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Canadian indie rock fans rejoice! Dan Bejar of the New Pornographers is bringing his side project Destroyer back to Nashville on Oct. 10 at Mercy Lounge. Fresh off the release of his latest album Poison Season comes the new single “Times Square,” an upbeat, jazzy tune that might be the happiest thing Destroyer has ever…
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A month back, we premiered a fun summer track called “Ice Cream Man” from local experimental rapper on the rise Justin Donahue, better known as Jung Youth, ahead of his spot opening for some Wu-Tang legends. Today, Donahue is back with another banger, this time teaming up with local electro-rock duo Cherub for bombastic, insanely catch new…
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Earlier this summer, we told you that progressive/experimental rockers The Dear Hunter were prepping to release a new album, Act IV: Rebirth in Reprise, and will play Exit/In on Oct. 9 with CHON and Gates in support (grab tickets here)! The highly anticipated LP, which drops this Friday, Sept. 4, continues a series of concept albums which the Casey Crescenzo-led band started between 2006…
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Local blues rock shredder Patrick Sweany continues to promote his upcoming 7th LP, Daytime Turned To Nighttime, which is due out on September 18th via Nine Mile Records. We already told you about the incredible bluesy number, “First Of The Week”, which was the first single from Sweany’s “grown up record”, and he recently dropped…
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We’ve long defended the artistry and intent of Nashville-raised pop megastar Miley Cyrus, who, over the past year or so, has really made strides in shaking her “former Disney kid turned shock-value pop star” reputation. Not only has Cyrus become an advocate for homeless LGBT youth, going to far as to start a foundation to aid…
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Last month, piano pop turned indie pop songstress Vanessa Carlton released a new EP, Blue Pool, which also served as a first taste of what we expect on her upcoming full-length, Liberman, the singer’s fifth album and first since 2011’s Rabbits on the Run. Now married to Deer Tick’s John McCauley and living here in Nashville after years in New York,…
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In recent weeks, breakout Nashville alternative/pop punk/emo infused outfit Better Off have treated us with a several new singles, all leading up to the Sept. 11 release of their highly-anticipated sophomore LP, Milk, the group’s first full-length since signing with Equal Vision Records. With the album announcement came anthemic, dynamic lead single “Whatever, I Don’t Care,” followed by the…
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We are super stoked to be exclusively debuting the new single “Pressure” from local alternative rock ’n’ roll power trio Down Boy, and do you want some more, equally awesome news? They band are hosting a special single release show at the one of the best indie rock settings in all of Music City, The End.…
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Check out the newest video by up and coming singer/songwriter/producer Quinn Lewis! Born in Australia but now a Nashvillian, Quinn Lewis has released a new video of a cover tune called “Talk is Cheap,” by one of his favorite Aussie artists Chet Faker. It is a beautifully haunting tune, and Quinn’s smooth croon is…
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In promotion of the upcoming sophomore release, FrazierBand: Some People Change, acclaimed Nashville multi-instrumentalist, John Frazier is continuing the journey in hybrid bluegrass with his FrazierBand project. The band features Frazier (vocals, mandolin, guitar, fiddle), banjo players Matt Menefee and Kyle Tuttle, and drummer Jim Kittleman, who joined together in 2011 to release their well received self-titled debut.…