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[NO COUNTRY PREMIERE] I&R Navigates Anxiety with Stellar Debut Single and Video, “Addendum”
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Providence, RI native Josh Cournoyer left his tight-knight musical community for a fresh start in Nashville back in 2014, but it wasn’t until more recently, after years of playing guitar in other projects, that he felt compelled to create his own music once more. Prompted by the political unrest of the past few years, combined with his…
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Hear Striking Matches’ New Single “Nah!,” Watch Their All-Guitar Kanye West Cover, Then See Them TONIGHT at The High Watt with The Brummies
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Though they began making music together after meeting in a Belmont guitar seminar just over a decade ago, local duo Striking Matches first found widespread attention through ABC’s Nashville, which, from its very first season, featured a number of their original tunes performed by the show’s cast. After landing on the newly-relaunched I.R.S. Records (and since transitioning to…
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[NO COUNTRY PREMIERE] Peter (formerly of Best Friend) Makes Solo Debut with “Feared and Weird”
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It’s been seven years since we first introduced you to local indie group Best Friend, who, from their (and our) earliest days, we watched grow from a lo-fi surf rock teenaged outfit to a more indie, shoegaze project, releasing several albums along the way, and maintaining regional buzz. In later years, and through last year’s…
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[NO COUNTRY PREMIERE] Art Rock Duo Fox Grin Return with Dreamy New Single “Broken Watch”
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We first introduced you to local art rock duo Fox Grin last year, when we premiered their great EP Dawn, before checking back in at the start of 2018 with the debut of a new single, ahead of their most recent, critically-acclaimed full-length, King of Spades. Since then, the Atlanta transplants, Thom Chapman and David Bean, have continued to build…
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Julia Knight Releases Nostalgic and Healing Pop Track “like i used to”
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Back in 2016, when it seems the Nashville pop scene really started firing up, we discovered the melodic and melancholy debut of Julia Knight with her single “Ghost of You.” Instead of rushing out a followup, Knight made the tough and measured call to slow down to craft her next release. Two years to…
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Mindy White Gets So Real It Hurts in Stunning New Pop Single “Lost You in the Summer”
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“This song is so real it hurts,” local singer Mindy White posted last week, upon the release of her second track as a solo artist, “Lost You in the Summer,” a stellar followup to last fall’s shimmering, electro-infused debut, “Lifted.” Continuing a turn towards a more contemporary, layered, unabashedly pop direction, White’s latest tune was helmed by the incomparable…
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Mountains Like Wax Return with Stunning New EP ‘Hold Your Own’
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Formed originally in Murfreesboro and now Nashville based, Mountains Like Wax are a band we’ve had our eye on for several years, from their early days of DIY shows leading up the release of their debut EP, Tetrology in 2015, to their well-deserved win in 2016’s Music City Mayhem competition, earning them a spot that year at Live on the…
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New On Our Nashville Spotify Playlist: Escondido, Aaron Lee Tasjan, Dermot Kennedy, cupcakKe, St. Lucia, & More
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Our main goal at No Country is to share music from our favorite local artists and touring acts that hit Nashville. Now you can get straight to listening on our Nashville Spotify playlist. Local music additions “Crush on Her” by Escondido “Edge of the World” by Guthrie Brown – Playing Exit/In on September 10 “Heart…
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Nashville Indie Supergroup Model Tenant Get “Real Like You” With Debut Single
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“Nobody talks about Jesus’ miracle of having 12 close friends in his 30s.” Most viral tweets fade into our vast cultural junkheap after a day or two, but that one sticks. It really becomes true post-college, when careers, relationships and life kick into high gear. Super-friend-group Model Tenant show us that even though we…
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Local Pop/Rock Trio The Band CAMINO Turn Up the Guitars on “Daphne Blue”
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Guitars are BACK, guys. At least that’s how it feels when listening to The Band CAMINO‘s latest single “Daphne Blue.” The monstrously fun riffs hit you in the face immediately after pressing play, and quickly the shredding is joined by lovelorn lyrics and drums big enough for Bridgestone Arena. The local pop/rock band release the…