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Blog favorite and general all-around badass Patrick Sweany has announced his sixth LP, Ancient Noise, which is set to drop via Nine Mile Records on May 11. A followup to Sweany’s excellent 2015 release Daytime Turned to Nighttime, our early listen to the record reflects on the singer’s continued maturation, not only as a musician, but as a man. Today,…
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With everything going on in the world, our city, and our professional lives, we often turn to our home as a sanctuary. We consider the right furniture, plants, entertainment devices, and decor. But what really makes home, home, isn’t what is in our living space. It’s who. Nashville artist Bantug hones in on this…
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By now you should be more than familiar with HalfNoise, the solo musical vehicle of Paramore drummer Zac Farro, a longtime local fave and friend of the site. Formed and cultivated between Farro’s 2010 departure from Paramore and his return to the renowned group last year, HalfNoise has, so far, released two full-length albums and two EPs,…
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If you’ve seen local indie pop fixture Whoa Dakota perform lately, you’ve likely already witnessed Collin Gundry in action on guitar, but beyond that respectable claim to Nashville fame, Gundry has been cultivating a new solo project, Tuxedo Wildlife, with an eye on a summer release for his debut EP. Can’t wait a few more months…
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Michigan bred and Nashville based, singer-songwriter Nathan K plays the kind of earnest, melancholy, emo adjacent, folk-informed indie rock we can’t get enough of. Beloved throughout the blogosphere, especially within the punk world, Nathan’s been on our radar for a few years, particularly following 2014 full-length Methodist Girls, and it’s been exciting to see him popping up on an…
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As we reported about a month ago, local indie favorites ELEL are gearing up to release new music. After working in the wake of their 2016 full-length Geode for over a year, the band surprised us with a fresh new upbeat single, “Be Yeah,” and last week took another stride with the release of the dance-worthy, radio-ready “Early…
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We’ve been tuned onto the musical talents of Indiana transplant Joel Levi for a while now, and the last time we caught him live, we couldn’t help but notice some tremendous lyrical growth on his new songs. That’s not to say he was lacking before, but Music City has a knack for rubbing off on…
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In order to craft his forthcoming debut LP, Big Sky, singer-songwriter Willie Breeding, a Nashville transplant who cut his teeth spending much of his early musical career in New York, returned home to his native Kentucky, to work with co-producer Duane Lundy members of acclaimed, country-infused local instrumental outfit Steelism. After honing his talents writing for others…
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Love in 2018 is a lot like watching Netflix. There are a million options available, and many of them are totally not for you. But once you find that perfect show or person, you’re hooked. Nashville pop songwriter Spazz Cardigan nails the sentiment in his latest single “Episode.” He woos a lover with lines…
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With so many stellar artists coming out of the Nashville pop scene, the city is starting to feel like a pop music version of San Francisco’s historic gold rush. The latest gem you need to listen to: “Just Us” by local artist AV. The track builds around AV’s expressive vocals while telling how a…