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Founded by members of promising but short-lived local project Cellars, Low Mass bounded onto the scene swinging last year, shortly after their formation, with bombastic and intense debut single “Churches.” Based on its strength and a buzzy handful of live appearances, the group earned positive early praise (in an article for Noisey I also penned, I compared them to the “post-hardcore intensity of…
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Breakout local grunge pop group Bully recently released their highly-anticipated sophomore LP and first for Sub Pop. Dubbed Losing, the album is an earnest, raw, anxious, and vulnerable triumph that has dominated our playlists for weeks, and a worthy followup to the band’s explosive 2015 debut, Feels Like. As we told you awhile back, Bully will celebrate Losing with three hometown shows next…
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Nashville hip hop scene staple Jung Youth has made himself a No Country site favorite with sharp lyrics, electronic production sensibilities, and an unstoppable work ethic. He’s having a banner year in 2017 with the release of LP Ambrosia, opening for Chicago rap duo The Cool Kids, and landing single “Only One King” in…
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A band that have been steadily generating buzz around town, backed by a killer live show, Sweettalker have also been priming their engines to release a brand new single, “Black Magic,” and an accompanying Halloween friendly music video. We’ve been fans of their alt rock, Americana laced sounds since we first heard them just…
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We first reported on new music from the Daniel Ellsworth & The Great Lakes camp with the release of their single “Paralyzed” late last month, and they have followed that up with another absolute banger with their latest track “Control.” The new music will be packaged as part of an upcoming third full-length, Fashion, in 2018,…
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Earlier this month, on Oct. 6, local indie country/folk rock singer-songwriter and longtime site fave Becca Mancari released her debut full-length, Good Woman, a dreamy, road-worn, forlorn, and confessional culmination and documentation of several years of travel and transformative life experiences, funneled into an absolutely beautiful and earnest masterpiece, a triumph of a debut that should be on…
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Blog favorites Los Colognes dropped their third full-length, The Wave, earlier this year, honing in their familiar brand of ’80s jam-adjacent rock with a bit more pop flair, and landing as one of our favorite local releases of 2017. While they’ve previously released some video spots, and played several local and regional shows in support, the band have…
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As she gears up to release her highly-anticipated sophomore LP and first for Matador Records, Turn Out the Lights, on Oct. 27, ambient, indie rocker Julien Baker continues to be an unstoppable force, touring the world, sharing the stage with big names like Death Cab for Cutie, Conor Oberst, The Decemberists, Belle & Sebastian, and, just this week, Jason…
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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 earlier this year, HalfNoise has, so far, released two full-length albums and…
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Local southern tinged indie garage rockers The Weeks have been riding high since the release of their third LP, Easy, earlier this year, and have spent a good portion of 2017 on the road in support, including a stellar set in front of one of the most packed Live On The Greens that we…