Started as a rather psych project entrenched in melody, Brooklyn Fort Lean in the last few years has developed its sound in a decidedly poppier direction (something also reflected in the band’s press shots), although without losing some of the edgy sound of its beginnings. The band has just put the finishing touches to debut album "Quuet Day", which follows their 2011 self titled debut EP and a couple of singles from the following year, and it’s shceuled to be released on June 2. Check out the preview single ‘Cut to the Chase" below.
NYC punk lovers should not miss tonight’s show at Baby’s All Right with last year’s Deli Artist of the Year – the post-hardcore madmen Big Ups – and super talented garage poppers Boytoy, a female fronted trio with Australian roots that manages to merge influences as disparate as shoegaze and surf. They will be opening for Nashville’s Turbo Fruits. We actually booked both bands last year at the punk stage of our NYC B.E.A.F. (Best of Emerging Artists Fest), which by the way will be back this year, again during the Northside Festival. Check out a recent single by Big Ups and an older song by Boytoy below.
Blood Sound transports me back to the 80s, and I’m a character in a John Hughes teen, coming-of-age movie – a little shy, a little awkward but definitely with my heart in the right place. Unfortunately, things don’t always seem to work out for me, and the only one who seems to understand is the person on my stereo singing my favorite song at the time. Let’s be honest. That was what most of us did at one time or another and probably more often than we care for people to know. It’s that rare connection that made Blood Sound’s debut LP Nightclub our March Record of the Month. You can capture those feelings once again this evening when they open for Captured Tracks’ The Soft Moon and Brooklyn/Austin-based Noveller at Boot & Saddle. Boot & Saddle, 1131 S. Broad St., 8pm, $12, 21+ (Photo by Jon Stars) – Q.D. Tran
Freddy Jones Band have officially released the video for their single "Those Diamonds". The track will appear on their forthcoming album which is scheduled for a June release.
The New Switcheroo released their debut EP, Heartless Sky, this week. The band performs a rambling brand of indie folk through the use of an array of instruments including violin. Below is my favorite track from the EP, "Lightning".
You can help the band celebrate the release at Tonic Room on April 11th.
The weekend is almost here so we wanted to provide you with a little entertainment to help get you through the rest of your workweek. Are you thinking about going to college, or did your band just break up and you wished that you went/finished? Well, The Dead Milkmen‘s Rodney Anonymous is here to provide you with advice about higher education. Check out his words of wisdom on Scrapple TV‘s "punk rock puppet show" Welcome to Anhedonia! (Still by Jo Pincushion)
Three piece, all girls, 90s alt-grunge mixed with some modern indie rock, that’s Lonely Parade. They just released a new EP titled “Splenda Thief.” Perhaps coffee sweetener is hard to come by in Peterborough (which is the girl’s hometown). The opening track, "Stephane Dion" has dirty basslines with trippy guitars that continue into the next track. “Mono” has more vocals in and there’s definitely some Kim Deal inspiration going on there. These tunes are noisy and fun! I don’t think the ladies in the Lonely Parade take themselves all that seriously and that’s a good thing! Music needs to be fun. So go have fun with The Lonely Parade @ The Junction Music Hall tonight. Check out their website for all their spring dates.-Kris “Big City” Gies
Whether it is valued as a free way to drum up some attention for your band, or shrugged off as an unfortunate tap on the head in this perpetual game of local music Duck, Duck, Goose, The Deli’s Artist of the Month poll is a longstanding and steadfast tradition. It ain’t goin’ nowhere.
While we consider it high flattery when an act gets into the spirit and spreads the word, there is (as always) a limit to the enthusiasm. We recognize that this is a poll for nothing more than a picture on our header and a fleeting title, and realize the absurdity in trying to scam the system in order to win this, of all things. There is nothing wrong with a little healthy competition, but we’ll say it again: cheaters are losers, cheaters are losers, cheaters are losers.
We’re big fans of the weirdness that is The Chewers, and are dismayed to find out that they had to step over to the dark side to try to win our poll early in 2014. The place they are in is plenty dark already, thanks much. Not only did they still not win, it sounds like they burnt through a lot of fuel while failing. Luckily, member Michael Sadler submitted this short piece "How The Chewers Lost to a Dog" chronicling their efforts, and we love the band even more for it. Read a full account on how to NOT cheat in our little online contest HERE.
Then, go check out one of the Chewer’s upcoming local shows. They are playing Wednesday, April 15th at Mouthhole in East Nashville with Bandits! And Jerry Fels & the Jerry Fels, then again on April 24th with Ami Dang, GG Alien and No Milk (same venue.) They’re also planning to release their second album, “Dead Dads” on June 13, and have revamped their website to include some more nightmare-inducing content like this video for “The Lurk.” -Terra James-Jura
Treefort Music Fest 2015 was an absolute whirlwind. In their biggest and unarguably most successful year yet, the festival had non-stop fantastic musical curation throughout the entire long weekend. Waking up each morning with a gnarly hangover, the only admirable thing to do was to pop into Big City Coffee for a heartstopping breakfast burrito and a few cups of coffee while checking out the festival schedule to figure out your show and drinking route for the day, then, hit the ground running. Check out our photo recap, including shots of Viet Cong, Foxygen, Built To Spill, Yahct, And And And, Aan, The Domestics, Bed., Wooden Indial Burrial Ground, Grandparents and more. Photos by Drew Bandy, Adam Smith, Jessica Pierson and Grahame Bywater.
The original version of Brooklyn synth-pop collective Bowmont’s song “Just Cause You’re Right,” off of their 2014 released EP ‘Hovering,’ had a uniquely warped quality to the pulsating synth sequence. Although very much a pop song through its vocal presentation, a rather unpredictable structure kept the listener engaged. The band now released a stunning remix of this track, moving it closer to the environs inhabited by the likes of Swedish electro masters The Knife. With DJ/Producer Rasmus Vestervig handling the remix under his 99 Blows nom de plume (the guy is also a celebrated guitarist in a number of bands), an intoxicating blend of sparse percussive pulses share open spaces with deep bass synth notes. When Emil Bovbjerg’s vocals ultimately emerge to tell a tale of loss and heartache (“if you ever come back to this street, I’m going to change the locks on the door”) they are propelled forward by bright high-hat cymbal percussion and bubbling synths. In addition to this new release, the band will play a free show at BAMcafé Live on Saturday, April 11th at 9pm. – Dave Cromwell
Joe Pug has released a video for his track "Bright Beginnings". The track comes from his new album Windfall (Lighting Rod Records) which was released last month.
Nonpronto will be releasing their debut full-length album Unready on May 8th. Nonpronto a mellow-pop trio consisting of Dan Collins, Josh Murtha, and Luke Angle.
You can help celebrate the release of Unready on May 8th at Tonic Room.
