their first single “You Don’t Get Me High Anymore,” when we announced their date at Marathon Music Works on Halloween, and now they have released the second…