New Music, Emerging from your Local Scene
Fever Queen has released the third single, "Night Vision", from her forthcoming debut album, The World of Fever Queen, which is due out Sept. 10th via First To Knock.
This is the Psych Rock of Eleanor Rose Lee and the forthcoming album feature’s the previously released singles "Love Last" and "Cerulean" as well as two covers, Brenda Lee’s “I’m Sorry” and Lee Hazlewood’s “For One Moment”.
Photo by Evan Jenkins
T.Z. Duhh recently teamed up with the collective known as Swim Team on his second new single in as many months, "Verified". In fact, Duhh has released a string of quality tracks in 2020 including "Flash Gordon" with IceFace, "Stoopider" with Bando Brando, and more.
The track was produced by Tino Keyz and is as good as an attempt to get that little blue checkmark as any we have heard.
Today’s Children recently released their debut single, "Things You Wish". This is the throwback Psych Pop project Nick Arger who recorded single entirely on his iPhone using Garageband with two microphones, while playing all of the instruments.
When performing live the band expands to include Derek Rice, Jake Kay, and Alex O’Malley.
Few showers can match the splendor of those that wash over Portland, Maine, be it on a hot summer morning or a chilly fall evening. David Karl Roberts draws inspiration for his sinister folk single “Walking in the Rain” from such ambiances: whistles, ominous, bluesy guitar riffs, and the harmonious dance of Roberts’ experienced voice with musician Molly Ladd’s confident tone mimics the tranquility before the storm. “Walking in the Rain” carries the atmosphere of New England’s dark corners, bathed in its folk tradition, and timeless enough for all sorrows and passions; stream the new single below, pour a drink, the week is early. – René Cobar
Emcee WateRR has released his latest album, "Workshop of the Mind". This the prolific artist’s fourth album of 2020 with this project being primarily produced by The Kurse and featuring contributions from Ty Farris and TriState.
Uma Bloo recently released a new demo called "The Simplest Song". This is just the latest single in a series of releases this year. This is the follow-up to April’s "Coming Home".
Pedal steel master Sam Wagster of Mute Duo and several other projects has released a new album called "Figurative Texas". It was 19 years ago that Wagster left Texas for Chicago and this album is his tribute the memories he has of Dallas.
Singer/Songwriter Sam Larson has released her first EP, "House of Spirits", since 2018’s "Everybody Asks How I’ve Been Lately".
Sam is lead singer of the Indie Rock group Bloom who released their latest album, Dispersal, back in February.
New artist Kitty Coen is keeping Austin Weird with the release of her latest single “Dark Soul”. This "psychedelic disco cowgirl" will captivate you with her haunting voice but hold you with the catchy disco beat.
Cowboy, psychedelic, alt-rock, disco and high fashion are just a few ways to describe the vibe of local artist Kitty Coen. Sound familiar? Although she is new to the scene, Kitty Coen fits right into the Austin motif. She was set to perform at SXSW 2020 but has gifted us with this single and video to help heal our cancelled and broken hearts.
Fire up the big screen, cuddle up to the new kitten and buy a disco ball because her new song and video for "Dark Soul" will take you on a trip. This video is a journey into the altered mind of the artist. The beginning is reminiscent of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas followed by a western night on 4th street. Truly a video not to be missed.
With the upbeat tone and hallucinogenic visuals, do not overlook the strong feminist lyrics. What feels like a sexy party song is actually about being a desirable independent woman. She knows that men want her, but what she wants is a man who is not so clingy!
Once the world opens up, Coen will be a sight to see live. With this being the second song she has streaming, Austin has a lot to look forward to.
– Magz Baillio
Do you remember when The Mighty Mighty Bosstones and No Doubt were on the radio? When music videos were full of bright colors, weird angles, and sometimes flannel? Trace of Lime has achieved a nostalgia usually only brought on by watching a 90s hits playlist on Youtube. From the first second the video "Creature of Habit" started till the last, I was drawn in to both old memories and admiration for the new music this amazing city is harboring. It’s bands and music like this that made me want to start writing about them, and Trace of Like has only anchored the hope I’ve held for what Austin bands can bring us all.
These guys are fun, energetic, creative in every video from "Business" with a unique twist on the fable of "The Three Little Pigs" to the out right blatancy of color in "Creature of Habit". There’s always an obvious yet fun statement being made with every video they seem to do. "Creature of Habit" is "about dealing with things inevitably changing around you" the band says. A topic all too familiar today with Austinites dealing with Covid and our evolving city.
The video was written and directed by Jordan Karam, Trace of Limes lead Vocalist, who you see submerged in a solid world changing around him in the video. Dusana Risovic directed the video after hashing out the details with the band. "We wanted something visual to move the story, and chose red and blue because of their dynamic differences." In my personal opinion, this was an absolutely brilliant way to convey the message and keep up the pattern of fun play the band seems so good at doing.
Currently Trace of Lime are not playing any live shows, which has me screaming louder into the Universe to "PLEASE GIVE US LIVE SHOWS BACK!!!!!" It is an absolute travesty that a band so good as these guys, has to be quarantined away, fearfully until 2021. They are however, planning to finish work on their current album and have already started planning out the next fun video for us all to enjoy. Until then, check out "Creature of Habit" on YouTube, follow the guys on the social places @traceoflime, and keep your fingers crossed that we all get to see these guys play live again soon.
-Michael Lee
Roslindale, Massachusetts, can be proud of its artists when it is those like X-Ray that lead the way. The resident rapper takes a stand and bares his soul in his latest single “Live & Die In America,” which comes during a time when the message deployed hits hardest. X-Ray flows with conviction, to a beat by Urban Nerd Beats that is both melancholic but uplifting at the same time. X-Ray does call in its lyrics for unity, for recognition of broken systems, and ultimately for a rediscovering of the human spirit that seems so faded right now. For a weekend of reflection, stream “Live & Die In America” below. – René Cobar
