Harrison Hudson’s previous recordings have a wholesome, 1950’s sensibility in their straightforward, rock and roll arrangements. Put a bratty sneer on Weezer singing ”Buddy Holly” (or better yet, Buddy Holly singing Weezer) and it’s a pretty close approximation to Hudson’s musical personality. However, the July 17th release of the official music video for “Curious” presents a sharper and decidedly more modern slant to their sound. It’s a powerhouse of a pop tune, and a precursor to Hudson’s 4th full length album (also titled “Curious") due out September 24th. The duo has a packed tour schedule this fall, including a show at the High Watt on November 13th. – Terra James-Jura
Chicago
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Tandem Shop Turns 5!
Sam McAllister and Megan Frestedt are the team behind the local label Tandem Shop and over the last five year he has given an opportunity to a handful of local bands. From The Oarsmen to Many Places, Tandem Shop has steadily built a reputation for quality in the local scene and across the country.
On August 15th the label will celebrate its 5 year anniversary with a shop at Lincoln Hall featuring Project Film, The Oarsmen, Many Places, Marko Casso, Stephen Mulcahy, and the label’s first signee Mr. Bear (now LA-based).
Chicago
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Oshwa “Chamomile Crush”
The debut album from Oshwa, Chamomile Crush, will be released by Naked Ally Records on Aug. 8th. The label has released the first single from the album, "Baraboo".
You can catch Oshwa at Quenchers on Aug. 8th with Shiloh, Options, and The Para-Medics.
New England
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Black Marmot at the Lizard Lounge Tonight, July 30
It’s Tuesday, the week is just gearing-up and you are already sick of doing whatever it is you do to pay the rent. Behold, a solution to your Tuesday woes! Boston’s Black Marmot will be performing tonight at the Lizard Lounge along with fellow Bostonians Luddy Mussy. Black Marmot’s smooth folk/country tunes will be sure to make you smile and forget about the world (at least temporarily). The band’s most recent record, The Everyday Seeker, is full of relaxing melodies and solid guitar work. The finger-style playing on the track “Lightning and Thunder” is especially good, and it blends in well with the overall mix. This collection of songs is definitely worth a listen if you want to hear something soothing after a long day at work.
Black Marmot will be taking the stage at 8:30PM tonight, with Luddy Mussy on at 9:30PM. Doors are at 8PM, $5 cover. 21+, proper ID required.
-Dan McMahon (@dmcmhn)
Philadelphia
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New Pill Friends LP Available for Streaming & Purchase
Check out Pill Friends’ new LP Blessed Suffering, which is available for streaming and purchase below! The album was produced and recorded by Scott Stitzer. Enjoy!
L.A.
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Video: Hobart W Fink, “Hundred Dollar Bill”
The ironic rock quintet, Hobart W Fink, have officially released an EP this month, titled, ‘Four Tails, Five Eyes.’ The first single, “Hundred Dollar Bill,” got the video treatment, and it’s one you won’t be able to look away from. Co-lead singers, Jayk Gallagher and Marie Bollinger end the video in a rather unexpected way, as they try to fit in with and impress a rather ‘hip’ group of scenestars. Peep the video below, and catch the band live Aug. 6 at Silverlake Lounge. – Jacqueline Caruso
Philadelphia
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Tuesday Tune-Out w/Literature at PhilaMOCA July 30
Tonight independent promoters/musicians Andy Molholt and Brendan Mulvihill will be wrapping up their month of curating Tuesday Tune-Out at PhilaMOCA with Literature. The Austin transplants really caught me off-guard with their wonderful full-length album Arab Strap – some of the best jangly indie pop that I’ve heard in years (listen for yourself below). A record label with a larger distribution network really should reissue this LP. Also, Zoolander will be this evening’s featured film. It’s going to be a rad night, and you should join us! PhilaMOCA, 531 N. 12th St., 8pm, $5 Donation, All Ages (Photo by Abi Reimold) – Q.D. Tran
NYC
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These Animals celebrate release of ‘Pages’ at Bowery Electric on 08.01
Ethereal pop quartet These Animals is the perfect band to boost the dbittersweet emotions brought by the approaching end of the summer. The band’s debut LP ‘Pages’ drops today, and teaser track ‘Hunting Horn’ (streaming), a syncopated and lush journey through the seasons, promises a hard-hitting torrent of energy and guitar rock goodness for their upcoming release. Recorded during the group’s winter cabin recording sessions, the track is somewhat reminiscent of Grandaddy’s melancholic pop, and has the feeling of the cold season in its lyrics and pounding drums, with the warmth and optimism of summer built into bright guitars and falsetto vocals.
The Brooklyn band releases their CD on August 1st at Bowery Electric. – Mike Levine (@Goldnuggets)
Philadelphia
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Producer Will Yip Releasing Compilation of Exclusive Tracks to Help Fund Partnership in Studio 4
Local area multi-genre producer Will Yip announced that he’ll be releasing a compilation on October 8 featuring new and unreleased exclusive tracks from artists like Title Fight, Circa Survive, Tigers Jaw, Anthony Green, Balance and Composure, Man Overboard and many others who have all recorded and mixed in the Conshohocken studio, Studio 4. The release will be entitled Off The Board: A Studio 4 Family Compilation, and proceeds from the sales of records, shirts, and other memorabilia from the comp will go directly towards helping him make a down payment for his partnership in owning Studio 4 with Grammy Award-winning producer Phil Nicolo (Bob Dylan, The Fugees, Bon Jovi, etc.). “I want to give the punk, hardcore, and alternative community of awesome bands a home,” said Yip. You can check out his store HERE.
Philadelphia
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New Track: “H#TE” – Psychic Teens
Psychic Teens premiered another new rager off their forthcoming album COME called "H#TE" yesterday over at Brooklyn Vegan. The LP will be officially available on August 13 via SRA Records, and you can celebrate with the trio at their record release show on Friday, August 9 at Center City record store Long in the Tooth where we are sure that you’ll be able to grab your advance copy.
NYC
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NYC bands on the rise: Charly Bliss, live at Silent Barn on 08.08
A band whose sole mission is to make you dance to their high-spirited folk jams, Charly Bliss goes further than most of their NY string band peers. Listen to the demo for ‘April‘ and you might think the band plants themselves firmly in a well-blazed trail of rich harmonies and string arrangements.
But keep listening. Singer Eva Grace Hendricks delves into relationship troubles with the polish of any pop singer in tracks like ‘Wait‘, all set in an (almost) entirely acoustic realm, with certain fairly hair-raising exceptions of especially loud distorted detours. "Friends" (streaming below and also taken from their sophomore EP ‘A Lot to Say‘) shows a band that possesses the confidence to draw from a wide range of songwriting and sonic inspiration – from rootsy pop to bursts of noise. And nothing’s more exciting than hearing a new band whose direction reserves surprising turns and twists.
See them when they play Silent Barn with LVL Up and Julia Brown on Aug. 8th. – Mike Levine (@Goldnuggets)
This band submitted their music for coverage here.
NYC
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From The Deli NYC’s online music submissions: The Clox
Active since 2012 and with three releases under its belt, The Clox can make what feels like a solid 3 minute guitar pop jam feel like an epic journey through the jungles of distorted guitar hooks (listen to epic album opener ‘civilian‘), and back out again to solid groove funkness. The band attaches an existential dread of all things weird and dangerous to solid jazz funk chops that make it all.. well… fun. Check it out. – Mike Levine (@Goldnuggets)
This band submitted their music for coverage here.