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Diamond Rugs give you their first single “Gimme A Beer”
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Do you remember us telling you about Diamond Rugs right around the end of the year? Then we caught a glimpse of this madness of that debut show at The Earl in Atlanta and showed you a bit of that mayhem? Well, they are officially releasing their first single “Gimme A Beer”, and they…
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Christian Luthi, Church Mice, and Vinyl Thief, Mercy Lounge, Tonight in Nashville
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We’ve already told you about Cass McCombs playing at FooBar tonight, but let’s say you don’t like slow, heartbreaking music… or maybe you are just afraid of East Nashville. If that’s the case, then you should consider heading over to Mercy Lounge for the Electro-rockers Vinyl Thief, acoustic popster Christian Luthi, and local pop…
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Screaming Females release new song via Tiny Desk Concert
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Screaming Females rolled through Nashville back in October, and they ripped up The End. Well, they are still out making some noise with their new song, “It All Means Nothing” that they debuted on NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert series. You can check that out here. I am sure that lead singer Marissa Paternoster can’t…
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Sleigh Bells leak “Comeback Kid”
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In advance of one of the more anticipated releases this winter, Sleigh Bells has leaked the second track “Comeback Kid” off their upcoming record Reign Of Terror (releasing on Mom + Pop in February). You can tell it is Sleigh Bells, but it has a much more subdued guitar sound which provides Alexis a…
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New Music Releases – 1/17/12
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Things are starting to pick up as far as new music releases go in 2012. Below is the list of new music releases that I think could be worth some of your time this week. As per usual, I have attached links to reviews that have at least a track or two for you…
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Alabama Shakes debut LP “Boys and Girls” releases on April 10th
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Born in Alabama, raised in Nashville buzz-band The Alabama Shakes recently signed to ATO Records, and look at them go now. They have a fancy new website, and their new label announced today that their debut full length will be titled “Boys and Girls” and will release on April 9th/10th. I’m assuming you’ll be…
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Lower Dens leaks new track and hint of new record
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Lower Dens was one of my favorite shows of 2011, and was one of those shows where the opener one upped the headliner (Cass McCombs) at The Basement. Ironically enough, McCombs is back in Nashville tomorrow night, but more about that tomorrow. For now, I wanted to post up the leaked track called “Brains”…
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Vampire Weekend’s side projects and a new record coming
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Whether they admit it or not, every hipster loves Vampire Weekend, and is waiting with baited breath on bearded faces for their next record. Supposedly that record is in the works, but those kids are all ADHD about it, and keep getting distracted by their own side projects. Fear not, this has happened before,…
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Lana Del Rey’s performance on Saturday Night Live
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Did you see Saturday Night Live this past weekend? If you missed it (like I almost always do), then you didn’t get to see Lana Del Rey’s first real performance for a national audience. As I mentioned in a News and Tracks post a couple of weeks ago, she is about as buzzy as…